We are thrilled to announce our collaboration with Mackenzie Sargeant, the recent winner of The Pitch Perfect Contest hosted jointly between The University of Derby and Ascentant Accountancy.
The Pitch Perfect contest was an opportunity for Students and graduates to pitch their business ideas for chance to win a £1000 prize and 12 months Business support from Ascentant Accountancy.
It was open to Students at the University of Derby and Students were encouraged to come up with a unique business idea that helps solve a ‘real life’ problem.
Mackenzie has received a winners trophy and 12 months of Business Support from the Team at Ascentant Accountancy to provide Mentoring, Consultancy and Advice to help bring their idea into reality.
Over the next 12 months, we will work closely with Mackenzie to support and help build her new business, providing the guidance and expertise needed to turn her vision into a thriving success.
Mackenzie’s impressive achievement reflects her passion, creativity, and entrepreneurial spirit – qualities we are excited to champion and nurture.
Mackenzie is looking to develop a Probiotic Bio ball which is a clear gel ball made from biodegradable material, containing scientifically supported probiotics that have been shown to improve coral health – the probiotics increase the corals thermal tolerance and disease resistance to help fight the impacts of climate change.
Business Development Director at Ascentant Accountancy, Adrian Peck, was one of the judges and said “It was an honour being involved to support and inspire the next generation of entrepreneurs, and the quality of the presentations at the Pitch Perfect competition was truly superb – full of passion, creativity and innovation”.
Director of Ascentant Accountancy, Kevin Drew, said ” We are really proud to support, nurture and grow new Businesses in Derby and beyond.
Startups are often overlooked in the Business Community, they struggle to find peer to peer support, opportunities and easy to access or affordable advice.
We are working to change that and provide a Startup Ecosystem in Derby with networking events, workshops and opportunities for Startups to thrive; And working with the University of Derby is the first of many Partnerships to underline our commitment.”
Stay tuned for updates as we embark on this exciting journey together…
Congratulations again, Mackenzie – the future is bright!”
