Summer Startup Programme News Today

25 February 2021 Helping older people use technology to connect with their friends and family is the goal of a new business venture set up by three University of Canterbury (UC) graduates. University of Canterbury (UC) graduate Phoebe McCaughan tutors a client as part of a new Christchurch startup called GranSkills. Phoebe McCaughan, Amelia McLuskie and Emily O’Sullivan, recently launched GranSkills to provide one-on-one tech tutoring at home for the elderly. Based on individual needs, the se...

Date Time Top University of Canterbury entrepreneurs shoot for success at city event Student entrepreneurs will pitch their innovative business and social enterprise ideas to industry experts in a lively competition in central Christchurch next week. More than 30 University of Canterbury (UC) students have spent the past 10 weeks working on their ventures full-time as part of the university’s Centre for Entrepreneurship (UCE) Summer Startup Programme. The Programme provides budding entreprene...