We were delighted to hear from 1st Year Pre-Clinical Medical student Mohammed Owais last week who contacted us about his new start-up business which is called National Student Network.
National Student Network is currently being set up by Mohammed and is designed to connect students with each other whilst at university.
I started National Student Network in November 2020 when university was quite new to me. The national lockdown prompted me to try something different with the extra time I had. This led me to explore the idea of starting a business – something that I’ve always wanted to do but never really understood how. I then stumbled across the university B-Enterprising department and everything opened up from there.
Here is my advice for anyone else considering starting a business:
- Schedule and commit to a couple of hours a week for working on your business otherwise it's very easy for your business' growth to remain stagnant
- Ask for help when you need it. Without a business background it is easy to become overwhelmed but know there is support available.
- Don’t let imperfections hold you back. If you try to get every little detail perfect; there’s a good chance you’ll hinder your progress.
- Just go for it. If it doesn’t work out you may lose a little bit of time and money but you’ll gain so much. You won’t know if you don’t try.
