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New Entrepreneurs Foundation

Wednesday, March 16th, 2011

The New Entrepreneurs Foundation has been established to give 25 of the UK’s brightest entrepreneurially minded young people the opportunity to work for a year with some of the country’s leading entrepreneurs. For more information please click here to download the ebrochure. To apply, fill out the application form here.

Tags: employability skills, entrepreneur, Kent students, student enterprise
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Big Ideas Competition! Deadline midnight Monday

Wednesday, March 16th, 2011

This year £10000 Prize Pot – £5000 for Canterbury campus and £5000 for Medway campus – submit your idea using the competition template and you could win first prize of £3000, or if you enter as a team – the chance to go the Virginnia Tech in an all expenses paid trip in August to enter the Global Challenge with the chance to win $25000! More…

Tags: competition, entrepreneur, prize money, Prize pot, University of Kent
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Kent Team in Top Three at Princes Trust Awards

Tuesday, March 15th, 2011

The University of Kent Team for the Princes Trust Million £ Makers, attended the regional finals at the Century Club in Shaftesbury Avenue on the evening of Monday 28^th February. The University of Kent were in the top three University teams in the region competing against 17 other Universities. The awards were handed out by the recent Apprentice show participant – Laura Moore.

The team (Dan Medlen, Deep Nagda, James Kent and Robert Finnerty- all first year Accountancy students at Kent Business School) chatted with Laura, who had briefly studied at the University of Kent. As well as the University awards, there were many corporate teams at the event, and a great night for networking opportunities.

Over £750,000 has been raised this year from Million £Makers for the Princes Trust.

The University of Kent team were awarded their certificates – and are keen to pull a larger team together to compete next year!

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National Varsity Pitch Competition -NACUE

Monday, February 14th, 2011

The National Consortium of University Entrepreneurs (NACUE) has announced that this year’s National Varsity Pitch Competition is now open for applications from across the country, to find and showcase the UK’s most outstanding student entrepreneurial talent.

Open to both students and graduates, candidates will have the opportunity to pitch in front of a celebrity judging panel, win £10,000 seed funding, a Golden Ticket to the Global Student Entrepreneurship Awards and a host of other prizes to launch their ventures from a national platform.

The National Varsity Pitch Competition celebrates university enterprise, innovation and start-ups on a national level and promotes a healthy spirit of competition amongst the brightest minds in the country. Seven semi-finalists from each of the semi-final categories will be invited to pitch in front of a panel of esteemed judges and an audience of over 250 young entrepreneurs, investors, accomplished entrepreneurs, public figures and members of the national media, as they compete for the National Title. The award categories are: 1.Clean Technology & Green Business
2.Software, Internet & Mobile Technologies
3.Science, Technology, Engineering & Maths (STEM)
4.Social Entrepreneurship
5.Leisure, Hospitality and Services
6.CreativeEnterprise
7. TATA Blue Skies Award for Disruptive Innovations

Over the course of the competition, participating students will present a business plan, compete in their industry semi-finals, attend a boot camp, receive mentorship and coaching and attend the finale in May 2011 in London
The application deadline is 20 March 2011. To learn more about this prestigious national event, and how you can be involved, please visit www.nacue.com/nvpc

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Shell LiveWIRE – win funds each month

Friday, February 11th, 2011

If you’re aged 16-30 and in your first 12 months of trading, you can apply online for one of up to 6 x monthly £1,000 Shell LiveWIRE Grand Ideas Awards.
The top 40 will be shortlisted for the Shell LiveWIRE Young Entrepreneur of the Year Awards
The Shell LiveWIRE Young Entrepreneur of the Year will get £10,000.

http://kentroundone.co.uk/competitions/shell-livewire-2011-win-1000-and-10000/

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The Retail Factor Competition

Wednesday, February 9th, 2011

The Retail Factor competition is for any small retail business looking to grow.
We understand that the hardest part of growing your
business is getting in front of the right customers.
Our competition gives the opportunity for 1 lucky
business to do just that and for FREE!

The overall prize is worth well over £10,000 You need to be over 16 years old, have a retail business which you are ready to expand, or an idea of a retail business you would like to start. More details and entry form. (more…)

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University of Kent ‘Big Ideas’ Competition

Friday, February 4th, 2011

Start thinking of great business ideas to enter the 2011 UoK Business Ideas competition – deadline 21st March – open to all University of Kent students – Canterbury and Medway competitions

Top team entry goes on an all expenses paid trip to USA to enter the 2011 Global Challenge competition

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BBC Dragons’ Den

Tuesday, January 25th, 2011

The BBC will be auditioning throughout the coming months. If you would like an application form or full infomation, please visit www.bbc.co.uk/dragonsden or email dragonsden@bbc.co.uk.

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Bright Science Ideas Competition

Monday, January 24th, 2011

The University of Kent students are one of six Univerities allowed to enter this competition.

Do you have a bright idea for a new or improved service or product which is based in science, technology, engineering or mathematics? Put your ideas on paper and compete with your peers. You don’t need any formal business knowledge and you can enter on your own or as part of a team.
DEADLINE 5.00pm Friday 4th February 2011

Application from and terms and conditions on the WestFocus website or download here

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Wallace needs your contraptions-BBC competition

Friday, October 15th, 2010

Competition – win a role in an Aardman creation

Wallace needs your contraptions

Win a cracking prize: The winner will get either their contraption or a likeness of themselves recreated in clay, to appear in an animated production from the creators of Wallace & Gromit.

How to enter: You’ll need to invent and build a clever contraption. This could be a labour-saving device, maybe one that wakes up Wallace or moves an object from A to B. Anything goes, as long as it meets the judges’ criteria.

Submission opening date: 28 October 2010

Submission closing date: 12 December 2010

Follow the instructions below and don’t forget to read the rules.

Need inspiration? Get ideas to create your own contraption by watching our top tips videos.

For more inforamtion go to the BBC website http://www.bbc.co.uk/bbcone/wallaceandgromit/competition/

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