Pitch2Win up to £2000!
We’re giving students and recent graduates (individuals who have graduated in the last two years) the opportunity to win up to £2,000 in our annual Pitch2Win competition. To enter, you’ll need to email a 60 second video in which you detail your business idea to dmumade@dmu.ac.uk no later than 5pm on Friday 29 August 2025.
In addition to your video, please provide your full name and P number.
Successful applicants will need to be available on Tuesday 7 October to attend a pitch day, where they will deliver a pitch to a panel of experts. 3 pitchers will then be chosen to deliver their pitch in the grand final, which will be held on 14 January, 2026 at an early evening Awards event (5.30pm - 7pm on campus).
It doesn’t matter what stage your business is at, it could just be an idea or it could be up and running.
Good luck!
Make Space: Work from the DMU Made Studio
Do you have a creative side-project? Looking for a space to work, sew, design, create? You can find this space on the first floor of the Kimberlin Library. Find out more here.
Are you already running a business/side-hustle or working freelance?
Please tell us about it here, and we’ll get in touch with details of how we can help you.
You can also nominate yourself or somebody deserving in this year’s DMU Freelancing and Entrepreneurship Awards.
Pitch2Win Monthly
Your business idea could win you £100 and if it’s really good, you could be entered into our final later in the year for the chance to win £1000 or more! Weekly pitching rounds will are now taking place. All you have to do to enter is go to my-gateway.dmu.ac.uk and book a pitching slot!
Free online DMU Made Summer School
Join us online for 3 x 60 minute sessions in the Summer! We’ll tell you everything you need to know about being freelance, self-employed and entrepreneurial!
This is open to DMU students at any De Montfort University location around the world, plus recent graduates.
Register here: https://my-gateway.dmu.ac.uk/leap/event.html?id=800&service=Careers%20Service
DMUmade PopUps
We've teamed up with DSU to host a new, daily opUp Shop located in the SUsupplies Shop on the Ground Floor of the Campus Centre. Students who make their own products can apply for a free stall by emailing Andrew Reynolds. PopUp Shops are open on Mondays between 10am and 4pm.
Email opportunities@dsu.ac.uk to express an interest in having a stall.
ONGOING SUPPORT
A reminder that any student or graduate can receive one to one support, whether they have an existing business or would just like to know how to go about starting one.
One-to-ones are offered face to face and on line and can be booked via MyGateway or dmumade.com.
Further drop-in support and workspace will soon be available via the new Careers Hub in Hugh Aston.
