Bath Entrepreneurs (BE) is a student group welcoming and uniting all student entrepreneurs at Bath. We provide extraordinary networking, learning, and funding opportunities.

Our events have been awarded 'Best Society Event of the Year' by the SU for two consecutive years.

Our Goals:

1. INSPIRE - Develop a strong "entrepreneurial spirit" among the student body

2. ENABLE - Support student entrepreneurs through networking, learning and funding opportunities

3. GROW - Put the University of Bath and BE on the map of the hottest places for entrepreneurship in Europe!

Our 2020/2021 Committee:

• Chair - Lucas Pesenti

• Vice Chair - Capucine Chappey

• Head of Finance - Shijo Varghese

• Head of Accelerator - Alex Saunders

• Head of Partnerships - Gwen Feng

• Head of Events - Maria Stepien

• Head of Content - Remo Aryan

• Head of Website - Aymeric Sion

• Head of Marketing - Sofya Morozova

• LaunchPad Manager - Ricardo Mendez Lopez

Our Record-Breaking Events:

• ‘BE² Conference’ | Taking the leap forward | 330+ attendees

• 'DISRUPTION' | Insights from disruptors, outlook into the future | 130+ attendees

• 'LaunchPad' | Annual Hackathon | 130+ participants

• Evenings with BE | 40-60+ attendees per event

Our New Initiatives:

• Acceler8 by BE: Our program of specifically designed content, mentors and speakers is aimed at bringing students with great ideas to become the best entrepreneur possible, all within the space of 8 weeks. Each participant business is provided with mentorship, access to free resources, alongside £1.5k in equity-free funding and the ability to connect with our extensive network of investors and associated partners.

• 'A Moment With' Podcasts (available on Soundcloud and Spotify): provide students with the opportunity to listen to successful entrepreneurs at all times

• BE Newsletter (bi-monthly): Engaging and compelling articles covering Entrepreneurship, Business, Tech, Politics, Productivity and Creativity

• BE Website (www.bathentrepreneurs.org): Our exciting new tool that will feature all our projects and provide useful resources to student entrepreneurs

• BE Networking Sessions (both virtually and in-person): provide students with the opportunity to network with like-minded individuals and build the community spirit between the members of the society

• ...AND OTHER EXCITING NEW EVENTS (Stay tuned!)