So you think you want to be a director of a company…

So you think you want to be a director of a company…

by | Mar 9, 2022 | Articles & Information, Blog & Case Studies, Business Basics, Developing an Idea or Early Stage, Education & Knowledge, Exploring Opportunities, External Resources, Finance, General, Growing my Company, Oxford, People & Organisations, Personalised, Students

Dr Stuart Wilkinson, Assistant Director, Innovation and Engagement University of Oxford shares the important questions you need to ask and find the answers to before becoming a Company Director. To some the idea of being a director of company sounds glamorous and...
Carrie Lomas, CEO of EYFSHome and Brand Conscience

Carrie Lomas, CEO of EYFSHome and Brand Conscience

by | Nov 11, 2021 | Articles & Information, Blog & Case Studies, Business Basics, Consumer & Retail, Creative & Cultural, Developing an Idea or Early Stage, Entrepreneurs Uncovered, Exploring Opportunities, People & Organisations

Carrie Lomas runs two ‘purpose with profit’ companies, one in EdTech (educational technology) and the other in sustainability for retail, which connects consumers to their buying choices. The EdTech enterprise, EYFSHome, provides online lessons to young children who...
Dr Cathy Hua Ye, co-founder of Ivy Farm Technologies

Dr Cathy Hua Ye, co-founder of Ivy Farm Technologies

by | Oct 29, 2021 | Articles & Information, Blog & Case Studies, Business Basics, Creative & Cultural, Developing an Idea or Early Stage, Entrepreneurs Uncovered, Oxford, People & Organisations

Dr Cathy Ye, an Oxford alumna (DPhil, 2005), is an Associate Professor in Engineering Science as well as the co-founder of Ivy Farm Technologies. Founded in 2019, Ivy Farm Technologies aim to mitigate the environmental pressures of the animal farming industry by...