4Site IT Solutions & Andrew Kaye - supported by the University of Chester

Following 7 years in the hospitality and catering industry Andrew Kaye made the decision in 2009 to return to higher education to further develop his skills in marketing and embark upon a new career path. After completing his second year, BA Marketing Course, Andy registered with the Unite with Business Project at the University of Chester and undertook a marketing project at Sealex Ltd in Ellesmere Port. Having completed his dissertation and keen to get ready for the next phase of his new career Andy enquired about undertaking another project.

The Flower Bank & Stuart Dawson - supported by the University of Cumbria

Stuart Dawson, 29, from Carlisle is one of the graduates with cause to be grateful to the project. With a degree in business management with marketing under his belt, he had been looking for suitable employment before signing up to the project. He was paired up with local business The Flower Bank, based in Wreay, a wholesale florist which supplies fresh and silk flowers, plants and sundries to trade customers and businesses throughout the North West and Scotland. They lacked the necessary expertise to venture into the online world of e-commerce. Following his initial work with the company through Unite with Business, they were so impressed with Stuart that they have now offered him a permanent job.

"My Experience with Unite with Business": Ketan Ghandi - Lancaster University.

GOTec had submitted an Expression of Interest to receive UK government funding for the purpose of lowering CO₂ emissions through ongoing research and development of a niche motor vehicle. Feedback from the grants panel identified, amongst others, a need for supporting statistics, data and costings. In order to achieve success from the next funding proposal, GOTec sought help in two specific areas: statistical and survey research to support the EoI data; and costs in relation to constructing a vehicle from small to large quantities - with a comparison in prices between UK and overseas suppliers.

I am currently pursuing MBA from Lancaster Management School. I have highly benefited from the opportunity provided to me by ‘Unite with Business’ in one of its part time consultancy project offering.