Inside a Start-up: Real Entrepreneurs Talk
· Wednesday 19 November 2025, 14:00, LT2, Sibson Building, Canterbury
Leading the discussion is Kent Business School alumna Nadia Simpson, founder of From Amora, perfume oil brand with almost 30k followers on TikTok. Nadia will chair an engaging, fun and honest conversation with a panel of fellow Kent entrepreneurs:
Anabelle Nartey, Medical student, ed-tech entrepreneur, and Founder of TaLearntMed AI™, the UK’s first AI-powered multifactorial medical school matching platform designed to reduce bias, complexity, and costs.
Alan Gurung, Philosophy and Politics graduate and co-founder of Advisory AI, a pioneering tool automating admin documents using AI.
Tiffany Chiu, Founder of JulieMay Lingerie, the UK’s only lingerie brand certified for sensitive skin. Recognised with numerous honours including the UK Government’s Young Innovator Award and The Telegraph 100 Female Entrepreneurs.
Danielle Asaah, Founder of Heavens Touch, a brand born from her journey to create high-quality, natural products for textured hair and skin. Danielle handcrafts each product using high-performance, plant-based ingredients.
Come along, ask your questions, and discover what it’s really like to be inside a startup.
Plus, ASPIRE will be announcing details of how you could win £500 for your business in an exciting Detroit Soup-style pitching competition.
No pitch decks. No suits. No judging panels. Just you, your idea, and the Kent entrepreneurial community.
If you want to present your business idea, you can sign up during Real Entrepreneurs Talk event to take part in the live pitch on Friday 21 November, 17:00 at K-Bar, Keynes.
ASPIRE offers exciting and practical entrepreneurial and start-up experiences through interactive workshops and events and one-to-one support with start-up experts.
There is a dedicated ASPIRE space on the Canterbury campus and regular workshops in Medway both designed to inspire and encourage creativity.
ASPIRE support is available for students from any course at the University of Kent.
ASPIRE takes inspiration from the Global Development Goals to embed sustainability and ethical practice into every business.
Bring your ideas to life in a 18-week extra curricular programme that ends with a Dragon's Den style pitching competition.
The Business Start-up Journey provides a step-by-step guide to starting a business. Working alongside other student entrepreneurs helps you test the strength of your idea and transform it into a rounded proposal. You'll learn how to assess risk, turn challenges into opportunities and develop leadership, communication, presentation and teamworking skills. Great skills that give you an edge in whatever field you launch your career in.
If you need advice on any aspect of starting a business – from market research, projecting incomes and costs to marketing and web – we can help at our drop in sessions that run from 09:00 to 17:00 every weekday. Come and meet us on the first floor of the Sibson building.
ASPIRE’s open-plan workspace in the Sibson building has been specially designed to provide a collaborative working environment. ASPIRE Space provides a flexible space, where you can work quietly on a business case for a potential investor, rehearse that vital pitch with your partners, or take advantage of the resources we provide.
Instead of a Year in Industry opt for a Selfie; Self-Employed Year in Industry.
Use your placement year to launch your own business. You will be supported by ASPIRE’s entrepreneurs in residence via regular sessions and activities. You will gain essential skills necessary to run your own business and enhance your employability.
Kent graduate, Emay Enemokwu, talks Business Start-Up Journey and the next big step for Jehucal.
