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All-Innovate Showcase Event 2024

Read more about the 2024 All-Innovate showcase event, the competition process and most importantly, the winners!
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IDEA Entrepreneurship for All: Data, Delivery & Diversity Conference 2024

On 26th March 2024, we held the very first IDEA 'Entrepreneurship for All: Data, Delivery & Diversity' conference at Pembroke College, Oxford
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New Academic Champion for Women and Diversity in Entrepreneurship

Professor Dame Molly Stevens, John Black Professor of Bionanoscience and Deputy Director of the Kavli Institute is the new Academic Champion for Women and Diversity in Entrepreneurship.  
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International Women's Day 2024 Events

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

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

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

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?

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?

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?

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

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

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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