UoB Student and Graduate Business Guide
Get closer to the University of Birmingham start-up community and search below to find businesses created by students and alumni. The directory includes businesses based at the university's start-up incubator UoB Elevate.
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- Talk Twenties was created during the global pandemic by Gaby Mendes (Education 2016) with a podcast offering listeners advice about the highs and lows of life in your twenties.
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- Teen Calm is a monthly subscription box start-up created by University of Birmingham Catherine Wassell and the idea is inspired by her daughter.
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- Masters student Sophie Watson (MSc Urban Regional Planning) has created a venture called The Borrow Shop.
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- Grace Lynskey is a social entrepreneur and inspirational speaker on resilience, setbacks and overcoming adversity.
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- The Kindness Capsule is a retail business which offers wellbeing gift packages. The business has been created by final year English and History student Tamzin Meyer and was inspired by a random act of kindness from a close friend.
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- The Lash Surgery is a business which offers a lash and brow service to clients. The business was born out of passion by its founder Lauren Hosannah who trained as a professional lash technician before starting university.
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- Jake Scott is the managing director of publishing business called the Mallard which features political commentary both online and in print.
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- The Slice is Right is a mobile pizza start-up created by Economics graduate Luke Davies. Based in Leeds, the business offers traditional-style Neapolitan pizza and offers customers an Italian pizza experience at an affordable price.
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- Tutorbloc is a business created by University of Birmingham Mathematics graduate, Mercurius Saad.
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- Tyndall Sustainability is a consultancy created by Mechanical Engineering graduate Ben Richardson and the business aims to help companies understand their carbon footprint, set sustainable goals to reduce emissions and work together to move closer to carbon neutrality to help the environment.
Add your business
You can add your business on this page if you are a University of Birmingham student or graduate founder. Please complete this online form or alternatively you can get in touch with us directly at benterprising@contacts.bham.ac.uk.
Some of the above businesses are based at the university's start-up incubator space in Birmingham city centre. Find out more about the businesses occupying our UoB Elevate at The Exchange programme and see how you can get involved.