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After nearly two months and over 50 entries from across The University of Warwick, the stage was set for the four finalists to compete in the Be Your Own Boss Final held at the Warwick Arts Centre on 21st November 2008.

The event was run by Warwick Entrepreneurs and Radio Warwick (RaW) with £1000 provided by Merrill Lynch for the winner and £250 for the runner-up by Accenture.

 

 

The Event Team

The event was entirely student- run in terms of its:

  • Event Coordinator - Kostas Mavroulakis, WE President

  • Events Managers & Team - Nikesh Palmar, Steven Basra, Edgar Karklins & WE Executive Committee

  • Presenters - Edgar Karklins and Steph Rosevear

  • Radio broadcasters (RaW) - Verity Scott plus team

  • Photographers - Jia Lim

  • Cooks - The Food Doctor

 

 

The BYOB 2008 Finalists

  1. Jive Park, UK Student Music Network and Festival

Safiya Dikko, Emmanuel Ene, Michael Boham, Andre Hackett, Matthew Anderson, Benjy Owusu-Daaku


  1. ML Ad, System for advertising on eco-friendly fast-food packaging

Michael Lo and John Cheung


  1. E-resistable, Innovative online takeaway service

Stephen Leguillon, Steve Barnes and Velin Djidjev

www.e-resistable.co.uk


  1. Dark Ice Audio, Custom audio installations and car modification products

Kristian Kassinen

www.dark-ice-audio.com

 

Above: Finalists & WE President, Kostas Mavroulakis

   

The Judges

The following judges analyzed the finalist's business proposals before hand, then watch them deliver their 15-minute pitch and then questioned them on both. The judges were:

  • Sital Kotecha, Manager at Accenture

  • Cliff Lockyer, Business Angel at Minerva

  • Matthew Hale, Head of Environmental Sustainability at Merrill Lynch

  • David Hebblewaite, Business Angel at Minerva

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

   

The Audience

Attended by over 100 Warwick students and staff, the audience were each given an electronic keypad enabling them to cast their vote.

 

The Finalists in Action on the Night

Above: Matthew Anderson

Below: Michael Lo

 

Above: Kristian Kassinen

 

 

 

 

Below: Stephen Leguillon

 

 

The Results

Winner: E-resistable

 

Runner-up: ML Ad

 

Above: WE Team, Judges, Winners and Runner-up

 
Press

Campus Dragons: The entrepreneurial spirit is soaring across universities in the UK, The Independent

http://www.independent.co.uk/news/education/higher/campus-dragons-the-entrepreneurial-spirit-is-soaring-across-universities-in-the-uk-1049816.html

Features quotes from Matthew Hale (Merrill Lynch Judge), Kostas Mavroulakis (WE President) and Steve Barnes (E-resistable)

News

WBS Student Entrepreneurs come out top, Warwick Business School

http://www.wbs.ac.uk/news/features/2008/12/04/WBS/student/entrepreneurs

 
 

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