Durham University
Blueprint Durham 2010
blueprint@durham is open to all students (undergraduate and postgraduate) and recent graduates from Durham University who have a real business idea that they want to take forward. Staff from the University can proceed directly to the Regional Final.
The Award Ceremony for this year’s Durham Blueprint finalists will be held at St. Chad’s College in the centre of Durham on Wednesday 5th May 2010. To reserve tickets please contact carolyn.mcalhone@durham.ac.uk.
This year the competition was organised by the Postgraduate Training Team, Graduate School. We had a very successful competition, Cash prizes of £3,500 were awarded, with further valuable in-kind support from our sponsors.
To register for news of blueprint ’10 @ durham, undergraduate and postgraduate students should contact carolyn.mcalhone@durham.ac.uk or visit www.dur.ac.uk/blueprint.durham.
Durham Staff may contact any of the Business Development Managers in the Technology Transfer Office for assistance with entries into the regional Blueprint Grand Final.
Entrants are able to access the facilities of the Enterprise Incubator which is located in Mountjoy Research Centre. The unit is a "hot desk" facility which supports up and coming businesses within the University.
The unit also offers a meeting area, a small library of reference material, internet access, business support and advice activities, a business address and signposting to other agencies and external support services.