Thinkubator returns for 2017
10 October 2017
The Thinkubator Challenge is returning for its fifth year to Nottingham Business School (NBS) on Wednesday 15 November. Organisations looking for free expertise to help support business growth are being invited to take part.
It sees a mixture of business management researchers, postgraduates and final year undergraduate students, split into ‘thinking hubs’ to focus on solving one challenge each. Each hub is supported by expert academics and NBS Alumni Fellows. Businesses present their challenge to a dedicated hub and students have three hours to research, analyse and evaluate the problem.
Thinkubator is the only event of its kind in Europe and since its launch in 2013, students have addressed nearly 200 challenges submitted by businesses from across the UK. A total of 63% of challenges have been submitted by small and medium-sized enterprises, 27% by micro businesses and 10% by large organisations, from a variety of industry sectors including financial services, agriculture, construction and retail.
Businesses taking part in Thinkubator are encouraged to submit a range of problems, which historically have included advice needed on finance, marketing and HR.
NBS holds a Small Business Charter Award for the role it plays in helping to create and develop British enterprise through its links with, and support for, the small business community.
Thinkubator challenges can be submitted at the Thinkubator website until 31 October. For further information please email ThinkNBS@ntu.ac.uk or telephone 0115 848 8681.