Demetri Koursaris
Founder and Chairman of Warwick Entrepreneurs, Founder of The Uni Express, StudentsMove and SavviStudent.
| Headline: | Entrepreneur |
| Website: | http://www.warwickentrepreneurs.com |
| Industries: | Travel |
| Skills: | Business, Design, Graphic design, Marketing, Web design |
| Groups: | CUTEC, Oxford Entrepreneurs, Seedcamp, Warwick Entrepreneurs |
| Interested in: | Finding business partners, Offering Expertise, Promoting my startups, Recruiting for my startup, Starting a company |
| Schools: | University of Warwick |
FEATURED STARTUP
The Uni Express
The Uni Express
The Uni Express is a student run service providing cheap, safe and reliable travel to and from night clubs. We offer free entry and free drinks with certain nights. We currently operate from Warwick Univrsity and run trips weekly to Coventry and...
- Startup type: Company
- Status: Active
- Stage: Growth
FULL BIO
Recent graduate of Warwick University in Mathematics and Business. I have set up and am chairman of The Warwick Entrepreneurs Society, also set up Caffe Yum, The Uni Express StudentsMove and SavviStudent.
WORK EXPERIENCE
| Employer: | The Uni Express |
| Position: | Founder |
| Time period: | September 2007 |
| Description: | • Recognising the opportunity and taking initiative to set up a bus travel company, solving the problem of student club travel.
• Negotiating best possible prices for coach hire and developing lasting relationships |
| Employer: | LiveOut |
| Position: | Co owner |
| Time period: | December 2006 |
| Description: | • Developed idea and business plan for student housing listing service.
• Found competition, and negotiated a deal where I got co ownership of the company am now involved with expanding nationally. |
| Employer: | Caffe Yum |
| Position: | Cofounder |
| Time period: | March 2005 |
| Description: | • Setting up of innovative mobile café business and running it at events in a pressurised situation
• Developing concept into a successful franchise, with the aim of going national • Committing to the idea, marketing it and remaining adaptable when necessary |
EDUCATION
| University: | University of Warwick |
| Time period: | 2005 - 2008 |
| Degree: | Mathematics, BSc |
INFORMATION
| Awards: | • 2005 “Chairman of the Governors Award”
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Demetri's Startups (3)
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The Uni Express
The Uni Express is a student run service providing cheap, safe and reliable travel to and from night clubs. We offer free entry and free drinks with certain nights. We currently operate from Warwick Univrsity and run trips weekly to Coventry and...
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Caffe Yum
Caffe Yum is a Mobile Cafe run at in a range of locations and events. These include sports games, festivals, film sets, concerts, parties, corporate events, exhibitions and train stations. We are currently franchising the business nationally....
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LiveOut
LiveOut makes the process of finding student housing so much easier! We currently list almost all student property available at Oxford, Oxford Bookes, Warwick and Coventry Universities.
Demetri is Following (14)
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idiomag
a personalised music magazine that gives each reader a unique blend of multimedia content, based on their interests.
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Snaptalent
Snaptalent makes it easy for companies to reach out to who they really want to hire, in an engaging and highly targeted way.
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ArtFlock.com
ArtFlock.com is an online creative community where you can buy and sell original art and craft. Itӳ an ideal place to discover the latest artistic talent or to share your art and craft with new audiences.
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Demetri's Contacts (41)
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Zohaib Khan
British, 22, Co-Founder at Sazell Ltd. Interested in creative marketing and electronic media distribution.
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David Langer
Internet entrepreneur. Co-Founder & CEO, GroupSpaces Ltd. Blogger, davidlanger.co.uk
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David Nash
Founder and CEO, LiveOut.co.uk, listing nearly every student property in Oxford, Coventry and Leamington Spa, and over 1,600 in London. Founder, TheIntelligentBid.com. Director, Magna Carta College, Oxford.
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