City Matters Edition 013

CITYMATTERS.LONDON 14-20 December 2016 | Page 7
Business Matters
get a leg up: in
the Isle of Man
Isle of Man alive...
island urges City
firms to relocate
THE Isle of Man Wealth & Fund Services
Association sailed for the mainland for its
annual lunch this year – with the Clothworkers
Hall the grand setting for the gathering.
The yearly event serves as an opportunity to
showcase the work being done on the island,
and to drum up new business with the City’s
many big name contacts.
Networking
Association chairman Carolyn Gelling
welcomed an impressive guestlist before
thanking those who have provided considerable
backing to the Isle of Man over the course of
the last 12 months.
Taking the mic soon after were department
of economic development minister, Laurence
Skelly, and chief executive of the UK Business
Angels Association, Jenny Tooth. Each
promoted the “significant benefits” the Isle of
Man offers to businesses looking to relocate.
Following the speeches, guests enjoyed a
three-course lunch and were welcomed to a
post-event networking session.
University’s full
of bright sparks
STUDENTS IMPRESS TO LAND SHARE OF £5,000
UNIVERSITY students and graduate
entrepreneurs were in the spotlight
recently when 18 teams competed
to secure finance for their business
ideas.
A panel comprising 60 judges ran
the rule over a wide range pitches, with
a share of £5,000 up for grabs in the
CitySpark Marketplace event at City
University London.
Held at CityBar on 1 December,
the competition attracted more than
200 attendees. Esteemed judges
included business founders, alumni
entrepreneurs and staff from across
the university.
Special guest on the night was
previous CitySpark champion Jeremy
Evans (MA broadcast journalism,
2013).
Jeremy won CitySpark in 2014 with
Explaain, a website that breaks down
complex news stories and issues into
easily digested, bite-sized chunks.
Since then, Jeremy has gone on to be
included in Forbes’ ‘30 Under 30 Europe
Media List’ and has been backed by the
Google Digital News Initiative.
Alex Elkins, entrepreneurship
THE BIG WINNERS
First prize £1,000: The Oven
Second prize: £500: The Nusa
Project; Student Circus; Pzee
Third prize £250: City Go; Grubify;
Eat Chay
The People’s Champion £250: City
Food Co-op; Grubify; Direq
GreenSpark £1,000: The Nusa Project
education manager at City, said that
the quality and range of ideas this year
had been truly outstanding.
He added: “From intelligent property
search to a street food incubator and
using virtual reality to help structural
engineers build better buildings, the
businesses offered something for
everyone.
“Every year I am overwhelmed by
the entrepreneurial talent City has to
offer and the amazing concepts and
ideas students produce.
“The energy and enthusiasm in the
room was amazing and really promotes
just how good City is when it comes to
entrepreneurship.”
The overall winners banking £1,000
towards their business venture were
‘The Oven’, who sought backing to
provide market space and incubation
to food start-ups to enable them to
scale in a low risk environment.
Three second place and third place
prizes were also handed out, as well as
the GreenSpark prize for sustainable
ideas and The People’s Champion
accolade, which was voted for by all
those in attendance.
dream team: The
Oven quartet
The peak of
going social
THE fourth Social
Value Summit will
take place in London
on 8 February.
The summit
– which aims to
promote social values
in business – brings
together more than
300 commissioners
and providers from
across the public,
private and, of course,
social sectors.
A spokesman for
Social Enterprise
UK, organisers of
the annual event,
said: “The summit
will deliver leading
expertise in the
field of social value
measurement and
reporting; the latest
intelligence on good
practice; practical
advice and takeaways
on what to do
in your organisation;
dialogue and debate
on key issues from
high-quality speakers;
leaders from across
different sectors;
and some excellent
networking.”
Early bird tickets
are now available –
book your place by
searching ‘Social
Value Summit’ online.
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