qnomics introduction dr leon vinokur queen mary university of london 2 october 2015
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qNomics IntroductionDr Leon VinokurQueen Mary University of London
2 October 2015
London- Tech City
London- Tech City
• Development encouraged by both local and national government, with the goal of creating a cluster comparable to Silicon Valley in the United States
• Third largest start-up cluster in the world after San Francisco and New York
QMUL’s Response to Tech City: qNomics
“qNomics provides financial advice and resources to technology start-ups and entrepreneurs.”
Client comes to qNomics for advice on a range of issues including market strategy, business planning, accounting, funding, and regulatory compliance.
Advice is provided by students from the School of Economics and Finance supported by professional advisers from Bovill and KPMG.
What is qNomics?
Advice Sessions
What you will work on as a student adviser
Advice SessionsWhat?You and your partner, together with practitioner supervisor will interview a client, then you will research and write advice that will be commented by the practitioner.
TimeAfter each client interview, you and your partner will have 21 days to draft the advice, get it checked by your supervisor and sent to a client.
Clients
Social enterprises ICT start-ups
Entrepreneurs
Digital innovatorsSmall businesses
App developers
Clients
Fin-Tech start- ups
LearningReal clients, real financial issues
Extensive training from partitioners Interviewing and
communication skills
Drafting skills
Reflectively evaluating your
experiences
Factual analysis
…these are just a few of the skills you will learn
Who can apply?Students are selected on the basis of an online application, with preference first given to students from the following programmes:
MSc Accounting and FinanceMSc Law and FinanceMSc Business Finance MSc Investment and Finance BSc Economics, Finance and Management (3rd year only)
How to applyVisit QM+, and look for qNomics.
You will see a folder to the online application form.
Application closes: Friday 9 October 2015 at 5pm.
