UEA’s Enterprise Centre has a strong reputation for fostering new opportunities, and this was clear to see back in December when the building was taken over for the second, annual Family Business Club event. From 5.30pm, on December 12th, 50+ guests received a warm welcome – complete with delicious street food from Namaste Kitchen – to the…
NBS Graduate Job Programme: Sarah’s Journey
What made you apply to GTMS? The realisation of taking every opportunity. The GTMS scheme provided both the opportunity of experiencing an assessment centre, the opportunity to practice interview skills and also the opportunity of exposure to lots of exciting local businesses. Please provide a brief overview of the GTMS process. How did you find…
Universities Business Challenge: NBS Students Reach Semi-final
My name is James Rhodes, I am a second year Business Management Student and this article is written to reflect on my team’s journey in the University Business Challenge so far. UBC (University Business Challenge) is a highly prestigious simulation based competition in the UK that is designed to develop employability skills using realistic business…
NBS networking: crowdfunding and creativity
With the Christmas break behind us, we kicked off a new year of networking with a sell-out business breakfast on Tuesday 15 January. After a welcome from Dr Arvind Yadav, Dr Tiago Botelho, Lecturer in Business Strategy, began the session by talking us through crowdfunding. Though examples can be traced back hundreds of years (even…
Games and Gamification: Marketers Fight to Utilise the Most Engaging Medium of All Time
For many young adults the sentence “you spend too much time playing games” reeks of nostalgia. However, although the gaming industry is growing faster than ever, it is not new. In fact, gaming culture has been an integral part of human social interaction since the early 14th century. This culture has grown and developed almost…
Deakin University Student Exchange 2018: A Successful Second Year
On Saturday 10th November 2018 Norwich Business School welcomed, eighteen students from Deakin University, Melbourne, Australia, with open arms. They had just experienced a 23 hour journey and travelled over 10,000 miles to arrive at The University of East Anglia ready to embark on their two week international student exchange organised between UEA’s UEA International…
Our fantastic Finance and Marketing trip to our Capital, London – by Olivia Whiting
As Trip Secretary for the Business Society this academic year, I am excited to share with you my first trip of the year on Friday 9th of November to… London! The day trip was split into finance and marketing based activities, each group had 15 members. The marketing trip consisted of visiting the Museum of…
Title: Influencer Marketing – What is all the buzz about?
The tickets to the first CIM/Marketing Club event of the year quickly sold out- and rightly so. We were lucky to welcome Ian Shepherd, CEO and founder of The Social Store and chairman of The Business of Influencers, who shared insights from his experience in influencer marketing, a new rising marketing concept that is currently…
NETWORKING AND KNOWLEDGE SHARING AT NBS EMPLOYABILITY WEEK 2018
Every autumn semester, Norwich Business School (NBS) suspends teaching for a week and invites students to build their own timetable from a variety of employability-focussed events. This year has superseded previous years with an impressive 55 events held over the course of 5 days! We were delighted to welcome over 130 guest speakers from 70…
NBS networking: The challenges and opportunities of social media and digital marketing
On Wednesday 14th November, we welcomed 40 business guests to Norwich Business School for our latest networking breakfast. The event was hosted by the School’s Marketing Research Group and focused on the challenges and opportunities of social media and digital marketing. This engaging and informative session was led by Dr Lucill Curtis, Lecturer in Marketing…
Graduates of Global Distinction Part 14: Pete Waterman, Chartered Accountant, Grant Thornton
From 2016 to 2018 Norwich Business School has showcased more than a dozen inspirational alumni from across our degree programmes that have excelled in various career disciplines. No. 14 is Pete Waterman who graduated in 2015 from BSc Accounting and Finance and joined Grant Thornton Norwich . Recently, Pete has also become Chartered with the…
The Mid-Life Career Crisis of a 45-year-old Vet, Solved by an MBA
In 1997, at the age of 24, I thought I had my life career mapped out. I had just qualified as a vet from the Royal (Dick) School of Veterinary Studies in Edinburgh and for the next 40 odd years I would be treating animals, hopefully ending up in Cornwall, as a partner in a…
