Glasgow School for Business & Society

The Rural Entrepreneurship Conference (REC) gathers a range of national and international academics, practitioners, public servants and other stakeholders who, while developing networks, discuss different aspects of rural development, and share new knowledge informing research, policy and practice. The 20th Rural Entrepreneurship Conference will be held from 17th to 19th May 2023 at the Yunus Centre for Social Business & Health, Glasgow Caledonian University, Glasgow, United Kingdom. The event will take place in person at our Glasgow campus  located in the city centre. 

The Rural Entrepreneurship Conference | Glasgow Caledonian University | Scotland, UK (gcu.ac.uk)

Destination: London
Dates: 22 May 2023 - 25 May 2023
Duration: 4 days / 3 nights
Group Numbers: 40 students

Accommodation:
Royal National Hotel
B&B
Rooming: 10 x triple/5 x twin bedded rooms (exact) for students (all rooms with private facilities)

Transport:
Rail
Route: Glasgow > London Euston with Avanti West Coast (based on over 18s Off Peak rail fare)

Costs

• Group 1: £451 (this includes a visit to Christopher Raeburn and a tour/talk by Christopher Raeburn)
  
  
• Group 2: £496 (this includes a visit to Christopher Raeburn and a talk/tour, and creating a truly unique RÆBURN sling bag to take home)

Payment schedule
Non-refundable deposit due 21 November 2022: £150
Payments:
Jan 31 2023: £150
Feb 28 2023: £151/£196 (depending on group option selected)

ADDITIONAL COSTS (not included in price above):
Public transport tickets (best to use contactless debit/credit cards as this is cheaper and easier)

Food and entertainment

Schedule
Date Time Visit Info on trip Monday tba Travel Glasgow to London
tba Business Model Canvas Business Model Canvas Workshop
Join Insider London for an interactive session which delves deep into practical entrepreneurship thinking. From understanding the marketplace to knowing your competitors, come and explore what it's like to run your own business. An engaging presentation will be followed by a group activity in which students plan their very own business strategy with Insider London's business model canvas, exploring what is means to be a start-up and a disruptive company.
This visit will take place one of an innovative co-working space, giving students a taste into the daily life of a London entrepreneur.

Tuesday 9am - 10.30am Visit to Junee group 1
Visit to fashion factory group 2 Junee – Innovators in Sustainability
https://www.junee.co/ 
Junee provides a technology-driven, sustainable supply chain food containment service that helps reduce packaging waste across London. Understanding that London based workers eat takeaways for a hassle-free lunch, Junee noticed that people would pay a premium to be sustainable providing it was convenient.
By offering a sustainable packaging alternative to restaurants alongside teaming up with businesses for container drop off locations. Junee has removed convenience from the decision making equation whilst helping business reach their sustainability targets. When combined with Junee’s innovative approach to digitizing the takeaway market, dirty containers can be located through their app and returned to restaurants reducing their cost in the long run and introducing a revolutionary supply chain to the cause of sustainable business.
You can read more here:
https://www.insiderlondon.com/blog/Introducing-junee-Innovators-in-Sustain

Uniqely created GCU and Harris Tweed caps and berets. Caps and berets are currently available in 2 sizes, Medium and Large

If you would like a different size i.e. S or XL please contact Aileen Stewart via [email protected]

Uniqely created GCU and Harris Tweed products (caps, berets, pencil case and coin purse). Caps and berets are available in 4 sizes, Medium (57cm), Large (59cm), X Large (61cm)and XXLarge (63cm)

Caps and Berets £30, Pencil case £12, coin purse £8