Many students made their way to Wembley Stadium earlier this month to put forward their business ideas for a chance of earning some funding at the UCFB Sports Entrepreneur Award Event.
A total of £24,000 was funded to a handful of projects and business propositions, set up by our students, to help propel their and grow their organisations.
Two joint-winners earned £5,000 for their ventures. They were:
The two joint-silver medallists, who were awarded £4,000 in funding, were:
£3,000 was also given out to two bronze award winners, who were:
Other business ideas put forward included a hospitality and tourism venture focusing on the 2026 FIFA World Cup in the United States, a sports innovation hub based in Cambridge and a business dedicated on developing coaches.
Joint winner Brendan Hourihan said: “I’m very grateful for the opportunity from Brendan, the university and all the staff have provided. And I’m going to keep going from here.”
Fin Booth added: “I really am excited. A lot of hard work really has gone into it. I hope to use a lot of UCFB’s network (going forward).”
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