The Big Bash 2008 sponsored by KPMG
The sharp suits, glam stilettos and nervous faces at the door of the Classic Grand on the night of Wednesday 3rd December could only mean one thing, the biggest event of The Student Enterprise calendar at the University of Glasgow, the Big Bash Awards Ceremony sponsored by KPMG.
While tension built throughout the night for the results of the various competitions, the audience were kept occupied by a veritable feast of entertainment: dancers, a magician, a wheel of fortune, a caricaturist, a mystery auction and even the University’s own 26 piece Big Band!
Pictures of the evening and more details will be added shortly but for interested parties, here are the results and thanks below.
The Results
The Big Idea Competition
The aim of the Big Idea competition is to encourage students to tell us about business ideas they think could be successful. That could be a new product, new service or even a new market for an existing product/service. For 2008 the competition was split between undergraduate and postgraduate entries. The judging panel marked the entries on potential, impact, innovation and viability.
The 2008 Big Idea Competition was kindly sponsored by Venture Navigator (www.venturenavigator.co.uk ) a free and impartial online business support service for start ups, small businesses and entrepreneurs.
Postgraduate category
3rd Place – receives £200 – Enea Gkikas and Olivia Feng for I-CAN
I-Can is a 3D virtual internet based network focusing on providing financial management skills to students.
2nd Place – receives £300 – Jenny Helm for CORKCHECK
Cockcheck is a dipstick test which will identify corked wine. Corkage affects something like 7% of all bottles resulting in a potentially massive market.
Winner – receives £500 – Pi Yi Wei for MY DS READER
My DS Reader is an application for the Nintendo DS that allows blind users to manage documents, listen to the document’s texts and read and reply to e-mails.
Undergraduate category
Equal 3rd – receives £100 – Ben Carpenter for CHAMELEON PAINT
Chameleon Paint is the permanent solution to vandalism, a paint that cannot be painted onto, produced using a series of chemicals.
Equal 3rd – receives £100 – Ramzy Ross for THE SUN CREAM MACHINE
The Sun Cream Machine uses MagicTan technology to envelop the user in a light mist of sun block. It can be located in tourist beaches, swimming pools, hotels and cruise ships.
Equal 3rd – receives £100 – Ryan Smyth for LIME SLICER
The Lime Slicer does what it says on the tin, it’s a hand held device that reduces the average time to cut a lime from 45 seconds to 10 seconds. Helpful for the pub or club that goes through an average of 2 crates of limes a week.
2nd Place – receives £400 – Niall Slater for BRAILLE BAND
Braille Brand is a refreshable display system that connects to PC’s / laptops and allows blind people communicate with technology in the same way that sighted people do.
1st Place – receives £500 – Jude Pullen for PRESSURE ALERT
Pressure Alert is a device that will allow tubes to be passed down your throat while you’re under anaesthetic without causing you damage.
The Big Idea for Clubs and Societies
The Big Idea for Clubs and Societies rewards the most innovative, creative and viable ideas for improving a club or society on campus.
Winner – Chivalric Dream Society – Win £300
The Chivalric Dream Society combine romantic history re-enactment with role playing and learning practical skills such as the craft required to make armour and period clothing and martial arts involving the weapons. They will be spending the £300 making original handcrafted leather items (e.g. tricorner, corsets), armoured items such as leather jackets with armour plating along with novelty items (e.g. chainmail bikinis) both to sell to the wider market and for the use and benefit of their members.
Agent To The Stars
Agent to the Stars is our online PR competition which has taken place over the last 6 weeks.
1st Place – receives £100 - Daniel Prescott
2nd Runner-up - receives £50 – Joshua Nowak and Joanne Smith
3rd Runner-up – receives £50 – Julia Gray and Ashley Aitken
Enterprise Achievement Award
The Enterprise Achievement Award 2008 was presented to Graham Scott for his outstanding contribution, creativity and commitment to Student Enterprise at The University of Glasgow.
Many thanks to:
KPMG - our fantastic Big Bash sponsors without whom the evening would not be possible.
Venture Navigator
The Scottish Institute for Enterprise
The Glasgow University Big Band
Fiona Gilchrist from PSYBT
Denise O’Connor from Business Gateway
Kevin Lonergan from Linc Scotland
Frank Craig from the Scottish Institute for Enterprise
Laura Tyler from the University of Glasgow and Venture Navigator
The Classic Grand
Paul Nardini Magician
The Cherry Kisses dance troupe
The Scottish Cartoon Art Studio
Nevada Nights
India Fullarton, photographer
Jannick Gieskam, DJ
And especially to the Student Enterprise Faculty Reps (Stuart Thomson, Ruth Oliver, Kyle Taggart, Graham Scott, Charlotte Lewis, Petra Kirch and Siobhan Pielow) for all their hard work throughout the evening.
Thanks also go to the businesses who kindly donated prizes for the extremely lively mystery auction. All prizes were very much appreciated by the eventual winners!
Enterprise Rent A Car – A traditional Christmas Food Hamper
Apple – An Ipod nano.Up to a 15% student discount for all at Apple Further Education store online. Go to www.apple.com/uk/go/save on a university network or call 08000391010.
Granny Jackson’s (www.grannyjacksons.co.uk) – Deluxe Scottish Sweets Tray
Café Cinnamon, Byres Road – Party in a bag (wine, chocolates, cinnamon stars and syrup for making mulled wine!)
Dimaggio’s West End - £20 meal voucher
Baguette Express, Byres Rd – 2 free lunches
University of Glasgow Gift Shop – Pictures of the University of Glasgow
The Common Rooms, Byres Rd – Meal for two
Grace Florists, Byres Rd – A pot of Hyacinths
Revival Retreat, Byres Rd - Hand conditioning gift voucher
Glengoyne Distillery - Bottle of Glengoyne whisky and 2 tickets for whisky tasting at Glengoyne Distillery
Betsy La Belle, Byres Rd – Beautiful frilly knickers
Napier’s Healthcare, Cresswell St. – Leisurely Lavender gift set.
Scottish Paintball Centre, Fenwick – Free paintballing for 16
Demi John – Rhubarb vodka