Summing up 2018
Bigger and better workshops For Autumn 2018 we introduced a lot more workshops, more than we had ever run before and boy, did the team feel it. Our diaries have been ram-packed but the mentors [...]
Propeller Enterprise Award Winners
The Propeller Enterprise Awards came to a close last week after a rousing round of interview panels. We had a wide range of business ideas and early start-ups apply, with 13 out of 37 applications [...]
4 Signs That You’re More Successful Than You Think
Not getting results? Feel like you’re doing everything right, but it’s just not coming together? What you need is an attitude readjustment. When setting up your own business it can be hard to stay optimistic. [...]
Advice From an Entrepreneur (or three)
This week we had three incredible, local entrepreneurs at our networking event sharing their journeys. We had Salma Chaudry from The Halal Cosmetics Company, Kieran Fletcher of Funda and Karen Livesey of Child Sexual Exploitation [...]
You’ve Missed the Big Ideas Challenge!
We know how it is, busy lives and deadlines, but you missed out on one hell of an event! Students from across different faculties came together in teams to develop new business ideas and gain [...]
The Challenges of Running a Women’s Charity in Preston
Lancashire Women’s Centre Lancashire Women’s Centre (soon to be rebranded as Lancashire Women) is a registered charity focused on helping women across Lancashire. They offer support for mental health and emotional wellbeing; money, benefits and [...]
Propeller Hub Grand Opening
The new space This week has been a special week for the Propeller Team as we have officially opened our new incubation space! On the 4th Floor of the Media Factory, the Propeller Hub a [...]
What’s the difference between copyright, trade marks and patents?
So, what is intellectual property? Unlike material goods, intellectual property (IP) cannot be touched – it covers things like images, writing, branding, films, software and inventions. Basically, if it’s something you’ve created, it *should* be [...]
Propeller Networking – Online Security Essentials for Businesses
According to Louisa Murphy from Lancashire Police’s Digital Investigations Unit, 50% of crime is cyber or internet related nowadays. That’s a lot. But what sorts of things count as ‘internet related crime’? Well, the biggest [...]
A Beginner’s Guide to Freelance Platforms
You’ve decided to start freelancing whilst you study, you’ve got a plan, you’ve done your PESTLE and SWOT analyses and you think you can make a real go of it. You’ve got the means to [...]