Adam Smith Business School

During the course of one weekend, students with a passion for business can create a real startup in a collaborative event organised by the Adam Smith Business School, School of Computing Science, Glasgow University Entrepreneurship Society and the Glasgow University Tech Society. The event is open to all UofG and Glasgow School of Arts students.

StartUp Factory will enable participants to pitch an idea, join a team, perfect a business concept, and present to a panel of expert judges who will evaluate innovativeness, feasibility and impact.
During the event, participants can attend workshops and presentations from professionals and consult with mentors from business and other backgrounds, to help them develop and exploit their idea.

The 2019 Start-Up Factory is preceded by a warm-up, pre-event on the 23 October where participants will have a taste of what to expect from the main event. On the weekend of the main event from 1-3 November, participants will work to build a startup, and because the venue is available round-the-clock teams can work on their idea for as long as they need.

Dr Jillian Gordon, Director of Learning and Teaching said: “We want to encourage students to explore their ideas and introduce them to what it takes to build their own company. We want to connect students from different disciplines - business, design and tech - and inspire them to collaborate. StartUp Factory will enable students to make connections beyond their own networks and open doors to people from different fields with an energy to create something of value.”

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Enquiries: Clairelouise.smith@glasgow.ac.uk // 0141 330 5463

First published: 21 October 2019