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International Women's Day 2024 Events

23 February 2024
Take a look at a roundup of events taking place in Oxford, on the run up to and around International Women's Day 2024.
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9 Top tips when hiring into your startup

28 November 2023
Take a look at the top 9 things to think about when you're just starting out, from the best interview approach to salary negotiation, there's much to think about!
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Startup Case Study: Il Corno

27 November 2023
DPhil student in Italian culture at the University Oxford, fellow of the 2022 OUI Entrepreneurs Fellowship and member of the 2023 IDEA Peer mentoring program, Fanny Clemente is the creator and founder of Il Corno.
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Questions to ask yourself when you have that big idea

25 November 2023
What are the things every entrepreneur need to think about after that Eureka moment and before you invest significant time and effort on turning that idea into reality? 
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Have an idea related to research?

09 September 2023
As a student or researcher, you need to ensure you understand the rules around intellectual property (IP) in the university if you have an idea related to research.
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What does it mean to be entrepreneurial?

18 August 2023
What does it mean to be Entrepreneurial? It is not just about starting a business, or spinning out a company from research. It's a mindset, or a way of thinking.
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I have a great idea. Now what?

18 August 2023
Okay, you have a great business idea, which you have spent time and effort validating.  And now, presto, you are ready to start a startup. So what do you do now?
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Business Model Canvas Explained

18 August 2023
The Business Model Canvas is a business tool used to visualise all the building blocks when you want to start a business, including customers, route to market, value proposition and finance.
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Finding Funding

18 August 2023
All startups (well most of them) need to find investment in some shape or form, from bootstrapping and peer lending, to bank loans, angel investors and crowdfunding.  So which one is for you?
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What is Intellectual Property?

18 August 2023
How do you know what actually constitutes IP ownership? If you created it, bought the rights for it, or have a brand that could be a trademark, you could own IP.
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Are you ready to start a business?

18 August 2023
So you've been thinking about starting a venture recently, but how do you know if you actually are ready? Here's a quick checklist which will help you decide.
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Startup Case Study: Mycelium

18 August 2023
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!
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Startup Case Study: Common Ground

18 August 2023
Common Ground on Little Clarendon Street, is a shared workspace and café, it's a social enterprise for which the word 'eclectic' might have been invented.
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Startup Case Study: Pick Me Up Parcels

18 August 2023
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.
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Becoming a student entrepreneur

18 August 2023
University education is increasingly becoming more diverse, with a greater emphasis on the whole experience, not just the actual academics.  Entrepreneurship education is becoming more prominent.

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