Welcome notes
Welcome to the sixth issue of Start! magazine. At King’s, we believe that entrepreneurship is for everyone, and that it can support all types of careers and futures. Entrepreneurship is not about Dragons’ Den or The Apprentice. Nor is it just about founding your own start-up. It’s about being entrepreneurial, and as the following pages demonstrate, anyone can be entrepreneurial. Our vision here at the Entrepreneurship Institute, is to help everyone at King’s develop the entrepreneurial mindset and skills needed to make the world a better place. We’re here to assist you in gaining the entrepreneurial and career-enhancing skills that will support your future. The theme of this magazine is ‘disruptors’. If we want to change the world, we need to disrupt – to challenge the status quo, to question existing methods and approaches, to think of new ways to solve problems, and to fearlessly do things differently. Within whatever subjects you are studying, you will find problems to solve; and you can apply entrepreneurial skills to solve them.
Julie Devonshire OBE Director, Entrepreneurship Institute
This magazine has been created to inspire and guide you in developing useful, innovative and important entrepreneurial skills. Whether your ambitions are to become a doctor, lawyer, educator, corporate employee, leader, innovator, disruptor, change-maker, or have a job that doesn’t even exist yet, you can create an entrepreneurial version of yourself which will give you an advantage to thrive. This year, add ‘entrepreneurial’ to your CV. I hope you enjoy reading this magazine, and do join our community to find out more about the support, events, workshops and resources we have available – all for free! See you soon.
Julie Devonshire OBE Director, Entrepreneurship Institute @juliedevonshire 4
Start! Issue six 2020-21
