Essex Startups
All of our students have access to support from The Essex Startups team. The team are here to support budding entrepreneurs at every stage of their entrepreneurial journey. Their team supports students from idea creation to expanding business into new markets. Their annual programme of innovative workshops, mentoring and funding opportunities are designed to help our community fulfil their potential and achieve their ambitions.
Success Story
WYSPR is a social media tech enabled advertising agency set up by Oliver Bourne and Eliot Wood, two graduates from Essex Business School. The two friends secured various funding grants to go towards start-up costs in getting their unique technology business proposal, which centers around the concept of ‘Friendfluencing’ off the ground. WYSPR transforms the social media Instagram user into a social media influencer to scale UGC for brands, as a means of promotion and content creation. Utilising the power of ‘Friendfluencing’, the company hopes to build a world where anyone can get paid to advertise and create content, as well as sell and collect market data at their own discretion in a convenient and ethical manner.
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