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TEAMZENITH

Zenith is a team of 14 Team Entrepreneurship students at UWE Bristol. We learn by building businesses, contributing to our communities and supporting one another to achieve our team goals and exit strategies (post-uni).

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Who we are

Mission

To achieve our exit strategy by evaluating our progress, seeking and sharing opportunities, utilising course resources, gaining experience, giving honest feedback and building strong relationships.

Vision

For every member of Zenith to exceed their personal ambitions because they have the confidence, skills and relationships to fulfil them.

01

Work ethic

We meet our hours and deadlines, finish what we start, and take pride in the standard of what we hand in.

02

Supportive

We offer help before we're asked, ask for it early when we need it, and celebrate each other's wins as our own.

03

Alignment

We know where Zenith is heading, make decisions that move us towards it, and check our work against our shared goals before we start.

04

Ambition

We set targets that stretch us, aim higher than we did last year, and treat setbacks as something to learn from rather than a reason to stop.

05

Reliability

We do what we say we'll do, speak up early if plans change, and make sure the team can always count on each other.

Our goals for 2026-27

Finance

Every Zenith venture owner has and upholds a financial plan, with the team supporting them towards sustained profitability aligned with their individual exit strategies.

Lead: Nyah

+Key results
  • Generate £9,500 profit across ventures and projects by 1 May 2027
  • 100% of ventures are on track against their financial plan at each review
  • 100% of ventures receive support from at least one other team member by 12 January 2027

Business Development

Develop Zenith's businesses through clear planning and achieving milestones (such as client acquisition and marketing) that enable individual exit strategies.

Lead: Rio

+Key results
  • 100% of ventures have a documented marketing plan by 7 December 2026
  • 100% of business-to-business ventures track their sales, from first contact to deal closed, by 1 January 2027
  • 13 new clients across our business-to-business ventures by 1 May 2027

Community Contribution

Zenith will build strong relationships within the TE community and improve our knowledge and skills by delivering a series of community-focused events.

Lead: Sid

+Key results
  • Run 4 community events within the Team Entrepreneurship community
  • Run 3 development and learning opportunities
  • Reach 145 attendees across all events (Year 2: 83)
  • An average rating of 4.5 out of 5 from attendees
  • 2 members involved in this year's Client Project

What we offer

01

Ventures in the team

Our members are building businesses, whether it's software for sales teams and estate agents or selling animal enclosures and wellness supplements. See each venture below and get in touch with the owner directly.

See our ventures
02

Client and charity projects

We run consultancy projects and partnerships with organisations to provide a successful, measurable impact on their business and ensure we are contributing to our Sustainability Goal.

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03

Workshops and events

We run community events for both internal and external stakeholders, such as workshops, networking events, national and international learning journeys and team socials. Every event is inclusive and rated by attendees to ensure we keep improving.

04

Fresh eyes on your business

If you have a business or idea that would benefit from the perspectives and solutions of young entrepreneurs, we are always open to gaining experience and providing our skills.

Get in touch

Our results so far

Read our Year 2 Annual Report

Open the report (PDF) ↗

Our Projects

1. Individual Businesses

01

TEZMAP

Rio Chandler

Software for door-to-door sales and fundraising teams. It splits up territory automatically, plans routes and records which doors have been visited, replacing maps, screenshots and pen and paper.

Contact Rio ↗
02

The CarCierge

Sid Osmond

Advice for people buying luxury, premium and electric cars, helping them choose and buy the right car with confidence.

Contact Sid ↗
03

Operant

Sam Hurford

Data-led advice for events companies and promoters running 400+ capacity events, helping them grow by using their ticketing and social media data.

Contact Sam ↗
04

Sol Fitness

Nathi Bartlett

One-to-one personal training, including outdoor sessions in Bristol, with a focus on young women who want to get into fitness.

Contact Nathi ↗
05

LYKA

Evie Carter

A women's activewear brand built around quality and sustainability, launching its first collection in spring 2027.

Contact Evie ↗
06

ProxiTerra

Nyah Adoti

Handmade oak enclosures for reptiles and other exotic pets, built to the welfare standards used by licensed pet shops.

Contact Nyah ↗

2. Team Projects

Client project

Client Project

Sam and Nyah are leading this year's Client Project, working with an external client on a real business problem and reporting back to the team.

Key learning

Asking the client early how outside changes affect them makes the project more useful.

Charity partnership

CEDA Apprentice Challenge

Our work with CEDA is in its starting blocks. We will share what we are doing and what we learn as it gets going.

Key learning

Every partnership starts with a clear scope agreed with the partner.

More coming soon

We take on new projects through the year. Check back, or get in touch if you have one in mind.

Mentoring

If you have a passion for helping young students and entrepreneurs, we would love to hear from you. We are always looking for mentors who can share their experience, challenge our thinking and help our ventures grow.

The team

Rio Chandler

Rio Chandler

Business Development Manager

TEZMAP, territory software for fundraising teams

Nyah Adoti

Nyah Adoti

Finance Manager

ProxiTerra, luxury habitats for exotic animals

Sid Osmond

Sid Osmond

Community Engagement Manager

The CarCierge, luxury and supercar advisory

Sam Hurford

Sam Hurford

Sustainability Manager

Operant, events consultancy

Fraser Hysted

Fraser Hysted

Founding Engineer at Nesti

Nesti, AI staff for UK estate and letting agents

Eli Rozov-Klos

Eli Rozov-Klos

Strategy and Team Lead

Nathi Bartlett

Nathi Bartlett

Community and strategy

Sol Fitness

Evie Carter

Evie Carter

Marketing and social media

LYKA

Alex Cullen

Alex Cullen

Team member

Business development at KnowledgeCloud

Otto Dix-Masson

Otto Dix-Masson

Team member

Bristol Summer Ball sales

CB

Carlo Benatti

Team member

HB Supplements

Sonny Noble

Sonny Noble

Training sessions and branding

Leon Mabonga

Leon Mabonga

Team member

Bristol Summer Ball sales

AA

Abdi Abdi

Team member