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High Five for HotHatch as UEL entrepreneurs win Haberdashers' Company awards
19 August 2005
Five of enterprising UEL graduates have been awarded grants of up to £1,000 each by the Haberdashers' Company of the City of London to help them start up their own businesses ranging from fashion to film making.
Tina Dhanjal, James Brown, Matthew Alleyne, Shazia Ullah and Veronica Igwe, are all setting up their own companies at the HotHatch.
The Haberdashers’ award, launched this year, is open to applications from students and graduates. Brian Blair, Assistant Clerk and Director of Charities at the Haberdashers’ Company said: “There are a lot of exciting and promising business ideas around. I am impressed by the good work the University of East London does to support the regeneration of the area and the community.”
“During our visit to the Knowledge Dock and HotHatch facility at UEL’s Docklands Campus, I was most impressed by the creative, entrepreneurial spirit being engendered amongst students, former students and local residents. The University is providing the right conditions and amazingly practical help for young people to start up their own businesses and get them established. It is also very exciting to see how well integrated UEL’s activities in this field are with those of the local community. There is a genuine two-way flow of expertise and resources.”
HotHatch Manager Thorsten Klein said: “These grants are a great opportunity for our students and graduates. We can now offer everything a start-up needs to make a presence in the market place. Our graduates are full of brilliant ideas and enthusiasm, and we are here to help them fly!”
To find out more about the HotHatch, call Thorsten Klein or Sujata Vaishnav on 020 8223 7603.
© Knowledge Dock 2005
Tina Dhanjal, James Brown, Matthew Alleyne, Shazia Ullah and Veronica Igwe, are all setting up their own companies at the HotHatch.
The Haberdashers’ award, launched this year, is open to applications from students and graduates. Brian Blair, Assistant Clerk and Director of Charities at the Haberdashers’ Company said: “There are a lot of exciting and promising business ideas around. I am impressed by the good work the University of East London does to support the regeneration of the area and the community.”
“During our visit to the Knowledge Dock and HotHatch facility at UEL’s Docklands Campus, I was most impressed by the creative, entrepreneurial spirit being engendered amongst students, former students and local residents. The University is providing the right conditions and amazingly practical help for young people to start up their own businesses and get them established. It is also very exciting to see how well integrated UEL’s activities in this field are with those of the local community. There is a genuine two-way flow of expertise and resources.”
HotHatch Manager Thorsten Klein said: “These grants are a great opportunity for our students and graduates. We can now offer everything a start-up needs to make a presence in the market place. Our graduates are full of brilliant ideas and enthusiasm, and we are here to help them fly!”
To find out more about the HotHatch, call Thorsten Klein or Sujata Vaishnav on 020 8223 7603.
© Knowledge Dock 2005
