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became interested in enterprise after attending the EI Skills Series. I then applied for the
Plan B competition which gave me a lot of relevant feedback on my business idea and
allowed me to network with people in and around Birmingham. After Plan B I have applied for
BSEEN and have started Unihoo , which is an auction website for students. Without BSEEN
I don't think I would have been able to pursue my idea any further than I had. It would just
have been something stuck in my head. Since going to Changemakers, the way I have
looked for jobs has actually changed. I'm no longer looking for the standard jobs; I'm
looking for more entrepreneurial employers as well as trying to be entrepreneurial myself.
As part of the Talent Pool, you learn about things such things as networking, team building
and also value proposition, and I feel that these skills will be helpful. After Talent
Pool I felt I had the confidence and the knowledge to set up an independent consultancy business.
In order, to also help me do that I am attending the BSEEN programme. It has really been excellent;
I have learned a lot of practical skills that I haven't learnt in my PhD degree.
After BSEEN, I tapped into the field of customisation. So I have gone into the University Halls and
Societies helping to students to customise their own individual onesie. Also, I ran a
shop in Richmond, London during the build up to Christmas.
I decided to open a Fancy Dress shop, which is basically tailored towards students by
students. The Bus Tour was something that I saw advertised on the university website,
on it we saw a lot of different companies and industries that had started from scratch
in the local area, and it was something I thought I would get involved in. I joined
BSEEN because they could offer me the support that nowhere else really could.