Enterprise showcase: Public nominations 2016

Adam Ellison
IslandVibe Marketing Consultancy
Startup of theYear
Nominee
I like IslandVibe because it meets the needs of
small business owners who want to grow their
business but just don't know how to or lack the
resources to do so. Often a small business is set
up because someone has a dream or an
aspiration that they want to achieve and I get
to be a part of making that dream become a
reality.
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Adam Ellison
IslandVibe Marketing Consultancy
Startup of theYear
Nominee
Adam started with no capital with the intention
of assisting small business such as ours with
low/no cost marketing. In addition to the
primary offer he has also managed our web
presence and offered valuable insights into the
marketing and operations of our business.
Adam is a talented presenter and is able to
motivate people to action, and additionally he
is highly self motivated.
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Aslak Butler
DeckkiTCG
Startup of theYear
Nominee
DeckkiTCG has been very successful in
capturing the products customers want, and
delivering a level of service that maintains
customers - as shown by it's impressive 25%
repeat business statistic.The business model
was derived from a customer experience, and
has resulted in generating healthy profits from
day 1. Across every single day of trading
revenue is in excess of £100 per day, and
doubling this month, and soon to be doubling
again with the introduction of a high-end
product.The owner is learning to be the
ultimate entrepreneurial all-rounder: managing
purchasing, sales, inventory, marketing, r&d,
finance... and every aspect of running a
business.This self-employment was the
platform to build upon years of previous
experience starting from a very young age, to
go out and run a business full-time, with the
support of Academics including mentor Omar
Saleh.
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Aslak Butler
DeckkiTCG
Startup of theYear
Nominee
Running his own business full-time has been a
new and exciting experience for Aslak, it has
been a real learning experience to manage
every aspect of a business from purchasing,
sales, inventory, marketing, customer relations,
finance... and being able to use his market
insight to really appeal to my customers - and
he has been rewarded with strong sales and a
25% repeat business statistic. He is currently
balancing business activities whilst continuing
to grow and development occurs every day.
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Aslak Butler
DeckkiTCG
Startup of theYear
Nominee
Aslak is undertaking a self employed placement
and working towards his Work Based Learning
(WBL) unit. His business model is quite unique
and is achieving a steady turnover and profit.
He works on his own from home and manages
purchasing, sales, inventory, marketing,
customer relations and finance. He is a real
credit to the Business Enterprise Development
degree and his business shows real potential for
growth. Working alone can be quite isolating
and a challenge as there is little interaction with
colleagues.Winning this award would help
boost Aslak's confidence and demonstrate to
his peers what can be achieved with dedication
and focus.
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Aslak Butler
DeckkiTCG
Startup of theYear
Nominee
I admire a number of points regarding this start
up and its student owner: 1.Very deep
understanding of the market, its products &
services. 2.The way Aslak identified a "niche" in
"niche" market & went about testing it &
beginning satisfying single mindedly despite a
few set backs & doubters. 3.The resilience of
the owner in persevering despite major
challenges outside his control in terms
technology availability. 4.The way the
company decided to segment the market into
low, medium & high value products & services
and start up with addressing the first & slowly
moving up the ladder building a healthy
portfolio.This is still at its infancy & hence I
cannot claim it to be a success in
implementation but the thinking behind it is
reasonably sound & bodes well.
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Aslak Butler
DeckkiTCG
Startup of theYear
Nominee
The Director has used his business knowledge to work in a
structured way to identify the market and the customer base and
developed a product and a trading model that accesses that
market effectively and provides a range of products that the
market wants. He has also used his business knowledge to
develop a clear business plan based on ten years of customer
experience and achieved daily trading revenue of more than
£100/day. He focuses on a high level of customer service with a
return customer currently at 1 in 4, free postage within the UK
and a generous 30-day return policy with currently no products
returned.Aslack is using one of his final year units (Work-based-
learning) to access additional expertise from his mentor and
supervisor to focus on an innovative marketing plan.This will
develop communication with customers using digital and social
media, plan to have a presence at local and national card
tournaments and through this increase direct interaction with
customer. I also admire his focus on the future. He is expanding
into a second card game (Pokémon) with the aim of increasing
sales by 200% with the introduction of a mid-range and highly
lucrative high-end product. He is enthusiastic, hard-working,
knowledgeable and he has researched this market diligently and
identified that the potential for growth is vast, and that Deckki
has the resources and capabilities to become a major player in
this multi-billion dollar industry - which is exclusive to those
within it.
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Bridie Bediako
Startup of theYear
Nominee
Bridie Bediako decided to start up her own
company last year for concert production. She
has a passion for music and production and has
shown her determination towards her passion
by pitching her idea to the enterprise team at
the university of Portsmouth.There she gained
support and validation that her idea can be
successful. She has now registered her
company with companies house. And is
working towards her dream. I believe she is
very deserving of this award as she is
passionate and committed to her business idea.
And this type of award will motivate her to
strive more for success and acknowledge all she
has done thus far as an entrepreneur.
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Cheryl Glee
Gleam and Glow with Glee
Startup of theYear
Nominee
Portsmouth is a deprived inner city and this
could help so many families, the children are
the future and they deserve a balanced diet so
they can keep their weight at a healthy level
(this in turn helps prevent
bullying/lethargy/improve concentration) and
skin, eyes and mood just from eating less junk
and pop. I am a healthy eater and have found
so many amazing foods/meals at a reasonable
cost. It has helped me get fitter, be in better
mood and reduce bloating and lethargy.
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Darrel Chang
Wolf Clothing Co
Startup of theYear
Nominee
This business startup is particularly enterprising
of this Portsmouth Business School (20 year
old) student who is not only studying full time
but also running this business from his home in
South London. Darrel Chang has had to do his
own design, marketing/advertising, production,
sales and accounting which is particularly
impressive when he represents the University
at Hockey (first 11) and has a part time job as
sales advisor at Superdry retail store. I have no
hesitation in recommending Darrel for this
prestigious award. Andrew Stewart OBE (Darrel
Chang's personal tutor)
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Davood Rezaei
Oyster Project
Startup of theYear
Nominee
We have designed a universal USB flash drive
that works across all platforms from Apple iOS
to Android and windows phones as well as
PC/Mac. So people are able to seamlessly
transfer/backup all their data across all
platforms. Its simple market, its next-
generation USB flash drive that let you
transfer/backup files across all platforms, so
every mobile phone, tablet, and PC users could
be our customer.
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Pulling the CoverTheatre Company
Startup of theYear
Nominee
We started in October 2015 with an initial aim of
creating aTheatre Company for one of our units at
University. In the months leading up we have numerous
fundraising events and a Companion Project held atThe
SquareTower.We have many companies interested in
working with us which has resulted in us continuing to
pursue this as a career after University.We are 5 driven
individuals with a passion for theatre and producing
new and innovative pieces. Before we graduate in July
we will have had 3 fundraising events. 3 performances,
including a London showcase in Soho where agents,
companies and professionals have been invited to
attend.We also have many co operate events in which
we have coming up including a Murder Mystery
Evening.We have received praise from numerous
lectures and outside businesses on our professionalism
and are excited for the future.Watch out for Pulling the
CoverTheatre!
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Howard Wimshurst
Animator Guild
Startup of theYear
Nominee
Animator Guild has been a passion project of mine since
starting in 2015. Drawing on my experience in freelance
animation, I broadcast informative videos which inspire
and teach the new generation of entertainers. People
are usually surprised when they discover that I have
created a small business during my first year of
university at age 20. Managing it on the side of a busy
course schedule has been difficult but highly rewarding.
For example, I have now been invited to give lectures
and guest seminars atTeTao Group Master'sAcademy in
China as well as Rutgers-Camden University in
Philadelphia. Animator Guild is just beginning to
develop in capital. I see great potential for scale-able
growth by outsourcing tasks to other like-minded
experts.This is where the prizes would be of pivotal help
to my business.With consultation I can learn the
necessary practical methods to scale up the business
and thrive in the internet arts industry.The quest of
Animator Guild does not stop here. I dream of building a
community of artists who love the craft of animation.
Together we can share our creativity and touch the
hearts and minds of the world.
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Howard Wimshurst
Freelance Animation and
Illustration
Startup of theYear
Nominee
At 21 years old, Howard is simultaneously
running a freelance animation business and
sitting his first year of his BAAnimation degree.
Howard learned to animate by watchingYouTube
videos in his spare time. He formed his own
highly successful freelance enterprise
(http://www.howardwimshurst.com/) upon
graduating sixth form college.The proceeds
generated from this have funded his first year of
university and enabled him to travel to animation
events in LosAngeles, Philadelphia and London.
He has gone on to establish Animator Guild, a
website dedicated to teaching animation online.
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John Wheal
Group Hub
Startup of theYear
Nominee
Group Hub is an online platform to enable the
management and organisation of groups, clubs
and societies.The platform is flexible and can
meet the varied requirements and setup of
different types of groups. Its main features
include: managing members details,
communicating with members, organising
recurring meetings and special events and
collecting, tracking and recording payments
online.
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Karl Peter Edward Gaskell
Notnormalevents ltd
Startup of theYear
Nominee
Karl is obsessed with success. He is possibly the
most motivated work colleague I've had the
pleasure to work with. Not only has he made a
success of his events company from literally
nothing, but he has recently opened an army
supply store using his experiences from the
military. Along side this Karl has completed a
work based degree, a teaching qualification
and purchased his third property of his property
portfolio. All completed whilst maintaining full
time employment as an engineering instructor
at the DefenceTechnical College. Bearing in
mind he has accomplished the majority of this
within the last 18 months and is only 29. I
believe he is an excellent candidate for the
Entrepreneurial Spirit award 2016.
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Karl Peter Edward Gaskell
Notnormalevents ltd
Startup of theYear
Nominee
Karl has had an awful lot to deal with over the
past couple of years. Including moving house
whilst still holding down his previous properties
for the purpose of renting it out. University
report submissions requiring a lot of research in
a short period of time, completing a teaching
qualification, made moves towards starting an
Army supply store, which is due to open
imminently and the events company business
startup mentioned for this nomination. All of
this as well as being capable of maintaining his
full time employment.These are the reasons
for my nomination.
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Kunle Adetayo
JustFastFood
Startup of theYear
Nominee
JustFastFood has grown significantly since
launch with thousands of customers in
Portsmouth and over ten thousands in London.
We got into one of the top accelerators in
Europe where we got some seed investment,
mentoring and helping to shape the strategy of
the company towards Demo day. JustFastFood
recently put SEIS and EIS application in
preparation towards Demo day in March where
over 400 London investors will be attendance.
Recognised as one of the top Startups in
London by London-Startup List. For a startup
that originated from Portsmouth, we've gained
lots of traction and attracted lots of attention
from investors and corporate customers.
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KyleWesley
Mindstream
Startup of theYear
Nominee
Community sourcing of students willing to
work on projects. Originality of approach and
dedication of Kyle.
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Leonora Asomanin
La Mo Designs
Startup of theYear
Nominee
Since graduating from the University of Portsmouth I have started
developing my own womenwear fashion & accessories business.
Shortly after University, I was invited to showcase my S/S 15
collection during London FashionWeek. Since then I have
successfully exhibited at the Fashion Designers and Craft Makers
event, entered the FDCYoung DesignerAward 2015, undertook the
role of headline designer in a charity fashion show as well as
international designer at Cairo CoutureCollections. In addition to
this my work has been featured in various media outlets including an
advert in Red Magazine.
I have already been contacted by a manufacturing company and we
are in discussions regarding the production of a variety of scarf
designs which will be made from luxurious fabrics such as silks,
cashmere and Egyptian cotton.The company has previously worked
with leading high-end and high street brands. Besides working on
my business plan I have joined BoBo D2C which is an apparel crowd
funding platform. BoBo wants to give credit where it is due by
helping independent designers make their mark on the industry.
Starting my own business is the right choice for me as I prefer to
have freedom when designing and I have always imaged having my
own band rather than working for a fashion company. My
achievements so far demonstrate my enthusiasm to develop La Mo
Designs into a renowned womenwear fashion brand.
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MingWu
UU-U Design
Startup of theYear
Nominee
Challenges are what makes a startup succeed in
small ways, UU-U had many challenges to start with
and many solutions made on the way. From lack of
experience which ultimately had a price tag
attached, which resulted in having to pause the
project for more than half a year. Not having funds
to accelerate development times.Trying to do too
much with one person. Relying on just yourself to
get everything done. But these are lesson that are
so valuable, the solutions that was deployed with
some what innovative and on trend to what others
had started to do around the world. Creating
products is a hard and expensive route, but doing it,
the insight gained from the processes, the
businesses, all can be used to in all sorts of areas.
Which is why I chose to start collaborating with
other students' startup in ways that could
potentially help them expand. Because we're the
next generation that could potentially create the
next wave of innovation.
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Rowan Child
HH Headwear
Startup of theYear
Nominee
An alternative headwear for chemotherapy
patients.A unique product with prospects of
helping others
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Sagar Patel
Park-FIT
Startup of theYear
Nominee
Park-FIT is a personal training company that
started in 2014.We provide an indoor boot
camp course, which acts as a service to women
& male in my local area wanting to add that
extra bit of physical activity into their weekly
regime. Whatever their ability Park-FIT has
allowed people to come along and take part in
fun, enjoyable, yet challenging circuits, HIIT
classes with a range of equipment. Running
every Saturday morning between the hours of
9:30-10:30. Initially started up by Sagar Patel, it
now runs in a partnership with a close friend
from school Daniel Carpenter.
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Stella Adagiri
Portsbridge Educational Services
Startup of theYear
Nominee
Life is a constant wheel in motion and as
humans we need to constantly keep up with the
changes that occur. Portsbridge, I believe, is
doing so by giving educators the opportunity to
improve on their professional capacities
through the bespoke trainings and events it
offers.Thereby making educators more
relevant in their ever evolving feild.
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Stella Adagiri
Startup of theYear
Nominee
Portsbridge Educational Services Limited is a
United Kingdom based organization, aimed at
bridging educational resource gaps, by
providing adequate, relevant and innovative
services that will improve the knowledge, skills,
abilities of individuals and organizations,
towards a better career development and
professional service delivery.
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Stella Adagiri
Startup of theYear
Nominee
Portsbridge within its one year of operation has
brought in more recognition and popularity to
University of Portsmouth through the strong
links with the education sector in Nigeria from
the training programs organised so far.The
business has great potentials of bringing in
potential investors increasing revenue,
promoting tourism as it expands and grows. It
also has made a huge impact with about 53
children, 3 student volunteers and four parents
as beneficiaries, through the local half term
activity programs.
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Adam Ellison
Student Entrepreneurial
SpiritNominee
AsAdam’sWife, I get to see all the behind the
scenes work that Adam does, I’ve never met
anyone so passionate and as hard working as he
is, I’ve watched him do twelve hour days all
week and not lose any momentum. ButAdam
also as a great quality that all entrepreneurs
need and that is the ability to not give up and
keep going when things get hard. I’ve watched
Adam fight anxiety and deal with very personal
issues that would have otherwise held him back
in various business situations such as giving
presentations and meeting new clients. I have
no doubt that his business will be successful,
because he is willing to work so hard and
overcome whatever challenges stand in his way.
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Adam Ellison
SpiritNominee
Adam has the mindset and attitude to seek change. He
is innovative and continually strives to improve his
service offering. He set up with no capital, and cold
called a few prospects, using his sales skills to persuade
his clients to utilize his service. He has had the
presence to learn new skill-sets to meet the demands
of his clients, and he offers a professional approach to
his business clients which is unsurpassed by many large
professional organizations. Although he knew only a
little about web site creation, he was able to construct
a web site for us, and is in the process of constructing
another web-commerce site for us, which is
completely outside the scope of his original offering,
which was to provide us with low cost marketing
strategies. Adam offered to manage our social media
and he does so quite effectively, and he has found the
tools to automate the necessary functions. He is very
adaptable and can quickly find solutions to effect
meaningful change in the business.
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Andrew Waller
SpiritNominee
I feel that I have explored my idea to a vast extent
from looking at the charities to donate too as well
as looking, finding out and getting involved in the
process of the product manufacturing. Not only
this, I'm also expanding my intentions of the
business idea to encompass way in which other
creatives can do their part to make a change.
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Bridie Bediako
SpiritNominee
Bridie Bediako decided to start up her own
company last year for concert production. She has
a passion for music and production and has shown
her determination towards her passion by pitching
her idea to the enterprise team at the university of
Portsmouth.There she gained support and
validation that her idea can be successful. She has
now registered her company with companies
house. And is working towards her dream. I
believe she is very deserving of this award as she is
passionate and committed to her business idea.
And this type of award will motivate her to strive
more for success and acknowledge all she has
done thus far as an entrepreneur.
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Charlie Reilly
SpiritNominee
I believe that being an entrepreneur is a way of
life, I enjoy finding out & solving new challenges &
building our social enterprise in a way that builds a
strong community around us of like minded
businesses & organisations - thus enabling us to
support and coach each other in business &
charitable work. I have built a reputation as a 'go
to' person, and like to share my knowledge with
others! Due to my disabilities I am often referred
to as inspirational and with this brings both great
pride and great responsibility!
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Ed Adams
SpiritNominee
Ed is open minded, persistent and eager to get
new things done. 5 weeks into his first year of
University Ed decided he would start the
Enterprise Society.That same year, he fund raised
and traveled to Kenya for a Balloon Kenya 6 week
programme supporting a Kenyan entrepreneur to
grow their business. Ed has since launched the
society built a management team which now
regularly attracts 40 - 50 people to its events. Ed is
rather an unexpected entrepreneur.There is no
song and dance from Ed...just a growling
persistence that gets results!
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George Gosling, Daniel Bartlett,
Rhiann Dodds, Chris Coxhill, Rachel
LockStudent Entrepreneurial
SpiritNominee
I have nominated a team of level 6 Biology
students (George Gosling, Daniel Bartlett, Rhiann
Dodds,Chris Coxhil and Rachel Lock) for their
entrepreneurial spirit in proposing a business plan
to lower the cost of electricity generated by a
steam turbine generator using compost
technology by as much as 33%.The students
generated the idea on their own, designed a
system for utilising heat from compost on an
industrial scale, and how it could be connected at
a power station, and proposed collections for the
waste needed for the compost. Although the
technology around composting is known.The
students demonstrated an entrepreneurial spirit in
developing it for industrial use.This work was part
of their coursework in the unit Biotechnology.
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Howard Wimshurst
SpiritNominee
Howard is 21 years old, studying BA animation in his first year at
Portsmouth University. Howard has transformed his passion for
hand drawn animation into a multitude of experimental businesses
ventures.To begin with, Howard formed his own highly successful
freelance enterprise (http://www.howardwimshurst.com/) upon
graduating Sixth Form College.The profit generated from this has
funded his first year of university and enabled him to travel to
animation events in Los Angeles, Philadelphia and London. He has
created animation and illustration work for numerous high-profile
clients including Cancer Research UK, Crosswinds, Studio PG,
Immortal Studios and Medtech & Pharma. Howard is also the
founder of animatorguild.com; a rapidly growing educational
website dedicated to teaching the art of 2d animation. In its first
official year, Animator Guild has produced over 50 educational
tutorials and established a worldwide community of over 6000 loyal
followers. As a result of his influence, Howard has been invited to
give lectures at major universities including Rutgers Camden in
Philadelphia and DeTao Masters Academy in China. In addition,
Howard is in the process of uniting his fellow animation colleagues
into a syndicate production house named "Just aTree Studio".The
aim of this studio will be to create animated awareness campaigns
for charities such as Amnesty International and WWF. What is
strikingly impressive about Howard's ventures is that he has had no
formal education in business or marketing. Even animation (up until
recently) had been self-taught from a young age. His position in the
internet animations industry is a testament to Howard's
resourcefulness and optimism.
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Jana Konig
SpiritNominee
Jana is a SLAS final year student. She has created a project
calledTranslate me! a Google Group based platform that
connects experiencedTranslation Studies students and the
Third Sector, mainly NGO's, so that they can collaborate on
a professional level exchanging time for voluntary work.
Why is that interesting?And why is it going to work? It is
interesting for students as they can gain valuable work
experience in translation enabling them to significantly
improve their skills and employability.They are part of a
network of other young professionals, practitioners and
partners from theThird Sector which will give them the
possibility to not only discover this industry and exchange
with others but also to benefit from the potential
employment possibilities that this professional network
may hold for them.
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Kathrin Zenzinger
SpiritNominee
Kathrin is a University of Portsmouth current student
in her second year. She approaches every single
university assignment and task with absolute
dedication and passion. She is a true entrepreneur
with her own business she has started up this year.
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Lara Mcdowell
SpiritNominee
Just over a year ago, Lara detected a market for
tap-dancing lessons within our student population.
Thus she single-handedly set up a society to cater
for that need and raised funds to pay for a
professional instructor to lead the sessions. She
marketed the opportunity among the student
population and launched the society with taster
sessions that proved hugely popular. She next
developed a business plan to ensure the longevity
of the society and, since then, it has proved so
popular it has diversified into three separate classes
that are offered at different ability levels.They
performed for the opening of the NewTheatre
Royal and appeared on local television and are an
excellent complement to the facilities in the new
White Swan Building of the university.Through this
enterprise Lara has made a huge difference to the
culture of Performing Arts in the university and has
shown rare qualities of entrepreneurship and
enterprise.
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Laura Quelch
SpiritNominee
Continuously looking to improve and gain new
skills, and meet new people. I have always strived
to learn more, in school, college, and in everyday
life.Took part in a Creative Media event at school
where I helped design the logo/posters/flyers. At
College I became the StudentVice, and then
President of the student board, and worked hard to
ensure students got their say and that our
marketing team was using communication skills to
the best of our ability. Also, I took part in the
Enterprise competition, where I was working in a
group to set up our own business and run it. Using
independent and team working skills we won the
challenge. I am always updating my portfolio and
social media networks such as Behance, Pinterest,
and Linkedin.
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LozTurner
SpiritNominee
Being a student with an innovative nature, Loz helps other students
by using his creativity and expertise. Not only does he help other
students, he also designs and creates things for additional projects,
such as posters and logos for events or the Marketing Society. He
does not only offer students help with designing, he is also very
passionate and imparts his knowledge upon individuals.As
Academic Secretary of the Marketing Society, he shows
entrepreneurial skills, by giving great input for event ideas and
increases awareness for the society.With him being very creative,
he is a big help for the design of the new logo for the society.Also
he is helping with creating and organising events and projects for
the society, and recently created an administrative handbook for
new members of the society, to see how everything is working
within the society and what is important to know for the social
media groups etc. He shows his entrepreneurial nature and skills
with his great business ideas, which are all just before being
launched.Those ideas and projects will not only show his great skills
of being an entrepreneur with multiple ideas, but also show his
understanding and care for the Portsmouth community.The
community would benefit enormously from his ideas. He also tries
to find ways for people with learning difficulties such as ADHD and
Aspergers, to express themselves and to make it easier for them to
succeed the same way people without a condition do. He is not only
launching business ideas himself, he is also helping others to get out
their ideas and being successful at university projects and with a
business. With his admirable persistence and mind-set, but also with
working very hard to achieve his goals, he represents the student
entrepreneurial spirit perfectly.
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LozTurner
SpiritNominee
Loz has a unique entrepreneurial spirit and is
always coming up with clever ideas, which will
not only benefit himself but everyone who is
involved.The mind-set he currently holds, is
progressing towards his goal of owning his own
company and providing an excellent service for
everyone.
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Oluwasoye Patrick Mafimisebi
SpiritNominee
The following examples clearly demonstrate
Oluwasoye's entrepreneurial spirit: (1) self-funded
his PhD research through innovative research
consulting; (2) publish more than 10 articles in
international journals; (3) currently writing two
books to be publish by Amazon Kindle (4)
developing risk management consulting business
from his PhD research project; (5) actively engage in
volunteering works for the University and
Hampshire Police; (6) collaborating with researchers
across faculties and universities for publications and
research grants; (7) disseminating his research
findings to specific policymakers; (8) engage in
teaching and actively promoting the University as
International StudentAmbassador.
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Sam Ahmed
SpiritNominee
My entire life I have felt the need to give and improve lives
wherever I went (volunteering a year at a youth center in Holland,
and raising over £13k for various charities in the UK, among other
activities) because I was blessed with so many opportunities I let
go to waste. Not until college did I realise my potential and this is
where I started to focus on better the world through business. I
moved to Egypt for 2 years to finish college. Coincendentially the
Egyptian Revolution kicked off 2 months after I moved over.
Finding myself in political turmoil further strengthened my beliefs
towards global sustainability and human development.Today I try
to focus on sustainability and spreading a positive message
wherever I go, encouraging others to achieve their potential
which is going to waste. Having been so lucky to attend private
schooling and being well travelled, I realised that there are people
who weren't afforded these opportunities but still succeeded
simply by their blood sweat and tears.With this understanding I
have started a business by the name of SCHOOL OF ZEN, an
apparel company aiming to donate half the profits to
empowering children in developing countries through education
to give them the tools to shape their own future. I have started
this project a little over 2 months ago and the messages I received
from family, friends and even strangers are incredible.Telling me
how my enthusiasm for life and sustainability inspires them to do
better however little their action is. But what they do not
understand, it's their word of their encouragement that infact
inspire me. In regards to my business' progress, I will commence
trading pending the sampling of a product line (2-3 weeks), and
looking into charities and orphanages needing school equipment
and educational support.Well that's me and my story, and I look
forward to hearing other peoples stories.
“
”

Vincent Pericard
SpiritNominee
Vincent has shown huge amounts of
determination and commitment to support all
students with mental health issues. He has
demonstrated this by creating the appWhatsUp?
and also by setting up a student society.
“
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Xenios Charalambous
SpiritNominee
I would like to nominate Xenios Charalambous for being a person that
makes a huge impact on other people life's and myself too. Xenios
Charalambous is known as the guy who managed to quit video games
addiction and now become one of the biggest names in the fitness
industry, having more than 160,000 followers on social media and more
than 3 million views on youtube. He appeared in multiple fitness
magazines, advertising campaigns andTV shows. Xenios studies
computer networks with me, owns two businesses and represents the
leading supplement brand in Europe, Sci-Mx Nutrition. Xenios can
stand out from everybody else from his endless vision and positive
energy. Having a conversation or watching a youtube video of Xenios
you can clearly see the passion and authenticity of what he stands for.
It’s astounding to think that six years ago people used to make fun of
him for his appearances on social media and trying to bring him down
in a negative way to make him stop following his passion. Now he is a
professional athlete, studies at the University of Portsmouth, owns two
businesses and he is an Internet celebrity who has his sights set to be
one of the best in the world.Xenios is an amazing example of what is
possible when you have the drive, will, and determination to treat
yourself right and aspire to become everything you want to be.With
everything he has accomplished, he’s still a young kid. If there’s one
thing we can learn from Xenios, it’s that you should never sell yourself
short. Keep striving. It may be tough, but you’ll get there if you want it
bad enough. I will post below Xenios social media and businesses.
“
”

Alex Counsell
Staff Entrepreneurial Spirit
Nominee
Alex has consistently developed relationships and
new project ideas that have led to national and
international collaborations. His work in the area
of motion capture has been innovative and
ground breaking, but he has expanded his skillset
to take this beyond the traditional academic
applications and has instead focused on building
valuable commercial relationships.The projects
he has instigated have included consultancy work
in Norway, management of a unique training
course for actors and are set to expand into
digital archiving and heritage. Alex is well
regarded across the industry and this is purely a
result of his hard work in targeting applied
outcomes to his knowledge of motion capture
technology. We in CCI are certain that this
positive trend will continue in the months to
come and that we will continue to see positive
outcomes and future opportunities from his hard
work.
“
”

Amy Doyle
Nominee
The Female Entrepreneurs Network has been
established to support both aspiring and current
women in business to help promote more females
undertaking entrepreneurial activity in the region.The
network has provided a base for female entrepreneurs
to come along and talk through business ideas,
concerns and problems in a relaxed and informal
setting, giving them an environment they can feel
comfortable in.Amy has driven every success of the
Female Entrepreneurs Network since its launch in
November 2014. She has single handedly managed to
unite female entrepreneurs across Portsmouth
providing both an environment and delivery style that
breeds confidence and, in the long term we hope, a
higher number of female entrepreneurs in
Portsmouth. Amy has excelled in her development of
the network and it is testament to the passion she
shows that is at the forefront of making sure that any
woman can access help and support in starting a
business and that gender should not be a barrier to
this.
“
”

Angus Rosier
Nominee
I'd like to Nominate Angus for his involvement
with http://feellikeitclothing.com/ and
http://www.concrete-music.co.uk/, both of which
he has been involved with from the start and has
been instrumental in running.
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”

Begona Rodriguez
Nominee
Begona has led the MA inTranslation into the real world by
strengthening the focus on links with the profession and the Institute of
Translation and Interpreting in particular.She has encouraged the
department to become involved in entrepreneurial thinking and to build
up the course reputation by holding sessions on entrepreneurial skills
and related professional activities for our students and the public.We
host professional events regularly for theTranslation and Interpreting
sector.We are working on deals with providers of leading professional
tools for our students in order to prepare them for the marketplace.
Entrepreneurial teaching Last summer, after some negotiations,Wessex
translations agreed to collaborate with Begoña and the translation team
in SLAS to enhance enterprise skills in the final year translation unit.The
idea was to run a pilot where undergraduate students would take on the
different team roles of a translation company in class.Two of our
alumni, working currently as project manager and in-house translator
respectively came to give lectures to our final year students in the
autumn spring in preparation for this term where we have been running
the translation company simulation pilot following their advice and
expertise.
This follows on the success of the Professional Aspects ofTranslation
Unit on the MA inTranslation created last year (developed by Begoña
Rodríguez and Sarah Griffin-Mason). Expert professional speakers
continue to come and give talks to our UG and PG students.As part of
this strand, Sarah and Begoña spoke with local teachers about the
applications ofTranslation in the MFL classroom in an event by the
Southern Universities Network in January 2016.
http://www.sunoutreach.org/
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Begona Rodriguez
Nominee
Begoña also managed to join forces in order to organise a national and
regionalTranslation and InterpretingCareers day which will be held on
March 2 2016. She secured some funding from Routes into Languages to
deliver workshops in the morning toA level students in collaboration
with the UoP outreach department; whilst, a careers event addressed at
undergraduate and postgraduate students is planned for the afternoon
with the collaboration of the employability department and the Institute
ofTranslation and Interpreting. Entrepreneurial research and innovation
Begoña Rodríguez was the main organiser of the annual translation
conference in November 2015.The theme wasTranslation: border
creation or border crossing? She is also currently working as main editor
of an international peer-reviewed special issue on Employability and the
TranslationCurriculum (the Interpreter andTranslatorTrainer journal).
In October 2015, Begoña, was invited by the organisers of the 6e
Journées du réseau Médici in Marseille to be part of a roundtable of
experts in translation training. In November 4-6, Begoña attended a
European Masters inTranslation network meeting in Riga as part of the
EU DirectorateGeneral inTranslation steering group on e-learning and
collaborative learning. She is also currently working on a proposal to co-
edit a book on this theme and she will be giving aTranslating Europe
workshop in London (DGT representation headquarters in the UK) on 12
February 2016.
“
”

Begona Rodriguez
Nominee
In September 2015, the translation research project team of Akiko
Sakamoto, Jonathan Evans, Sarah Berthaud and Begoña Rodríguez was
awarded FHSS Project Funding of £13,000 to conduct a research project
entitled: "When translation meets technologies: Language service
providers (LSPs) in the digital age". As part of the project, our
department will host a one-day symposium of the same title at the
University of Portsmouth in May 2016.The ITI will collaborate by
promoting this event. In June 2015, Begoña was invited by the Higher
Education EntrepreneurshipGroup (HEEG) to give a presentation at
Southampton Solent University on Employability and Enterprise
Education in theTranslationCurriculum.Also in June 2015, the
Portsmouth AnnualTeaching and Learning Conference took place-a
forum where academics, students, alumni and professionals shared their
views on the relevance of internships, work placements and curricula
enhancements to facilitate a smooth and secured transition into the
work place. On the following day, Begoña was able to show case how we
have already incorporated these inTranslation Studies by giving a very
timely presentation at the UoP Business School on their Curriculum
Enhancement Day.The limitations imposed by university structures and
risk aversion.
“
”

Dan McCabe
Nominee
I nominated Dan last year and he was placed runner-up for the Staff
EntrepreneurialSpirit award in 2015, I would like to nominate him again
as his work has continued to be a fantastic contribution both to our
course and to the University. Dan demonstrates entrepreneurial spirit as
coordinator of a level 5 unit titled Professional Practice: Live Design
Brief.Within this unit he asks students to respond to real world briefs
and competitions, and encourages them to externalise their work and
network with clients. He also liaises with several awards schemes and
seeks out live projects with external organisations. For this nomination I
would like to highlight the extent to which he continues to champion
professional practice and entrepreneurial activity on our BA(Hons)
Graphic Design course, both within the context of the Live Brief unit and
beyond.Since the awards last year, the Live Brief unit has continued to
enjoy a multitude of student successes, many of which can be read
about on the unitTumblr blog:
http://portsmouthgraphicdesignyr2.tumblr.com. Four of the Level 5
students on this unit won awards at theYCN international student
competition in September 2015 (double the previous year):
(http://www.port.ac.uk/uopnews/2015/06/09/design-students-excel-
internationally/).
This is an outstanding achievement given that they are in competition
with mostly Level 6 and post-graduate students from other institutions.
Two of the four students also won their categories outright, and the 4
commendations put us in the top 8 institutions for this scheme. As a
result of this success, these students were able to attend an awards
ceremony in London and network with industry contacts.They will also
be featured in theYCN awards annual 2016.
“
”

Dan McCabe
Nominee
He feels that it is important to encourage second years to compete at
this level as it helps them to develop core professional practice skills. We
believe that this gives them the edge over other students at other
institutions, especially when applying for work experience, internships
and freelance work between the 2nd and 3rd years of study.Within the
same unit, we also had 3 students win awards for a collaborative project
he set up with a design agency in Bristol in November 2015;
http://portsmouthgraphicdesign.tumblr.com. He had networked with
this agency, aptly called ‘the Collaborators’, over a year ago with a view
to setting up a live brief. It was a fantastic experience for all involved,
and they will now be looking to employ one of our students at the end of
year Portsmouth Summer show.
Further to these successes, four Level 5 students were short-listed in an
International competition called 'Poster forTomorrow' in December
2015; http://creativespace.cci.port.ac.uk/2016/01/08/graphic-design-
students-short-listed-in-poster-for-tomorrow-competition/.One of the
students was placed in the top 100 entries and his work is now being
exhibited in cities around the world.This competition aligns perfectly
with the ethos of social awareness and responsibility that underpins our
course, and I am incredibly proud that our University is now linked to
such an event.
“
”

Guido Robazza
Nominee
Guido has provided students with opportunities
to design and make complex forms such as the
'I don't roll' structure in the Eldon courtyard. His
approach provides students with memorable
and significant learning experiences that are
transformational and I think he should be
commended for his energetic commitment to
enhancing the student experience.
“
”

Maricar Jagger
Nominee
University Crafts & Gifts Fair Since 2013, Maricar
has been organising a Crafts andGifts Fair on
behalf of the University Social Club.Three of these
events have been held so far and another is
planned for later this year.The Fair takes its
inspiration from the For Sale events that have
previously been held atThe Hub to celebrate
EntrepreneurshipWeek.The Crafts andGifts Fair
celebrates the amazing creativity of our staff and
students from around the university who have the
opportunity to display and sell their creations.The
range of talent on show is remarkable and Maricar
has provided an opportunity for staff and students
to showcase their work to a wider audience. Stall
holders are typically charged £5 per stall and the
proceeds from the three events held so far have
been donated to the BrainTumour Research
charity, which funds our research laboratory in St
Michael’s Building.
“
”

Robin Shepherd
Nominee
Good source of information, helpful when
brainstorming, good insights.“
”

Rosie Paice
Nominee
Rosie has been the driving force behind the City
Of Portsmouth Festival to celebrate the 400
years since the death ofWilliam Shakespeare
Much AdoAbout Portsmouth). She has managed
to engage staff, students and the community to
bring the city to life for a week in April to
celebrate his work.The events range from a
Bake-off to a fashion show, school sonnet
competitions and even a Masquerade Ball.The
entrepreneurial spirit has been particularly
evident in her fundraising through crowdfunding.
“
”

Sarah Griffin Mason
Nominee
Sarah brings expertise and dynamism to the translation class.
She is involved in many professional activities and she adapts
her professional knowledge to her teaching. (See below) Her
role as vice-chair of the Institute ofTranslation and Interpreting
enables her to be updated with translation practices applicable
to the translation classroom.With her hard work and
commitment, she is an asset to the department. In September
2015, Sarah Griffin- Mason secured a letter of support from the
Institute ofTranslation and Interpreting (ITI) who agreed to
promote the one-day symposium: "When translation meets
technologies: Language service providers (LSPs) in the digital
age" through their professional publicationThe Bulletin.The
Translation department will host an event of the same title at
the University of Portsmouth in May 2016 with the involvement
of Language Service Providers recruited mainly from among ITI
corporate members.
“
”

Sarah Griffin Mason
Nominee
The MA inTranslation research project team was awarded FHSS
Project Funding of £13,000 to conduct this research. In October,
Sarah spoke to the Mediterranean Editors andTranslators
Meeting (METM15) in Coimbra on the merits of ‘pracademia’
(the marriage between practitioners and academics), in a joint
presentation with John Linnekar of AntwerpUniversity.Their
presentation showcased the online teaching approaches of the
University of Portsmouth (UoP) MA inTranslation and other
case studies from Dr Linnekar, positioning the UoP as a leader in
online provision in the sector and exploring possible future
developments for the provision of Professional Development
activities for translators and editors in association with other
partners. Sarah worked with Begoña Rodríguez to develop the
Professional Aspects ofTranslation Unit on the MA in
Translation last year, and she has continued to bring in expert
professional speakers to talk to our UG and PG students.As part
of this strand, Sarah and Begoña spoke with local teachers
about the applications ofTranslation in the MFL classroom in an
event by the Southern Universities Network in January 2016.
http://www.sunoutreach.org/. Sarah will be giving a talk on
March 2 at theTranslation and InterpretingCareers Day in
Portsmouth on "Starting work as a ProfessionalTranslator".This
event is open to our students but also to the general public as it
is a national event.Given the intensity and excessive
bureaucratic nature of our teaching terms, it is hard to keep
running other non-teaching activities.
“
”

Tom Clulee
Nominee
Tom is in the process of launching an in-house fashion
label 'Seven Eighths' which allows students a real and
varied experience of designing for a fashion company
with a sustainable ethos.This method of teaching
enterprise within a design discipline compliments and
expands upon a strong pedigree of entrepreneurial
activity on BA(Hons) Fashion andTextile Design.
Delivering taught units within a real enterprise
scenario. Assessable contributions from all students
relevant to the design direction of the in-house label.
Addressing sustainability issues within design.An in-
house fashion label will have a positive impact on
many courses across the Faculty of CCI, allowing
students from a range of disciplines to become
involved.The ethos of the label is one of sustainability,
so students will be expected to directly address this
issue within their design process. Delivering taught
units within a real enterprise scenario. Assessable
contributions from all students relevant to the design
direction of the in-house label. Addressing
sustainability issues within design.
“
”

Zoe Dann
Nominee
Zoe has spent a significant amount of time and
energy leading the implementation of the Silver
Small BusinessCharter submission for the
university.This recognises business schools that
excel at supporting entrepreneurship and the
growth of small firms.
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