“I would say, without a doubt, go for it” is the advice our
student Edward Gent, founder of GymBuddy Health and Fitness Solutions would give to his fellow students.
Edward is a Chemical Engineering undergraduate in his final year - he successfully secured funding from the
B-Enterprising Ideas Fund in February 2018 and hasn’t looked back since.
His idea in his own words is: 'GymBuddy helps individuals - regardless of location, background or expertise - in their pursuit towards reaching their fitness goals.
Gymbuddy does this
through several technological offerings, including a mobile app that
facilitates the searching, finding and connecting of people of all abilities
with personal trainers and fitness professionals according to each individual's
bespoke requirements. Other services (current and in progress) include a
website for matching those looking for a trainer with the most optimal trainer
for them, automatically, and sponsored Boot Camps around the UK. Having been
launched as a student led business out of the University of Birmingham, the
company has always kept the student community in mind when designing products
that are affordable, effective and diverse.
Edward chose to spend his funding on creating a promotional
video for the mobile app development part of his business. As a result of the
funding Edward also felt he learnt other skills as well as progressing the
business. “I have learned about the importance of the allocation of funding
given to a project.
Money can be a
wasted resource if not used strategically.
This has improved my management skills” Not only is Edward now more
confident to run his own business but he feels he has a greater insight into
how to manage people, time and money.
Edward has gone on to grow the team as a result of the funding. Edward has also benefitted from attending
other programmes the B Enterprising team offer such as Boot Camp and Start-up
Connections
Blog post by Kerry Brunn, material submitted by Edward Gent
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