Press Centre
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KDBC Businesses Excel in European Business Competition
30 July 2010
Knowledge Dock recently entered two businesses located at the Knowledge Dock Business Centre into the Smart Entrepreneurship Competition run by the European Business Network (EBN).
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Enterprising Graduates receiving start-ups grants from the Haberdashers' Company
20 July 2010
Eight enterprising graduates from the University of East London were recently awarded grants of £1,500 by The Haberdashers' New Entrepreneurs Start Up Fund to help fund the development of their businesses.
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Business Star emerges from E-Factor Grand Final
25 March 2010
The University of East London's flagship enterprise competition, E-Factor, came to a close last night when Owen Morgan, an MSc Architecture: Advanced Energy and Environmental Studies graduate was crowned winner at the Grand Final for his winning idea, Cambridge Solar.
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Entrepreneurs Make It Happen
15 March 2010
Knowledge Dock, the University of East London's enterprise development service joined forces with the National Council for Graduate Entrepreneurship (NCGE) to promote the FlyingStart ?Make it Happen? programme, the NCGE?s flagship programme aimed at graduates and final year students who are interested in setting up their own business.
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KTP reaps dividends for the UK's fastest growing pre-employment screening company
26 February 2010
City based pre-employment screening company, Powerchex, recently secured a major new contract for its services which has helped double the company's turnover on the back of an innovative Knowledge Transfer Partnership (KTP) project that the company is undertaking in partnership with UEL's Computing Information Technology & Engineering (CITE) School.
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Online design review platform StickyWorld previews at the Building Centre
24 February 2010
UEL is involved in a pioneering research and development project led by Slider Studio and supported by Edward Cullinan Architects, HTA, Make and Scott Brownrigg.
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Young Entrepreneurs Offered Opportunity to Gain Valuable Experience across EU
23 February 2010
The EU funded programme Erasmus for Young Entrepreneurs has today launched across Europe for the second year after a year of successful partnerships were established.
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London businesses suffering from skills shortage despite growing number of graduates entering into t
04 January 2010
A survey targeted at small and medium-sized businesses (SMEs) within the London Thames Gateway region revealed that 49% of respondents did not have the correct level of skills to fuel their organisation's development and growth. The survey published by Knowledge Dock, the University of East London's (UEL) enterprise development service was aimed at identifying the key challenges faced by SMEs in the current environment.
