A Women in Enterprise event on campus this week (Tuesday, October 29) is aiming to attract female students and staff who may be considering starting a business.
A few places are still available at the event, which is organised by the Careers Service and supported by the Prince’s Scottish Youth Business Trust, Enterprise North East Trust and the Scottish Institute for Enterprise, and will take place in the Craig Suite of the Sir Duncan Rice Library, Bedford Road from 5pm to 7.30pm.
The session is open to everyone, but has been specifically designed to give female undergraduates, postgraduates and members of staff the opportunity to find out more about starting a business and some of the support available to take their own ideas forward.
A few places are still available at the event, which is organised by the Careers Service and supported by the Prince’s Scottish Youth Business Trust, Enterprise North East Trust and the Scottish Institute for Enterprise, will take place in the Craig Suite of the Sir Duncan Rice Library, Bedford Road from 5pm to 7.30pm.
Keynote speakers, Deborah O’Neill of Novabiotics and Lili Hunter from Lili Hunter Consulting will share their experiences of setting up their own businesses, and there will also be the opportunity to chat with female entrepreneurs including Karen Farquhar from Befriend a Child, Rachel West from Beauelle, Laura Etko from Laura’s Gym, Eileen Cooper from Limetree Consultancy and Judith MacDonald of Contempo Lettings.
Anyone interested in attending the event must book in advance. To book, go to the Careers Service website www.abdn.ac.uk/careers then log into the jobs and events service and follow the following instructions:
- Click on “Search events” from the left-hand menu
- Select “Presentation” as the type of event
- Click on “Search”
- Click on the event title
- Click on “Book”
Janice Montgomery, a careers advisor at the University of Aberdeen, said: “The Women in Enterprise event will be a fantastic chance to hear about the experiences of women who have achieved considerable success creating their own businesses. I am sure those who attend will be inspired and will be able to learn more at the event about the business support available to them to take their own ideas forward.”