September 3rd, 2010
Deadline 5pm on Monday 6th September 2010.
If you’re aged 16-30 and have been running your own business for between 3-18 months, this annual competition could see you walk away with a £10,000 cash injection local, regional and national PR from top agency Blue Rubicon at the Shell LiveWIRE LIVE! award final taking place in London on 13th October.
The judging process (.PDF, 260kb) will see entrants from across the UK shortlisted to a Shell LiveWIRE ‘Hot 40′ before 8 regional finalists go on to face a panel of judges including Dragons’ Den star Duncan Bannatyne, Tim Campbell (Bright Ideas Trust) and Emma Jones (Enterprise Nation).
So, if you think you’ve got what it takes to be the Shell LiveWIRE Young Entrepreneur of the Year 2010, apply online now at:
www.shell-livewire.org/awards/
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August 28th, 2010
Ben and Sinan fly off early tomorrow to the States to Virginia Tech to represent the University of Kent and and Great Britain in the Student Global Business Challenge. Have fun and good luck with your pitch!
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August 25th, 2010
31st August and 1st September – Free webinar from Daniel Priestley.
Daniel Priestley, is the author of the book “Becoming The Key Person of Influence – 5 Steps to Becoming One of The Most Highly Valued and Highly Paid People In Your Industry”.
Daniel says “In every industry there is an inner circle of people who make more money, have more fun and attract better opportunities. If you aren’t in the inner circle you don’t even get to see most of the great opportunities until its too late. There are 5 things anyone can do to get out of being a ‘worker-bee’ and start being a Key Person of Influence in the inner circle of their industry.”
Daniel is hosting a free 1 hour webinar that covers the 5 steps to becoming a Key Person of Influence in your industry. In one hour you will walk away with 5 very clear, very clever steps to take to advance your career. Read the rest of this entry »
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August 20th, 2010
Why not take advantage of the quietest month of the year and enter the Shell Springboard Awards?
The deadline for Shell Springboard is 5pm on the 5th November, but as we all know things tend to get busy again when the world returns from its holiday so now is a good time to get your application sorted.
Submit your entry online at www.shellspringboard.org for one of eight awards of £40,000 on offer this year. Read the rest of this entry »
Tags: innovative green business, Shell Springboard
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August 19th, 2010
The Chartered Institute of Purchasing and Supply and Kent Business School are hosting a joint event on Tuesday 21 September at 6pm. Titled ‘Electronic vs Traditional’ the event will take place in the Symposium Room, Kent Business School on the Canterbury campus Read the rest of this entry »
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August 18th, 2010
Two University of Kent students will next month represent the UK in a ‘Dragon’s Den’s style international challenge designed to highlight the important contribution university students make to the global economy.
Sinan Assaf and Ben Giambrone qualified for the VT KnowledgeWorks Global Student Business Concept Challenge in the USA by winning the University of Kent’s business concept competition in June.The international challenge, organised by Virginia Tech University and VT Knowledgeworks, aims to celebrate the energy and ingenuity of university students. Participants will present their business concept ideas to a panel of judges and the winners of the Virginia event will receive a $25,000 grand prize. Read the rest of this entry »
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August 17th, 2010
When are the best things in business free?
When it’s a free website that reaches new customers
While you’re working hard to build your business, wouldn’t it be great if you could be in lots of different places at once? Well, with a website you can. While you’re occupied with stocks and suppliers, new customers can still find your company, view your products, email you, and place orders through your site. Read the rest of this entry »
Tags: getting British Business Online Campaign
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August 12th, 2010
- Could you be the Shell LiveWIRE Young Entrepreneur of the Year 2010?
- Apply now for the chance to win £10,000 and national PR for your business
- Deadline 5pm on 6th September
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Tags: Kent students, shell-live wire
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August 11th, 2010
Great new business support scheme for recent graduates from Make It Happen (MIH). This is a new national programme to support graduates setting up in business. It’s free to all those accepted onto the programme and is funded by the UK Government and delivered by National Council for Graduate Entrepreneurship, HSBC and Business Link.
12 month programmes for graduates to go into self employment or start a business Read the rest of this entry »
Tags: graduate self employment, Make it Happen
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August 10th, 2010
HE Social Entrepreneurship Development Awards competition dates have been announced. Development Awards of up to £15000 are available, and open to staff and students at Univeristies.
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Tags: funding, social enterprise
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