SIE Tech Entrepreneurs Talk

The Scottish Institute for Enterprise (SIE) aims to expose students and graduates of Scotland’s higher education institutions to entrepreneurship. Part of how it tackles this is by hosting events with a line-up of speakers, providing insights on how attendees can embrace entrepreneurship.

Personally, I think entrepreneurship is interpreted differently by each individual. To me, entrepreneurialism has little to do with background and education, and much to do with spirit.

This was precisely what I wanted to convey with my talk at SIE in Strathclyde University, as well as the fact there is no magic formula to getting a business off the ground (you have to execute! If you do nothing each day, it adds up to nothing). I did, however, provide some practical tips on reducing the cost of launching a business.

Ashley speaking at SIE, photo by @sie_gsa

Ashley speaking at SIE, photo by @SIEinformatics_W

I was joined by three other speakers, all of which gave interesting presentations on their background and provided pragmatic advice;

• Callum Stuart (Mallzee)
• Allan Lloyds (Insight Arcade)
• Marco De Nichilo (Swarmly)

Thank you to Tadas and SIE for inviting me to speak.