Business news
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Alumna has launched a business which focuses on sharing the stories of CEO women
Emily Milsom is the Founder of CEO Stories Media, a publishing and media agency. It offers support to women who are CEOs to help them craft and share their stories.
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Alumna's creative and marketing agency, Kaizen Dale, partners with Natural England to launch State of Natural Capital report
Marianna Vardanyan graduated with masters in Entrepreneurship and Innovation Management in 2018. She is now Co-Founder of a creative and marketing agency called Kaizen Dale.
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Flo Edwards launches recruitment consultancy following appearance on The Apprentice
Alumna Flo Edwards has recently appeared on the latest season of The Apprentice. Having competed on the popular BBC show, we chatted to Flo to find out what the experience was like and what’s next in her business journey.
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Alumni connections produce brilliant placement experience for Loughborough student
Ed Williams is the Managing Director of Candy Kittens, a gourmet vegan sweet company based in London that is currently employing a Loughborough student.
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CAIR London app launched by alumna Tanya to combat London Underground air pollution
In a bid to tackle the pervasive issue of air pollution in the London Underground, alumna Tanya Beri (Graphic Communication 2016 and MA User Experience Design 2020) has launched CAIR London.
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Children’s storybook entrepreneurs seek Sooper investment from TV Dragons
If you’re a Dragons’ Den fan, you’ll no doubt have seen a recent episode featuring alumna Charlene Mitchell-Hood and her husband Simon Hood pitching for investment in a bid to help solve literacy problems in the UK and US.
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Pavegen Selected by UEFA’s Champions Innovate Program to Revolutionise Fan Engagement
Pavegen, a leading innovator in kinetic energy technology founded by alumnus Laurence Kemball-Cook, has been chosen as one of the pioneering start-ups by UEFA’s Champions Innovate program, in collaboration with PepsiCo, Just Eat Takeaway.com, and Mastercard.
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Loughborough Business School recognises four people with Distinguished Alumni Awards
Each year, Loughborough Business School (LB) honours a select group with the Distinguished Alumni Award. At the end of 2023, four people were recognised with awards for their work spanning themes such as retail, communications, ecommerce, and climate tech.
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Leading the Way: Dawn Moëder becomes Managing Member of accounting firm in Dallas
Dawn Moëder currently lives in Plano, Texas and is a well-known leader in the Dallas and Houston accounting industry. She has been named the fifth managing member of Lane Gorman Trubitt, LLC (LGT) and she is the third woman to take on the role in its 74 years of business.
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Alumnus Zak Marks saves lives with his Anaphylaxis Kitt
Ava, a 14-year-old girl, recently had a severe allergic reaction that could have been life threatening if it wasn’t for the Anaphylaxis Kitt created by Zak Marks and Kitt Medical team.
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Alumni-founded company StudentCrowd raises £2.55 million of funding
Paul Humphreys and Pete Sisson founded StudentCrowd with a vision to transform the way in which prospective university students choose where to study.
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Stepping forward: Pavegen launches new crowdfunding campaign
Laurence Kemball-Cook is the Founder and CEO of Pavegen, an innovative company harnessing the power of kinetic energy to convert it to off-grid electricity. After more than 700 prototypes, new engineering development, and with over 250 installations in 37 different countries, Pavegen has launched a new crowdfunding campaign to garner new investment.
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Applications open for Loughborough University's graduate start-up programme
Applications are open for places on Loughborough University's graduate start-up programme, which supports graduates who want to launch or develop their own businesses.
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Alumnus is the co-founder of Edventurous Leadership, an online community for students to develop their self-leadership skills
Simon Quince graduated with a degree in Economics in 2012. He has had a career in corporate finance but has recently switched his focus to help young adults improve their career literacy.
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Alumni founded ORB Innovations acquired by US-based Glidewell for development of smart oral appliances technology
A start-up founded by engineering alumni that has developed a unique technology platform to measure physiological parameters, such as heart rate, as well as biomechanics, such as head impacts, is acquired by California-based Glidewell, a global leader in custom dental solutions.
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Alumnus becomes policy researcher in football regulation
Sports Science with Management alumnus Jonny Kilgallon has recently landed a new role in the Department for Culture, Media and Sport as the new Policy Researcher in Football Regulation.
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Alumnus co-founds online marketplace for users to share and exchange skills
Ifedayo Ojo is the co-founder of Kabarter, a platform that focuses on allowing its users to build a community of skills which they can then trade.
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The Loughborough family meets Net World Sports
Net World Sports is a company that designs and manufactures sports, fitness, leisure, home and garden products.
A relatively young company, they currently employ several Loughborough graduates from a range of degree courses. Here we find out about the variety of roles our graduates are in, what attracted them to the company, and how Loughborough helped them on their career journey -
Award-winning alumna uses textile design skills to create bespoke woven fabrics for interiors
Sophie Clarke began her business, Sophie Clarke Designs, after having to leave her graduate job and move home as a result of the coronavirus pandemic.
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Shweshwe Baby, a family run clothing and accessory shop for babies and young children
Alumnus Alex Whyatt and his wife are the founders of Shweshwe Baby, a clothing brand based in South Africa.
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The University’s business incubator, LUinc., has recruited two entrepreneurial Loughborough graduates to lead on their business start-up programme
Alex Taylor and Andres Urena will lead a project to encourage and support aspiring entrepreneurs from across the region to explore business start-up, recruiting cohorts of new business founders and working with them directly to help develop and progress their businesses.
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Alumnus shares story of how Loughborough shaped his personal training career
Simon Long always aspired to work in fitness and personal training, but a few years into his career he felt dissatisfied with his progression and enrolled in Loughborough to drive change in his professional life.
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LUinc. now recruiting for business start-up programme worth £10,000
LUinc., Loughborough University’s business incubator is now taking expressions of interest in their 6-month incubator programme.
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Forbes 30 under 30 Europe recognises three Loughborough graduates
Three Loughborough alumni, Adelina Zotta and Habib Hajallie and Dalraj Nijjar have been named on the prestigious list for their achievements in their respective fields.
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Alumnus launches KARIBANI: an African language marketplace
Dr Ayodeji Akiwowo completed his Civil and Building Engineering PhD in 2012 and has recently set up an online website to help people learn African languages.
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Loughborough University graduate startup programme is open for applications
Graduate start-up programme, The Studio, is open for applications from Loughborough University graduates who want to launch or develop their own businesses.
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Loughborough graduate entrepreneur is among Innovate UK’s Women in Innovation
Loughborough University graduate entrepreneur Kate Allan is among the winners of this year’s Innovate UK Women in Innovation Award – and has much to celebrate today, International Women’s Day.
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Alumna’s business offers cruelty free beauty products
Dr Leanne King has recently launched her business, Beauty Favours, offering a range of cruelty free soaps, shampoos and beard wash.
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Alumna recognised as a Rising Star in Women in Finance Awards
Anya van den Berg (Ergonomics, 2007) has been recognised as a Rising Star at the Markets Media European Women in Finance Awards.
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Alumnus founded Loughborough University spinout Figura Analytics closes seed investment round to take nanotech solution to the drinks industry
Loughborough University spinout Figura Analytics has successfully closed a seed funding round, led by a syndicate of angel investors, to bring its nanopore technology to the drinks market this year.
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Alumnus becomes majority shareholder of Coventry City Football Club
Doug King has recently completed a majority purchase of Coventry City and now owns 85% of the club.
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Alumnus shares experience of founding a home care service
Tom Page (Politics, History, and International Relations, 2010) is the Founder and Managing Director of West Park Care.
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Alumnus wins Santander X Launch Award for Kitt Medical
Zak Marks (Industrial Design and Technology, 2020) was recognised for his health technology start up ‘a defibrillator for allergies’, which he began shaping while studying at Loughborough, at the Santander X Awards last week.
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The world’s first fitness tracker in a gumshield is available now on Kickstarter
The ORB Smartguard is unique because it can track critical fitness indicators like heart rate as well as head impact data. It can do this on the pitch if you play rugby or hockey or in the ring if you box or do combat sports. Your data is available to you on a dedicated App during or post session and will allow you to build a detailed picture of your performance and risk factors.
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Alumnus launches Sherpa website to guide families to school tutors
Alumnus Conor Hughes (Robotics, Mechatronics and Control Engineering, 2022) has successfully launched an online service that enables families of school children to find private tuition. Once someone has registered on the Sherpa platform they can contact tutors, book introductory meetings and schedule lessons.
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Celebrating our alumni during Black History Month: Aisha’s perspective
As we mark Black History Month (BHM), we also celebrate the achievements of our alumni. Here, alumna Aisha Adedeji – a member of the Alumni Advisory Board – has shared an insight into her perspective on Black History Month as well as her career and some personal experiences.
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Start-up set to support families to understand, find and fund elderly care
Alumnus Ronan Harvey-Kelly (International Business, 2021) dedicated his first year after graduation to help develop Lottie.org, a care support website, and is a member of the founding team.
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Alumni duo create the next-generation smart sports mouthguard
Robert Paterson (Product Design Engineering 2017) and Thomas Quinn (Electronic and Electrical Engineering 2018) are the Co-Founders of ORB Innovations, who have created the world’s first smart sport mouthguard that allows contact & combat sport athletes to track their performance and wellness with heart rate and head impacts. It’s the world’s first mouthguard that monitors both physiology and biomechanics.
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Supporting Black people in the construction industry: an insight into alumnus Amos Simbo’s company, network, and passion for engineering
Alumnus Amos Simbo has a bachelor’s degree in Mechanical Engineering, having studied at the University from 2008-2011. Amos travelled to the UK from Zimbabwe in 2005, chasing his passion for engineering and entering the University through clearing.
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Julie’s ski maps become a hit on the slopes
In 2009, Julie Slaughter (Sports Science and Geography 1997) opened The Wipeout Europe business with the creation of the first ski piste map printed on microfibre for a European ski resort. The collection now covers over 100 resorts in France, Italy, Austria, Spain, and Andorra.
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Alumna sets up business to support independent creators
Vanessa Wong launched Qraftie.com in 2019, an online marketplace for handmade goods based in Hong Kong.
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AI Company of the Year: Alumnus' company celebrated at British Data Awards
Wearable sports tech company INCUS Performance has been named AI Company of the Year at the 2022 British Data Awards in a quality field that included FTSE 100 giants, tech unicorns, public sector bodies and not-for-profit organisations.
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Sculptural commission installed on Loughborough campus
On 9 May 2022, the Torque sculpture was unveiled. The artwork, created by Fine Art alumnus Ian Tricker, is situated on the side of the Eccleston Student Engineering Centre.
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LayBakPak and soak up the sun: Alumnus invents new convertible backpack
After qualifying as a teacher, alumnus Jonathan Davies (PGCE 1979) began to produce designs for several new products, leading him to invent a revolutionary new backpack for travellers.
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Graduate inventor Thomas receives investment from previous LSU Enterprise Exec
Thomas Constant (Industrial Design and Technology 2018) is the founder of BeoBia, who are developing an insect growing pod for people’s homes which will provide a sustainable and healthy source of protein while reusing household food waste even in the most urban of locations.
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Loughborough engineer appointed to two top tribunal roles
Loughborough University Alumna, Eur Ing Dr Phebe Mann (Construction 1985) has been appointed to the Upper Tribunal Administrative Appeals Chamber (Transport Jurisdiction) and First-Tier Tribunal General Regulatory Chamber (Transport Jurisdiction) by the Lord Chancellor.
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Alumna uses animation skills to support company rebranding
Kate Harwood is a social media intern at the start-up company The Garden, an online platform which supports academics and experts by giving them a space to share their expertise and research to a ‘community for the curious’ through interactive live talks and community discussions.
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Personal Best: My Story returns with Alumni President Oliver Sidwell
Alumnus Oliver Sidwell is the Co-Founder and Director of RMP Enterprise, a business he launched with fellow Loughborough students in the final year of his degree. In the years since, the business has grown, evolved, and developed new offerings. For the first in-person Personal Best: My Story talk since 2019, our Alumni President headed to Loughborough University London to share insights into launching and running RateMyPlacement, with a particular focus on managing money.
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Graduate start-up approaches investment target to launch multi-award-winning durable sports earbuds
A consumer electronics start-up, founded by a Loughborough graduate is close to completing their third investment round to launch what is believed to the world’s ultimate sports earbuds.
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Business nominated for Micro-Business of the Year
Jack Chapman (Sport Management 2017) is the founder of Kingsbury Lawn Care, an award-winning lawn treatment service based in the West Midlands.
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SBE alumni gather for an evening at The Shard
On 23 February 2022, alumni who graduated from the School of Business and Economics (SBE) attended an event to ‘Connect, Engage and Network’.
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Alumna Rene to release workplace toolkit for Black students and professionals
Rene Germain (International Business 2016) is set to release her book, ‘Black and Great: The workplace toolkit, a careers book for Black students and professionals’on 12 May.
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Digital canes, sustainable textiles, and insects: Alumni start-ups secure Young Innovator Awards
Anthony Camu, Thomas Constant, and Jess Strain will each receive a £5,000 grant, one-on-one business coaching and an allowance to cover living costs.