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My personal experience as an intern “Interning for the Mayor’s Entrepreneur Programme has been a very exciting experience because it was a great opportunity to improve my employability skills while working in a relaxed and flexible work environment.” said 2022 intern, Ifna Maingé “The job role consisted in promoting the Mayor’s Entrepreneur Competition to students

Sojo also creates space for discussion around sustainable fashion “What I needed was a really easy and hassle-free way for me to get my clothes altered and repaired – that’s when Sojo was born.” Sojo’s mission is to give clothes a second chance to keep them out of landfill for longer. Sojo made the 2020

Lauren Bell, 2019 Creative Industries Award winner, Cosi Care “When I entered the competition, I was a designer. Now I am an entrepreneur.” Lauren Bell, used her experiences with chronic eczema to create Cosi Care – a line of products to relieve the symptoms of eczema and other skin conditions. Designed with children in mind,

Re-inventing the circuit board for the circular economy Tech Finalist at the 2018 awards, Jiva made it through to the finals with their key product Soluboard. Soluboard is designed to be a replacement for the plastic base of circuit boards used in all our electronics. The boards are made with natural fibres and a number

Could feathers be the future of sustainable product design? Innovation design engineer Elena Dieckmann and biological scientist Ryan Robinson believe so – and set up Battersea based company AEROPOWDER to prove it. Today they employ seven staff and are exploring different global markets. But when they entered the 2016 Mayor’s Entrepreneur competition they just had

How we helped student entrepreneur Solveiga Pakštaite transform a smart idea into a £3.85 million business Every year each UK household tosses away up to £400 worth of food. It’s a massive waste of money and resources that inspired student entrepreneur Solveiga to enter our competition in 2015 with a truly innovative solution. “At Mimica,

At its heart, ManholeMetrics is about preventing wastewater flooding and its impact via low-cost, easy-to-install technology and analytics, putting the power of data into the hands of wastewater utilities. Conceptualised just two days before the application deadline, ManholeMetrics went on to win the Tech Award at the 2021 Mayor’s Entrepreneur Competition! Our interns caught up

Single-use products can have a notoriously harsh impact on the environment, but does it really need to be this way? Elle and Alborz from City, University of London certainly believe a better way is possible. They won the Mayor’s Entrepreneur Competition in 2017 with their idea, Twipes, and have since leveraged the support and mentorship

In this blog, Creativity Works graduate Rachael Simões tells us how the programme has advanced her career and what she’s up to now. Name: Rachael Simões Age: 21 Occupation: Junior Creative at Grey London “I applied for the Creativity Works programme the summer after finishing my A-Levels. After deciding that university wasn’t right for me,

As part of our commitment to shining a light on the issues that matter most to young people, we reached out to our Student Ambassadors to talk about their thoughts, feelings and concerns for the future. Here, Student Ambassador Basma talks about how to make the most of the programme as a student.  “The Access

As part of our commitment to shining a light on the issues that matter most to young people, we reached out to our Student Ambassadors to talk about their thoughts, feelings and concerns for the future. In this blog, Nawal shares their advice for students signing up to the programme. As the end of Year

As part of our commitment to shining a light on the issues that matter most to young people, we reached out to our Student Ambassadors to talk about their thoughts, feelings and concerns for the future. In this blog, Malaikah shares her thoughts on the experience of young creatives in lockdown and what this means