
Stine and
Marilena have one year left of their bachelor's degree in biology. The two Nord-students
are combining innovation and entrepreneurship with blue and green growth, and
together they have developed the company Seacirc under the slogan
#GoPlasticFree.
– The world
is flooded with plastic that nature is unable to decompose. Different kinds of
organisms, particularly in the oceans, absorb a large amount of that plastic. As we all know, plastic
is a growing issue, which calls for action.
Providing alternatives to plastic
Seacirc aims to provide businesses with the tools and knowledge they need to become plastic
free, for instance by recommending good alternatives to plastic.
– We're
hoping to turn this project into a fulltime job, and we're both planning
to do a master's degree to specialise in this field, they say.
Stina and
Marilena plan to graduate in 2020.
Financial
support from Nord
– Is it
possible to combine studying with running a start-up business?
– Combining the Searcirc project with a full time study load is not ideal.
However, our experience suggests that this might be the best time to do it
anyway. Nord has an excellent funding system for students who want to create
a start-up business, which is very useful.
The Nord
students Marilena Frye and Stina Skånhoff are now preparing their business for
the next step, which is introducing Seacirc to the European market.
– We've organised around lectures and studying. During our exam period
we have to prioritise preparing for our exams rather than working with Seacirc.
We make up for that during holidays, though.