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Students in the LUBS5536M Small Business Growth module had the opportunity to present their growth strategies to real small businesses, applying the theory learned in the module to a relevant discipline. Over the semester, students worked in groups to analyse and explore the growth strategies of relevant companies and to expand their skills and attributes...
Leeds Business School recently held its annual International Entrepreneur Awards, where students pitched their business proposals to a panel of experienced industry experts. Ideas ranged from an AI-powered personal stylist to a smarter nutrition app. This year's winners, Ali Hussein and Yasmin ElBanna, are both undergraduate Business Management students, pitched a habit-tracking app designed...
On November 11, the Centre for Enterprise and Entrepreneurship Studies hosted Ambassador Day, our bi-annual celebration of enterprise, creativity, and collaboration. Following on from the spring 2025 event, this edition once again brought together students and entrepreneurs to explore the future of business and innovation. The day featured the AI Business Student Challenge, where Leeds...
Enactus Leeds: Empowering Change Through Enterprise and Social Impact Alec Lai is a 2nd Year economics student at the University of Leeds and has just been elected to run ENACTUS Leeds. ENACTUS Leeds is a dynamic society that blends together business innovation with real-world social impact. The society is part of a wider international organisation...
The Centre for Enterprise and Entrepreneurship Studies (CEES) has been highly commended at the 2025 Global Consortium of Entrepreneurship Centres (GCEC) Awards. Leeds University Centre for Enterprise and Entrepreneurship Studies (CEES) has been highly commended in the Exceptional Activities in Entrepreneurship Across Disciplines category at the 2025 Global Consortium of Entrepreneurship Centres (GCEC) Awards. The announcement was made...
Enactus Leeds is one of the many societies linked to the Leeds Business School and is a dynamic society that blends together business innovation with real-world social impact. The society is part of the wider international organisation, Enactus, which has partner universities all across the Projects with Impact At the heart of this year's agenda...
In April 2025, The Times wrote an article that featured one of our CEES ambassadors, Rana Harvey, about her company, Monster Group. Rana Harvey is the Managing Director and founder of the multi-million-pound retail business, Monster Group. The company is best known for its racking and shelving, but it also sells a wide range of...
We are delighted to share that Kate Gerrard, former MSc Enterprise and Entrepreneurship student at Leeds University Business School (2023–24), Spark Scholar, and one of our featured case studies, has been accepted onto the NHS Clinical Entrepreneurs Programme (Cohort 9, 2025–26). Kate is currently completing her MBChB Medicine degree at the University of Leeds. The...
Enactus Leeds: Empowering Change Through Enterprise and Social Impact Interview with Enactus President, Oscar Willis At the heart of the University of Leeds’ student entrepreneurial scene is Enactus Leeds, a dynamic society that blends business innovation with real-world social impact. Enactus is an international organisation and society at the University of Leeds with massive partners...
On Tuesday 18th March, Dr Peter Gittins from CEES hosted an expert panel discussing the challenges and opportunities facing UK agriculture. The panel featured a diverse and highly experienced group of speakers, including: Christopher Price, CEO of the Rare Breed Survival Trust Tanya Bish, Managing Director of Living Potential Care Farm CIC Alex Phillimore, Head...