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Your PE7039 module tutor... I'm from Newcastle upon Tyne, UK and when not working at Northumbria University as a senior lecturer in Entrepreneurship, I enjoy  travel (in normal times) and hiking with my two dogs. I initially chose to study entrepreneurship as I had aspirations of starting my own venture... but became a bit side tracked researching, writing and teaching about it over the past 10years. My aspiration for this module is that those studying on it will become more knowledgeable about digital entrepreneurship and more entrepreneurial in their thinking and actions. One thing I need to know is about who you all are...

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I hail from New Zealand, but live in Bangkok, Thailand. I work for an animal rights organisation called Sinergia Animal as their Digital Marketing Manager and do some freelance writing for various publications on the side. I enjoy the content side of things to the actual nitty gritty of analysis, but realise I need to fill these gaps to be more employable and enjoy my work/life balance better. I am married with a daughter and love spending time with them exploring this mad city I live in. Digital Entrepreneurship fascinates me, but I must say I haven't got a clue what the hell is going on in this part of the course. I have a lot to learn!

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Hi,
I am Beatrice. I am 43 years old Romanian lining in UK , London for 13 years. I am on a career break since I had my son and thought about how I could combine my passion for writing with creating a digital platform that makes healing, healers accessible to a variety of people globally. I have no clue of what I’m doing , I’ve never done anything like that before, it’s my vision at this point in time. Even browsing around to figure out how this learning platform works makes me nervous. I love cats, travelling, reading , spending time with like minded people and friends.

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...and I live in a little village north of Cambridge, UK. Marketing is something I have been interested in for a while and I finally decided now is the time to do something about it!

I was made redundant in 2020 as a result of Covid and was lucky enough to find another job with a Community Interest Company. In my previous role I supported the marketing department, which was the most enjoyable part of my job. My current company has no marketing department and I would really like fill that void. In my spare time I help my sister with her handmade, sustainable clothing business by writing content for her social media and building her website, as well as providing advice and support on business decisions and helping her with any events.

I am married with a 3 year old son and another baby due in June and we have a cat and a tortoise. I enjoy spending time with my family, exploring new places and socialising (when we are allowed to!).

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Hello everyone, my name is Bianca and I live in Portsmouth with my husband and two cats. I currently work for a telecommunications company in the customer service department and do work experience in the marketing department once a month which I really enjoy. I'm hoping to transfer into the department when they are hiring again We bought our own house a couple of years ago and we are planning to spend much of this year on renovations (hopefully starting with the bathroom).

I have a couple of hobbies, I like to sew and knit and I am currently in the process of learning to speak Japanese. 始めまして!

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My name is Tihana. I am originally from Croatia but living and working in a small town called Trim in Ireland. My husband and I own a graphic design, print and signage business and over the past couple of years we started expanding it further into the digital marketing area. I hope to develop new skills in that field and have more confidence in some segments that can be beneficial to our work and my current experience. I find this module very interesting and look forward to learning more!

In my free time I love reading, travelling (when possible), music gigs and festivals, surfing, hiking, photography and camping around this beautiful island in a motorhome with our three dogs (hoping to do a UK tour when times get back to normal).

Nice to meet you all! :)

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...and I'm from Colne, Lancashire. I enjoy pilates, swimming, going to the theatre and eating pizza. I love watching most sport, mainly football(Up the Clarets!) and rugby union. I have two staffys called Bella and Pippa and a cat called Jasper - he's the boss! One of my hobbies is Millinery - for me it combines creativity and relaxation. So my family and friends often end up wearing my fascinators to weddings/events they attend!

In my current role, I design Kitchens and project manage the prep work and installation process to completion, which involves multiple trades, architects, structural engineers etc, and I've been doing this for the last 6 years. Previous to that I used to audit UK Higher Education for The Quality Assurance Agency for Higher Education and I also set up and ran the Students' Union as President at the Northern School of Art, which is where I studied my undergrad.

I'm very excited to learn more over the course of this module after reading through the initial materials made available on Blackboard and I'm really looking forward to getting stuck in!

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Hi everyone, my name is Dayana and I live in London with my family! I recently graduated with my undergraduate degree in International Business with Spanish in September at Aston University.

A couple of months back if anyone asked me if I was going to continue studying, I probably would have laughed in their face but here I am and super excited to learn more!

I'm currently working as Social Media & PR Executive for an American fitness brand as well as a small beauty business owner and freelancing some social media management services on the side!

This module sounds so interesting, I can't wait to learn more about it!

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I am 31 years old, from Germany and I live in Shanghai since 2018. I currently work for a local Chinese real estate development and investment company in the role of project manager for our overseas department. Before COVID struck, I would travel regularly to Europe and the US to assist in identifying worthwhile investment opportunities. Since 2020 our focus has shifted more towards local projects.

My academic background is in China Studies, and I still lack a lot of knowledge in the field of business and management. So one of the reasons for me to start this masters program is to gain deeper insights into management and business concepts that I can utilize in my day-to-day work.

The module "Digital Entrepreneurship"
comes right on call as I just started to plan an entrepreneurial endeavor with an old friend of mine. Unfortunately we both have no prior experience in this field so I hope to gain some helpful insights into how to make our plan come to fruition.

Im looking forward to interesting exchanges in the discussion forum and to learn more about the world of entrepreneurship.

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Hey guys,

I'm Katie. Originally from the South West of England but I've been living in Hanoi, Vietnam for just over 4 years now.

I have a background in hospitality management and currently teach English as a Foreign Language to a bunch of adorable young learners. Like many (everyone), Covid has struck hard in Vietnam and we spent almost the entirety of 2021 in lockdown. Despite not being able to fulfill my original summer plans of travelling, I was instead able to re-evaluate what I plan to do in the future and decided a career change feels right for me, so I bit the bullet and signed up for the course.

I love to travel, the best feeling in the world to me is exploring countries by motorbike, I'm hoping the opportunity will come around again soon. In the meantime, I enjoy aerial yoga, reading, listening to podcasts and spending time with my closest friends.

I'd be lying if I said I'm not a little apprehensive by the thought of trying something brand new, but what have I got to lose!? Thanks for reading and hopefully see ya virtually soon!

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I am from lebanon, living in Qatar, the land of sun and sand, around 11 years. I enjoy keeping healthy. Avocado toasts, park walks and zumba madness!

I'm a father of a daughter "a cat", Molly. We cuddle everyday, even if it is 50C outside.

Also, I love traveling (when possible) and learning languages. I'm on Duolingo as: KarimSpanishX, so much fun to learn a new language. Also if you are a football fan, and plan to attend the FIFA2022 in Qatar know that i'll be here for any help :)

Besides that I am an advertising Art Director with a graphic design background for the past 10 years at some of the top 5 international agencies, Ogilvy, Grey and M&C Saatchi, the latter is my current job. Some of the clients I worked with: Vodafone, Netflix, McDonalds, Hamad International Airport, FIFA 2022.

Throughout the years, I have learned that Advertising and marketing they come hand by hand to serve the success of an idea, service, product...
I'm here to gain a better understanding of marketing through digital mediums and connect the dots to have an explicit understanding of the bigger picture.

Excited about this course as much as nervous! So much to grasp and still figuring how this course work.

Let's Just Do it! "Nike brand slogan" learning some citation on the go ;)

Nice to meet you all! and looking forward to collaborate and to collaborate and have fun learning throughout this course as much as possible.

Hasta Luego!

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Hello everyone!!

I’m Sneha. Originally from India but living and working in Abu Dhabi for over 8 years.

I’m currently working as a Flight Attendant. I love to travel and along with that I love to eat :) When I am not travelling for work I am travelling on leisure. Covid has not made that easy though. I also enjoy painting both canvas and digital.

I am really excited and anxious at the same time to begin this new journey and hopefully start my own venture involving travel and digital marketing one fine day.

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I'm Jodie, i'm 28 and living in Manchester UK. I spent the past 5 years working in Cambridge as a supervisor for a photographic editing department but recently moved back up north, where I work remotely for the same company as a photo editor.

During lockdown in 2020 I started my own business making wax melts and i'm in the process of making candles to sell too. I've loved diving into having my own business and all the different aspects. I've had the idea of pursuing digital marking in mind for a while so decided to apply to the course as an option for a career change as well as to equip me with the knowledge to help grow my own business. This first module is of particular interest to me but quickly realising there is so much to learn!

In my free time, I love going to the gym, photography and being outdoors :)

Looking forward to learning with you all!

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I am from Indonesia. I am currently working with a pharmaceutical company as product executive. 4 years ago, I graduated with a Bachelor of science degree in clinical and community pharmacy. furthermore, I continued my academic pathway by joining professional pharmacy education program. previously, I never thought of continuing the master degree, but in the end I realized that I need to study more about the business and management to support my capability in workplace.

in leisure time, I love listening music, playing basket ball and reading a book. those things can refresh my mind from busy daily life.

I really excited to study about the digital entrepreneurship, because I think in current era many opportunities that we can take with use the digital technology. nevertheless, right now I only have a limited thought about the digital entrepreneurship, so it is a great chances for me.

nice to meet you all :)

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Greetings. I’m from South Korea and, I am working in the cosmetic company as a human resource manager in Seoul.

I like fishing, reading books, baking, and love to travel. I went to many places, and I think those experiences built now who I am. I like to discover something that interests me.

Due to Covid I couldn’t go somewhere or do as much as before, but I didn’t want to lounge around so I learned Romanian language last summer at Bucharest Uni. I had read more books, and now I’m taking this programme and I'm excited to learn Business and management.

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I live in Kilfenora, a small village in the Burren in Co. Clare on the west coast of Ireland,
famous for traditional Irish music. I’m married, and my wife and I have 2 sons, now grown up with their own careers.
I’m a Veterinary Surgeon and a partner in a busy veterinary practice. We look after small and large animals so I can be found sometimes in a clinic setting or out on farm visits depending on the day. I notice many of you mention your animals. We have a beautiful German Shepherd who goes to work with me every day!
Digital Marketing caught my interest and I’m looking forward to learning more about it and sharing the experience with you all. It’s a completely new area for me and embarking on this course is exciting but really frightening too, so I hope I can make the cut.
When I’m not working, I enjoy hiking, scuba diving and photography.
Chat soon!

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Hey, my name is Grace, I’ve just turned 25 and I live in a small village between Manchester and Liverpool. I have graduated from the University of central Lancashire studying Fashion Design! I currently work in a bar that my boyfriend owns that both me and him designed ourselves throughout lockdown, I currently manage all the social media platforms which are then all reviewed at the end of each month ensuring we hit our social media targets.

I’d say Im proficient/complete nerd in many design software packages such as, photoshop/illustrator/CAD etc, I’ve utilised these skills by free lance designing promotional materials, branding, logos and websites. I’ve designed merchandise for a DJ company which included hoodies, T-shirts etc. I’ve had the privilege of attending London Fashion Week&had my work displayed at graduate fashion week (all pre covid). I am very much into my fashion and find it very interesting, other than that, in my spare time I like to go on holiday a lot, socialise with family and friends, go to the gym and walk my dogs Kobi, Barney and Murphy, and because of my love for dogs I decided to make my own business during lockdown called “gee creates”, all it literally is, is just digitally drawn portraits of peoples pets using a graphics pad.

I am looking forward to learning more throughout the course so I can expand my knowledge of Digital Marketing and put it into practise in my future plans. During this week I’ve very much enjoyed learning about digital entrepreneurship.

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I'm Sihan from China. I'm currently a freelancer and running an online shop. As my previous educational background was in the field of linguistics, I lacked business and management knowledge. So, 'digital entrepreneurship' will give me strong confidence in doing e-commerce.

In my free time, I would like to write something and share it on my Wechat public account. Besides, I also like to draw pictures, make Lego models, and cook different food from different countries.

Nice to meet you all!

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Hi all, I'm Ali
I'm based in Leigh, Greater Manchester and I'm married with an (almost) 5 year old daughter and a cat called Pantera. I love to travel but this pandemic has somewhat prevented that .. so I've recently bought a little flat by the sea so I can escape to study when I need and we can enjoy family weekends away!

I work for a European IT reseller as a Cisco partner manager leading the customer success practice, I love guiding customers to find the business outcomes from the technology they've bought, it's all about taking them on the digital journey to realise the value of their technology investments.
I'm wanting to focus on digital marketing to acquire the skills to enhance the customer experience and opportunity to promote more services to existing and new clients as well as further my own career.
This is a great way to get to know one another virtually, looking forward to cracking on with this module!

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I live close to Brighton on the south coast. I am a single Dad to three kids. I do various  stuff for work from social media management and copywriting, to marketing for non profits. I also write and manage my blog Dad's Delicious Dinners where I cover food, family, fatherhood and fun.  I have been known to  write for various publications, usually covering family type stuff.  In my free time, I can either be found watching Brighton play or working on my start-up not for profit community interest company.

Oh, if you want a decent slime recipe, I have one of those too, thanks to my youngest......

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My name is Khadiijah. I live on a tiny island of 40,000 people called Rodrigues that is part of Mauritius. I am 25 and currently working as communication intern. I love cats and spend my free time reading books. I love to eat and spend a lot of time cooking. I also enjoy learning new things and I am actually learning how to sew.

I have taken this course to broaden my knowledge in marketing, especially in social media marketing, although I have absolutely no previous experience in the field. I am glad to be joining this course with you all :)

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Hi everyone, my name is Virginia Morales and I am from Guatemala City, Guatemala, Central America. I did an undergraduate degree some years ago in Hotel and Restaurant Management from a Guatemalan University.

After I graduated I did some internships at some hotels and restaurants in Guatemala and also did 6 months at the Walt Disney World Resort in Orlando, Florida. Most of the professional experience I have is from Housekeeping Management as I worked as the Housekeeping Manager for almost 3 years in one of the best hospitals in the Central American region.

Now with Covid, everything changed, so I decided to pursue my MSc in Digital Marketing as I am currently doing some Affiliate Marketing. I found this course very interesting as it will help me gain more tools and understand better all the aspects that Digital Entrepreneurship includes.

One of the things that I enjoy doing the most is to travel. Hope that everything gets back to normal soon so I can start traveling again more often and I can do more Contiki tours. Other things that I enjoy doing are excercising, reading, going to concerts, sharing with my family and friends, cooking, and playing video games.

Looking forward to the meeting tomorrow and meeting you all! :)

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Am from Oman, a country based in the Arabian Peninsula. For those familiar with Dubai, It's just 4 hours drive from where I live. Warm summers & beautiful winters. "Worth visiting".
I tend to spend half of my time in Toronto - Canada, with my family & travel for work in multiple countries.

Am currently self-employed for the past two years & running a consultancy firm in brand transformation & events management. My decision to be in this journey was led by my next quest to establish an E-commerce startup.
I have worked previously in numerous industries, including hospitality & tourism, real-estate development & investments, aviation & energy sectors.

Excited to be here, learn, exchange knowledge & make new friends.
Pleased to meet you all & look forward to getting to know each of you in person.

See you soon

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I live in Wiesbaden, a city next to Frankfurt, central Germany. In 2016 I graduated with a bachelor's degree in cultural studies and started to work for an online job board. I started as a Sales employee, and later on, I could gain experience as a Project Assistant and Manager for Go-to-Markets of new products and features.

Since 2021, I have been working for the German Federal Statistics Office as a Project Assistant on a long-time IT and digitalisation project. Most of the time, I work remotely, so I luckily have enough time for my friend with four legs. We love being in nature and going for long walks.

Last summer, I started the master programme to expand my business knowledge and get to know people worldwide. I am really looking forward to the module because I have work experience from a digital company but little  knowledge in entrepreneurship.

In my ideal life, I will find a business opportunity to start a digital business and become a self-employed person who can work independently.

I am looking forward to meet you :)

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I live in Chalfont St. Peter, a Buckinghamshire village, (apparently the largest village in Europe), which for me is the best of both worlds as it combines countryside with relatively easy access to London. I live with my husband and 12-year-old son, and Ripley our demanding puppy.

I studied French and German over 30 years ago and lived in both Germany and Paris. After a short stint in banking, I then worked for the same company for 24.5 years before the pandemic hit. Originally in international sales (I had the good fortune to see a lot of the world), and then moved into marketing with focus on PR.

I considered setting up my own business when made redundant after the first lockdown, and although I have always tried to keep abreast of digital marketing trends and developments, I was lacking in confidence in what I knew. So, this course appealed.

Look forward to working with you all.

Alison x

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I'm Sri Lankan but live and work in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. I work for an impact-driven higher education group and manage its in-house content marketing and CSR strategies.

I love reading, travelling, hiking, movies, and food. I'm mad about animals and have 4 cats and 6 dogs.

Entrepreneurship has always fascinated me as my office is run as a start-up. The founder is an entrepreneur and it underpins everything we do and how we do it. So I'm looking forward to learning about digital entrepreneurship and would love to find out how it can work in the education sector.

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I’m originally from the north east but settled in the lovely small cathedral city of Lincoln after studying design at uni here (many many years ago!) I also work in the city and have just celebrated my 25-year work anniversary with a brand, design and web agency where I'm Creative Director.

We have a pretty varied client base spanning both B2B and B2C sectors from global organisations like the World Health Organisation and World Heart Federation to local companies like Pipers Crisps and Red Hill Farm Pork (sausages and potatoes are big in Lincolnshire!) This gives us the opportunity to work on all sorts of different projects at different scales and definitely keeps it interesting! I love all forms of creativity and spend a lot of my downtime exploring art, design, photography, architecture, interiors, fashion, crafts, film, music, literature. I love cooking, gardening, travel, dabble in crochet and have a crazy shoe collection.

I'm also a bit of a digital geek and am focusing on digital marketing at this point of my career to acquire the skills to enhance our agency's offer and hopefully build a successful digital marketing team in the future. It's a bit daunting at the moment but really excited to be on this journey.

Great to see so many cat lovers here – I  have four at home! Looking forward to working and learning with you all.
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In terms of questions in the module I'd like to know if there are any specific criteria/recommendations for the type of digital venture we should choose for the assessment case study?

Also I note it specifies APA (6th edition). I have only used 7th previously (as that's what Google docs has in its citation tool!) Are the two editions very different?

Jayne :)

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Hi everyone, I'm Ashlie. I'm a Project Officer in Cornwall, working at a local University. I do everything from research projects, marketing, HR, learning & teaching projects... the variety is the best part! This is my second module on the degree, and I'm really looking forward to this one - though it's less in my current area of knowledge than my first module!

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Hi All, I've created a new WhatApp Group for our Digital Entrepreneurship module, please click here if you would like to join: https://chat.whatsapp.com/Kjj6wGJpoG4DQsVZmwLxib
Any problem getting connected please let me know your number and I will add you. (Ali Dando)

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I'm from Poland originally but I currently reside in Japan working as a teacher for an educational institution here. I used to work as a business manager in the past and am currently pursuing a degree in Business to explore new work opportunities in the future. I look forward to collaborating with you all!

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My name is Pelayo and I live in Sheffield, UK. I am originally from Spain but moved here about 10 years ago.

I currently work as a teacher of Travel and Tourism and Languages. I would like to know more about the business industry, hence why I am undertaking this course.

Looking forward to meet you all in the lectures and on the whatsapp group !

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I currently live in Middlesbrough which is a small town in the North East of England. Fun fact about me is that I'm a triplet and all of us are girls. I also have an older brother and a German Pointer named Bryn. In my spare time, I enjoy reading, going out with friends, going to restaurants and going to the gym.

I work as a Marketing and Social Media Assistant for LouTom Media Ltd. I'm looking forward to learning more about entrepreneurship from a digital aspect. In the future, I would want to create my own digital startup business so this module is perfect for me.

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Hello! My name is Emma, I live in Northumberland near Newcastle-upon-Tyne. I work for Urban Green Newcastle an exciting new charity with the responsibility for managing and maintaining 33 parks and over 60 allotment sites across Newcastle. I am a Ranger Team Leader and support a small team of dedicated Rangers and Community Gardeners to ensure that the parks are safe, welcoming and vibrant places for everyone to enjoy! As far as entrepreneurship is concerned my experience is limited. I worked in Enterprise in Education in a Development Agency supporting young people to develop entrepreneurial skills but have never had aspirations to be an entrepreneur, perhaps this module will inspire me!

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Hello everyone, my name is Helen, originally from the north east of England, but now living in Suffolk. This is my third module of the course and I'm enjoying it so far.  Quite interested to get into the content of this module as it sounds really interesting.
I work part time as a fundraiser for a youth work charity, part time co-ordinating youth sector support for voluntary and community organisations, I am also a yoga teacher.
The main question I had was about the about choosing the right case study for the assignment.
Nice to hear everyone's stories on here and best of luck on the course.

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I am originally from the Lake District over in West Cumbria, but I've now been living in Newcastle Upon Tyne for about 6 years.

I am 26 years old and work in County Durham as a Marketing Assistant for a double glazing manufacturer, managing social media, creating content, branding and working with our marketing team to implement strategies - they're called "Clayton Glass" go check them out!

My hobbies include playing football, meditating and spending time with my pals. I'm also obsessed with all things wellness and self improvement.

I've actually already attended Northumbria University for a bachelor's degree in human biosciences, but upon graduation decided I wanted to follow a career path where I could do something creative and make a positive impact to people's lives in the digital/marketing sphere.

In the future, I'd love to start/work on a venture involved in promoting wellness and mental health.

But enough of that, nice to meet you all! :) If anyone in the North East area wants to grab a coffee at any point to discuss the course, I am down!

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Hi, I’m Karen. I come from Hong Kong. I work in Hong Kong Disciplined Services.  I hope to further develop leadership and management skills in the field of business management.   I’m so excited to learn this module, Digital Entrepreneurship.  It sounds so interesting. 

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Hi, I’m Karen. I come from Hong Kong. I work in Hong Kong Disciplined Services.  I hope to further develop leadership and management skills in the field of business management.   I’m so excited to learn this module, Digital Entrepreneurship.  It sounds so interesting. 

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Hi everyone, I'm Kaine and i've been studying at Northumbria for a few years (since 2018). Last year I completed my undergraduate degree in Graphic Design. For my masters I decided to pursue my other interest which is Business and Management.

Sadly I don't live in Newcastle (anymore) but in County Durham. My interests/hobbies are Art, Design, Photography, Business and Travel. In my spare time I also like watching films or playing games. This is also my second module so i'm excited to progress onwards and see what happens. :)