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    30 April 2009
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  • Table of contents:

    1. Abbey Santander Pitching Event: First prize £1000
    2. Entrepreneur in Residence Sessions with George Mackintosh May 7, 2009
    3. Register for the Spring Entrepreneur Event
    4. Past Abbey/E-club Pitch Winner Wins Additional Prize
    5. Beta Testers Needed for Techent.org!
    6. Grant Management Business Plan Competition
    7. New Competition: Search for the World’s Most Creative Young Entrepreneur!

  • 1. Abbey Santander Pitching Event: First prize £1000

    Dear Entrepreneur,

    We have several great events coming up and additional competitions to announce!

    The second Abbey Santander Pitching event of the academic year is Thursday, May 11 at 18:30.

    Come and listen to four Club members each pitch their business idea to an experienced panel of judges. This competition has a first prize £1000 and is organised by the Club and an opportunity for the participants to hone their presentation skills. Participating Club members will have 5 minutes to pitch their idea and then take questions from the judges as in a Dragon’s Den-style format. Don't worry; it won't be that rough!

    The winner will be announced during the drinks reception afterwards.

    If you are interested in pitching in this competition, please email entrepreneurship@ed.ac.uk ASAP

    Thursday, 11 May 2009, 18:30-21:00
    Lecture Theatre 1, Business School, 7 Bristo Square

  • 2. Entrepreneur in Residence Sessions with George Mackintosh May 7, 2009

    Need to prepare for the pitching competition? Seeking some honest input? EIR sessions are for you!

    If you are interested in speaking with EIR George Mackintosh about your business idea, please email entrepreneurship@ed.ac.uk to make an appointment. This is a great opportunity to chat informally with an expert who has build several businesses. He will be advising club members in 30-45 minute time slots throughout the day on May 7. For more information

  • 3. Register for the Spring Entrepreneur Event

    LAUNCH.ed invites you to the Enterprise Expo, the University of Edinburgh's annual exhibition of entrepreneurial talent. This is an opportunity to meet student start-ups, spinouts from academic research and EPIS entrepreneurs who will be exhibiting their technologies, products and services.


    Keynote addresses

    - Doug Richard - Technology entrepreneur and investor (Dragons Den)

    - David Wright - a University of Edinburgh PhD alumni who co-founded MTEM, the largest ever spin-out from a Scottish university which made the founders millionaires overnight when the company was sold just 3 years later.



    This is followed by a relaxed and informal BBQ.


    When:
Tues 02 June 2009


    Where:
The South Hall Complex, Pollock Halls, University of Edinburgh


    For more details.


  • 4. Past Abbey/E-club Pitch Winner Wins Additional Prize

    Congratulations to Richard Burton, who won the Abbey Santander Pitching Competition last semester, and was recently awarded second prize at the Scottish Institute for Enterprise Business Plan Competition with recognition for excellence in ecommerce and marketing via social networks. In addition to the earlier award, Richard has won £4000 cash and around £5000 worth of support.

    Check out Hoodeasy!

    The University of Edinburgh did exceptionally well in this national event, placing nine student businesses amongst the top 30 finalists. More than any other university.

  • 5. Beta Testers Needed for Techent.org!

    The E-club newsletter is always game to help entrepreneurs do market research or find beta testers to help develop your offerings. Please email entrepreneurship@ed.ac.uk if you would like your company included in the next newsletter.

    Technology Entrepreneur needs beta testers to take online courses and give feedback to the developers. Please contact alattili@gmail.com to sign up. Ideal candidates would be post graduate students, but all club members are encouraged to sign up.


  • 6. Grant Management Business Plan Competition

    This is a reminder that University of Edinburgh MBA students are eligible for the Grant Management Business Plan Competition which takes place in November. Please contact Aidan Hetherington (aidan.hetherington@ed.ac.uk) for more information. He will need a note of interest from all students planning to compete by Monday, June 1st.

  • 7. New Competition: Search for the World’s Most Creative Young Entrepreneur!

    This competition is open to all residents of Scotland between the ages of 18 and 40. Anyone can nominate an entrepreneur and young entrepreneurs are encouraged to nominate themselves. Deadline for entries is 31st May 2009.

    The competition is geared towards business people who use imagination and creativity in their business enterprise. That could be any number of things, including using creativity in product development, service development, or even in the way they approach the market. The key is how they have tackled something in a fresh way, using their talent, imagination and ingenuity to drive their business.

    For more information or contact Suzanne Shinnie at enterprise@jciedinburgh.org.uk

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