Having set an initial target of going the extra mile while studying for my degree in the final year, I was made aware of The University Business Challenge via an email sent out during the first week of term last year. This wasn’t the first time I had heard of The University Business Challenge –…
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Business Breakfast 2015 – The Graduate Trainee Management Scheme: A Talent Pipeline on Your Doorstep
On the 10 November 2015, UEA’s Norwich Business School (NBS) used the latest business breakfast event to launch our new Graduate Trainee Management Scheme (GTMS) brochure in our flagship MBA suite within the business school. Our Director of Employability Graham Manville provided the business audience of 25 companies with an overview of the GTMS process…
University Business Challenge Semi-Finals: NBS does it again! By Dr Graham Manville
For the second year running, NBS has achieved the impressive record of getting through to the semi-finals of the University Business Challenge (UBC). Last year two of our teams reached the semi-finals and this year we have gone one better and now have three semi-final teams! The competition is sponsored by a number of leading…
Syncing The City with NBS, CMP and Aviva – A Reflection from Steve Jones
Starting a new business… surely its not difficult right? That’s a question asked often and the answer can be easily summed up with the Guardian’s headline “You are never prepared for how much hard work it is” (Walsh, 2012). Nevertheless, this did not stop 122 people, including students and industry professionals descending on the Kings…
Sync the City Success for UEA
Last Thursday, Friday and Saturday (November 20-22), Sync the City (a 54 hour startup weekend event) took place at the Kings Centre in Norwich. Co-organised by SyncNorwich and UEA, with a range of sponsors including HP and Norwich-based Rainbird, it brought together just over 100 software developers, entrepreneurs, government officials and a range of UEA…
Employability Week – Keynote Speech and Employer Forum Debate
Mark Farrington, Chief Operations Officer with Hewlett Packard led a valuable session on landing a graduate job and lessons on how to develop your career once in post.
Memories of Congregation, Plus Some Do’s and Don’ts!
So suddenly it’s here, after 3 years (for most), of lectures, essays, exams and of course, parties – Congregation is just around the corner. It got us talking about our own ceremonies in the Local Support Office and with a sudden shock, I remembered that it was 6 years ago that I graduated myself! So…
21st May 2014 – Sir Richard Heygate | Norwich Business School
On the 21st May, Norwich Business School will welcome renowned businessman and writer, Sir Richard Heygate. As a businessman, Sir Richard is chiefly known for being part of the team which created the world’s first on-line cash machine, and for a long career as a McKinsey & Company partner. Whilst at McKinsey, he started a…
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