Wednesday 22 October 13:30-15:30 LT1 Sibson, Canterbury.
Be inspired at the launch of the Business Start-Up Journey, by two incredible Kent start-up stories.
Kent Biomed graduate Bal Sandher shares his remarkable entrepreneurial story from student to head of an international healthcare business. At 22, Bal founded his own business - NutraDirect. From a one-man start-up to over 200 employees, his company has been named one of the Top 100 fastest-growing businesses in the UK with a forecast turnover of £40+ million in 2025.
Bal is joined by Toyin Sanyaolu, a Kent Business School student and founder of The Wonder Lab Project. Toyin launched her business in early 2024, providing STEM activities for primary and secondary schools. She came second in last year’s Pitching Competition, and her business is growing so rapidly that she is now exploring a franchise model.
The event is FREE, but registration is required, click the button below.
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.
