by Admin | Nov 15, 2018 | Blog & Case Studies, Developing an Idea or Early Stage, Exploring Opportunities, Growing my Company, Oxford, People & Organisations, Personalised, Programmes & Events, Social Enterprise, Students
Do social impact and entrepreneurship go together? If stereotypes are anything to go by, no. Social impact comes with a sense of altruism – a privileging of what’s best for a community. Entrepreneurs think only of themselves, grasping opportunities that come their...
by Admin | Nov 15, 2018 | Blog & Case Studies, Developing an Idea or Early Stage, Exploring Opportunities, Growing my Company, Oxford, People & Organisations, Students
Can a bowl of soup change the world? “Definitely,” says Maddy Diment, president of Oxford’s Project SOUP (Support Oxford’s Upcoming Projects). “From securing funding and publicity for local projects, to empowering people to get involved in local decision-making and...
by Admin | Nov 15, 2018 | Articles & Information, Blog & Case Studies, Business Basics, Creative & Cultural, Developing an Idea or Early Stage, Exploring Opportunities, Oxford, People & Organisations, Personalised
“It is better to be extraordinary and fail, then try to be ordinary and succeed.” So says Dan Holloway, whose day job might conjure images of methodical plodding rather than outlandish creativity: Holloway is the Head of Administration and Finance in Oxford’s Faculty...
by Admin | Nov 15, 2018 | Blog & Case Studies, Developing an Idea or Early Stage, Exploring Opportunities, Growing my Company, Oxford, People & Organisations, Students
To the world at large, students have a ball. Their life is a smorgasbord of late nights and lie-ins, with the occasional lecture thrown in to keep them on their toes. The reality is different. Students face intense academic pressure; many of them will have a hefty...
by Admin | Nov 15, 2018 | Blog & Case Studies, Business Basics, Consumer & Retail, Developing an Idea or Early Stage, Exploring Opportunities, General, Growing my Company, Oxford, People & Organisations, Personalised, Science & Technology
Quantum physics and wine do not sound like bedfellows. The former conjures images of rarefied, infinitely complex scientific research; the latter is more nebulous. Whether you’re a connoisseur of wine, able to blind-taste a bottle of Cheval Blanc 1947...
by Admin | Nov 9, 2018 | Business Basics, Consumer & Retail, Entrepreneurs Uncovered, Exploring Opportunities, Growing my Company, Oxford, People & Organisations, Personalised
Swati Kanoi is co-founder of WALLAROO, a food company dedicated to challenging our idea of clean snacking. WALLAROO’s single ingredient products are made from some of the finest quality produce, and their packaging turns to compost, with no plastic waste. Swati is...
