Elevate your Business 🚀

Elevate Business Incubation Programme Applications are OPEN 📝

Deadline: Sunday 22 June, 23:59

If you're a UoB student or a graduate within the last 5 years, apply now for our Cohort 5 intake starting in September 2025.

What you'll get:
🌟 12-month programme of support and focussed workshops
🌟 Mentoring from alumni and industry experts
🌟 Access to funding and interns
🌟 Membership to our fabulous Elevate community
🌟 And so much more!

🚀 What are you waiting for? If you have a business idea ready to develop, join us to innovate and create, here at Elevate...

Find out more: UoB Elevate at The Exchange

The Discovery Freelance Programme

 📣 Calling all UoB Freelancers

💪 Are you ready to develop your freelance skills? Are you ready to add the bustle to your side hustle? Are you ready to get your skills deployed, whilst being self-employed?

✅ Join us for a series of empowering events where you'll discover the secrets to success.

☺️ Whether you're juggling a full-time job or diving into freelancing, these events are your gateway to endless opportunities. Don't miss out on the chance to explore the Freelancer Club online platform, expand your network, and engage your side hustle.

📝 Find out more and sign up here 

🌟 Spotlight on Collaboration: University of Birmingham & Department for Business and Trade 🌟

We're thrilled to share the success of the Global Enterprise Project, a flagship module at the University of Birmingham, developed in collaboration with the Department for Business and Trade (DBT). This innovative module equips Modern Languages students with essential workplace skills, cultural awareness, and real-world international trade experience.

Key Highlights:
✅ Broad Range of Topics: From international market selection to finance and business culture.
✅ Expert-Led: Delivered by specialists in language, culture, digital, and intellectual property.
✅ Real Business Challenges: Students tackle genuine business problems presented by exporters like Tri-Dosha, gaining fresh perspectives and innovative solutions.

Student Success:
✅ Over 100 students have completed the project, enhancing their employability and critical thinking skills.
✅ Students like Venus Egonu and Ahensa Bossu have broadened their career interests and developed key skills through this module.

Testimonials:
✅ Sunita Passi, Founder of Tri-Dosha: "Engaging with students brought new energy and ideas, reinforcing the importance of innovation and adaptability in business."
✅ Marie Boucheny & Helen Hook: "The practical focus of the module aids students' transition into the professional world."

This collaboration exemplifies the power of integrating academic learning with practical, real-world experiences. Kudos to all involved Elaine Fulton Marie Boucheny Helen Hook👏

A big thank you to Liz Roberts MSc, MCIEx from Department for Business & Trade ☺️

Elevate News - Read all about it!

A huge congratulations to Elevate Founders Iveta Pudilova Ben Ward Jonathan Graham for their success in the international BizWorld.org competition, over in San Francisco 🌟

🏆 $10,000 1st Place - National Neurodiversity Training
'Empowering workplaces and educational settings through tailored neurodiversity training'

🏅 $5,000 Runner up - StudyStash
'Revolutionizing learning by replacing boring, one-size-fits-all content with personalized, AI-powered journeys rooted in neuroscience.'

It is amazing to see Elevate founders flourish, maybe you could be the next UoB Elevate founder to fly? ✈️

UoB Elevate at The Exchange Cohort 5 Applications are open ☺️