Opportunities Archives - Bright Red Triangle

On 10 April 2019 at Edinburgh Napier University’s Craiglockhart campus part of the BRT team had the pleasure of taking part in the Ethical Finance Conference organised by members of the Business School.

What a fantastic evening! On Thursday, 11 April 2019, our Bright Red Sparks awards dinner took place at the prestigious venue, The Balmoral.

Find out our keynote speaker for Bright Red Sparks awards, as well as the competition finalists, and upcoming entrepreneurial competitions that you should consider entering.

A business aiming to reduce bias in recruitment processes through the use of technology. Another focused on reducing the devastating affect of plastic through the sale of zero-waste refillable products. A movement to reduce the stigma of ‘that time of the month’. These are just a few of the amazing ideas nominated for Bright Red Sparks.

Tickets for #BrightRedSparks are now live, top tips for budding freelancers, APE International Boot Camp in Munich, a conference on business as a force for good, plus more

What a week we've had attending the APE Bootcamp 2019 within the Strascheg Centre for Entrepreneurship at the University of Applied Sciences in Munich. 11 students from Edinburgh Napier have been among 70 participants in a Design Thinking for Entrepreneurship programme where 14 teams spent 6 days designing and developing innovative solutions and start-up ideas [...]

Looking to get your business idea off to a flying start? Applications are now open for Converge 2019, the leading company creation competition for staff, students and recent graduates of Scottish Universities and Research Institutes. From spin outs to start-ups, Converge helps the most innovative and creative thinkers from academia to realise their entrepreneurial ambitions [...]

TECHNOLOGY BUSINESS TURNING WASTE WATER INTO FRESH WATER ANNOUNCED AS CONVERGE KICKSTART 2019 WINNER • Showcase of early stage creativity with the potential to become viable businesses. • The Converge KickStart programme, sponsored by RBS, is aimed at early-stage projects, offering support for the first steps of the entrepreneurial journey with a prize package of [...]

Last week we launched our new Freelance Workshop with over 300 amazing Edinburgh Napier students signing up. We had a fantastic panel to finish the event, and we wanted to share their top tips on becoming a freelancer.