Thrive

Be inspired, build your confidence and let your ideas thrive.

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About Thrive

17-28 November 2025

Thrive Festival is Brookes Enterprise Support's flagship event, celebrating inspiration, creativity, and innovation. Open to everyone, it’s a chance for those already interested or involved in enterprise to develop their skills and those who aren’t to get curious.

Enterprise/ entrepreneurship could mean anything from a project or undertaking, taking initiative, being resourceful, being 'business-minded', or owning a business or company. 

Thrive programme

SPARK LIVE Pitches

Tuesday 18 November 2025, 3:00pm to 6:00pm GMT

Come and check our students pitching their idea for a chance to win £500.

PULSE Panel Event - Breaking Barriers: Stories of Overcoming Odds in Entrepreneurship

Wednesday 19 November 2025, 4:30pm to 6:30pm GMT

Come to hear about personal stories from our industry leaders and connect with potential co-founders, and investors.

IGNITE DEMO DAY

Thursday 20 November 2025, 6:00pm to 8:00pm GMT

Come and watch Brookes student founders pitch their business ideas for a chance to win £5k

Pitch to win

Tuesday 25 November 2025, 3:00pm to 4:00pm GMT

Join Charlotte Houghteling, serial entrepreneur and Lecturer in Law, and Marc Howe, Head of our international award-winning Client Interviewing Programme and Associate Professor of Law, learn how to pitch to win and begin your journey!

Build, Play, Learn: A LEGO® Challenge Workshop

Wednesday 26 November 2025, 3:30pm to 5:00pm GMT

Join us for a hands-on, creative workshop where we use LEGO® to build on teamwork, communication, and negotiation

Think, Collect, Win: The Trivial Pursuit Challenge Workshop

Thursday 27 November 2025, 3:30pm to 5:00pm GMT

Join us for a fun, fast-paced workshop inspired by Trivial Pursuit,

You’ll team up to tackle questions and challenges across categories that mirror the real world — from innovation and communication to teamwork, adaptability, and decision-making.

Contact us

General enquiries and support

enterprise-support@brookes.ac.uk