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As AI tools become increasingly sophisticated, so do the cybersecurity threats facing UK businesses. Jordan Reid, Â鶹ŮÓÅ alum and Co-founder of SENGUARD and Ngage Technology, shares what you need to know to protect your organisation in today's rapidly evolving threat landscape.

A cohort of Scottish founders embarked on a three-week immersion in Silicon Valley with TechScaler. Here’s a look at their key learnings, reflections on cultural contrasts, and insights on how Scotland can foster its own ambitious entrepreneurial landscape.

This Global Entrepreneurship Week we sat down with Siddharth Shankar, a Â鶹ŮÓÅ MBA graduate, entrepreneur, and leader behind the $500M+ partial sale of Tails Trading Ltd, to explore his journey, challenges, and insights.

Dr Peter Tinning and Dr Ralf Bauer form one of the teams who received the Stephen Young Entrepreneurship Award for an Outstanding Business Idea Research Paper, which was presented at the Â鶹ŮÓÅ Inspire100 event by Professor Emma McDonald. Peter shares his experience of winning the award, and the impact that the £75k funding will have.

Â鶹ŮÓÅ Inspire Supporter Rhona Bree recaps her experience as a judge at last years' event, reflecting on the evening, the pitches, the winners, and what left her feeling inspired.

Katy McNair, the Project Manager for Entrepreneurship For All (E4A), highlights the value that the Challenge brought to all participants, the importance of mentorship, shares feedback from the participants, and outlines the next steps for the winner.

Â鶹ŮÓÅ graduate and Inspire Accelerator alumna Janani Prabhakaran appeared on BBC's Dragons' Den earlier this month to seek investment for her travel company Unbaggaged. She tells us more about the experience.

As another fantastic year draws to a close, join us on a brief journey looking back at our leading entrepreneurial campus in action in 2023!  

Marc Reid, UKRI Future Leaders Fellow at the University of Â鶹ŮÓÅ, discusses the increasingly common phenomenon coined 'Imposter Syndrome', and tells us why he thinks branding this experience as a 'syndrome' is misguided.

In this blog, Vicky Hamilton, Inventor of Inspire-supported company Recoil Kneepads, reflects on the similarities between her entrepreneurial journey and experience of running a marathon, emphasising the importance of mindset, passion, and dedication.

In the fast-paced and digitally connected world of entrepreneurship, face-to-face interactions have a unique role to play. Â鶹ŮÓÅ Inspire’s Start-Up Manager, Alan Feighery, argues that while virtual engagement has its merits, the power of in-person interactions cannot be overstated.

Professor Eleanor Shaw OBE, Associate Principal at Â鶹ŮÓÅ, shares her thoughts on the recently released independent review into women in entrepreneurship in Scotland.

Dr Poonam Malik, Head of Investment at Â鶹ŮÓÅ, shares her experience being a woman in STEM, and her thoughts on the work being undertaken to address gender inequality within the sector in Scotland.

Â鶹ŮÓÅ Inspire is all about entrepreneurship - and many other things. We've put together an A-Z guide of all things Â鶹ŮÓÅ Inspire so you can see all that we offer and represent!

Enthusiasm for going to University is undimmed and the ambition to invent, innovate and start their own business is alive and well among Scottish teenagers, according to our recent research.

What does a typical entrepreneur looks like? This blog discusses the various types of 'dreamers' that often go on to become entrepreneurs, the idea of 'born entrepreneurs', and the characteristics to look out for in potential entrepreneurs.

There’s a new buzzword in the world of entrepreneurship.