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    11 March 2010
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    1. Event tonight: 3 Awesome Green Startups
    2. Next Week: The Israeli Model
    3. Pitching Competition: Congratulations Javid Khan and Kate Ho
    4. Enterprisers: Free week-long business retreat
    5. E-Club Committee Positions: Want to get more involved?
    6. Other business events you may like!

  • 1. Event tonight: 3 Awesome Green Startups

    Challenges and Opportunities for Green Entrepreneurs
    Date: Thursday 11 March 2010, 6:30-8:00pm
    Location: Lecture Theatre 1, Business School, 7 Bristo Square

    Hear from a lively panel of entrepreneurs leading the way in renewable energy and carbon management, including CO2DeepStore, Pavegen Systems, and Aquamarine Power. This event is jointly hosted with the Carbon Management Society, so it's a good chance to meet them as well.

    Speakers include:
    Ian Phillips, Director - CO2 Infrastructure at CO2DeepStore
    www.co2deepstore.com

    Mark Wane, Design & Marketing Director - Pavegen Systems
    www.pavegensystems.com

    Mervyn Jones, Chairman - Aquamarine Power
    www.aquamarinepower.com

  • 2. Next Week: The Israeli Model

    The Phenomenon of Global Technology Entrepreneurship Leadership: The Israeli Model by Michael Clouser
    Date: Tuesday 16 March 2010, 6:30-8:00pm
    Location: Lecture Theatre 1, Business School, 7 Bristo Square

    Israel, a small nation with a population of 7 million with no natural resources and in continous, war, has become a leader in global technology entrepreneurship. On a per-capita basis, it has 80 times more startups than Europe, has attracted 30 times more venture capital than Europe, and twice the amount as the United States.

    This talk answer these question: "What are the key datapoints that point to Israel's unrivaled success?"; "What is the Israeli Model and what are its crucial components?"; "What can governments learn from the Israeli Model in developing innovative and entrepreneurial regions"?; and "What can entrepreneurs learn from the Israeli Model"?

  • 3. Pitching Competition: Congratulations Javid Khan and Kate Ho

    Congratulations to Javid and Kate for winning this semester’s E-Club Pithing Competition sponsored by Santander. Ideas ranged from speed recruiting to personalised user interfaces, smart CRM systems that nudge leads, and mobile phones for the hearing impaired.

    Stakes were high, with £1000 cash and registration to Angel’s Den (a forum for entrepreneurs and investors) as prizes for the top two contestants to help them get their businesses underway.

    The dragon panel included Cameron Thomson from Angel’s Den, John Hughes from Edinburgh Chamber of Commerce, Patrick Andrews from ScotSkills, and Scott McLellan from Santander.

    It was Javid Khan of Holoxica that won the cash for his captivating 3D holographic technology, and Kate Ho of Interface3 who won Angel’s Den membership for her startup designing software for multi-touch devices.

  • 4. Enterprisers: Free week-long business retreat

    Are you a student/recent graduate interested in starting a business or in an early stage startup? Enterprisers, delivered by the University of Cambridge, could give you an unfair advantage!

    I'd encourage all students in E-Club to check out this programme (I've been twice before and will be there again!). Thanks to Informatics Ventures, all of your costs are covered - that includes the course, travel, accommodation in Stirling, and even meals! Amazing.

    The Enterprisers programme is aimed at ambitious and energetic individuals. The programme is fun, action-orientated, practical and based on experiential learning, i.e learning by doing. It is about inspiring people to develop entrepreneurial skills and a ‘can do’ attitude with the confidence to make things happen.

    Apply by 15th March: Application here.

    More information here :)

  • 5. E-Club Committee Positions: Want to get more involved?

    We're forming an E-Club Committee to drive the club forward with more power and zest, and you may be just what we need.

    Want to help organise new events?
    Want to reach out to other cool groups?
    Want to initiate other projects within the club?
    Want to help photo or video events so we can preserve the valuable talks?
    Want to work on PR and E-Club publicity?
    Want to coordinate the E-Club library of business books?
    Want to raise money... or perhaps down the line spend money?

    There is much more we could do as a Club, but we need a strong team to help make new things happen. If you are interested, either for the next few months or for the Fall, email entrepreneurship@ed.ac.uk with a brief description of how you might like to help.

  • 6. Other business events you may like!

    Inspiring Innovation: Beermat masterclass for innovators, scientists, and entrepreneurs
    Monday 15th March, 9am-5pm at Pentlands Science Park

    Starting a technology business, or recently started? Keen to see your research discoveries benefit the world? Many scientists and technologists are great innovators but not everyone wants to be an entrepreneur. This Masterclass shows you how to take your ideas forward ... or get someone else to!


    New Start Scotland
    Fri/Sat 19-20th March, SECC Glasgow

    Scotland’s largest business exhibition, with over 150 exhibitors, 50 free seminars, workshops, competitions and features.
    Free tickets: http://www.newstartscotland.com

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