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    07 June 2009
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    1. Win up to £2500 worth of Incubator Space at the University of Edinburgh
    2. CineMoods Wins Abbey Pitching Competition
    3. LAUNCH.ed £3000 Summer Grant:
    4. More E-Club Hoody’s Available
    5. EPIS Incubator Scheme Open for Next Year
    6. Edinburgh Expo Round-up
    7. Digital Britain: Final Report Event

  • 1. Win up to £2500 worth of Incubator Space at the University of Edinburgh

    The Edinburgh Entrepreneurship Club is delighted to offer Club members an opportunity to win rent-free incubator space at the University of Edinburgh for up to six months, from this summer, subject to availability. This offer is generously funded by the Abbey Santander Group and is open to all members who are either current students or who have a close relationship with the University.

    Incubator space at the University of Edinburgh is an ideal option for an entrepreneur looking for a low cost, flexible and networked working environment. The space will be located either at Kings Buildings at the Edinburgh Technology Transfer Centre (ETTC) or in Appleton Tower, George Square, subject to availability
    You don’t need to have created a new company to apply – as long as you have a clearly thought out business plan you can enter the competition. To do so, please send in a written application of no more than 500 words stating:
    • Your business idea
    • What stage you are at
    • What sort of incubator space you would need (size and duration)
    • What you would aim to achieve from the use of the space
    • Would you wish to continue using incubator space beyond the funding period? If not, what are your alternative plans?

    Applicants will be short listed and interviewed by a panel including Grant Wheeler, Head of Company Formation & Incubation at Edinburgh Research and Innovation; Becci Difford, Company Formation Executive and Dr Geoff Gregson, Lecturer in Entrepreneurship & Innovation at the Business School.

    The deadline for applications is Friday 12th June. Send your application in a word document to Aidan.Hetherington@ed.ac.uk.

  • 2. CineMoods Wins Abbey Pitching Competition

    The second Abbey Pitching Competition of the school year was a resounding success. Five teams had five minutes to convey the key points of their business idea to a panel of judges from the local business community. Simon Le Parc, Matthieu Chassot, and Martin Fleisz of CineMoods will be sharing the £1000 prize. They presented their online short film platform that allows users to watch high quality videos recommended based on their moods. Bianca Grizhar's WeSeeBands was given an honorable mention for her great presentation using Prezi.com. Sacha Mann of Archangels Investment chaired the judging panel which also consisted of Fiona Orr of Torr Partnership, Stuart Hendry of MBM Commericial LLP, and Steve Ewing of University of Edinburgh Informatics.

  • 3. LAUNCH.ed £3000 Summer Grant:

    LAUNCH.ed is announcing the availability of a Company Formation Grant, available to recently graduated UG, MSc, MBA and Ph.D. students from the University of Edinburgh to pursue further research into the technical feasibility of a technology-related start-up idea.
    For 2-3 months over the summer, entrepreneurs will interact with Launch.ed and the host school, to further develop their technical ideas and assess the business opportunities. Entrepreneurs will be given office space and access to office facilities for up to 3 months. The entrepreneur is granted a stipend of up to £3000. Launch.ed will offer guidance in areas such as strategy, business planning and fundraising. For more information, please see attachment.

    Please apply ASAP. Deadline 9am Monday 15th June at enquiries@launch.ed.ac.uk.

  • 4. More E-Club Hoody’s Available

    You’ve all seen people walking around with the fly new e-club hoody’s. If you missed your chance to buy them the first time, e-club is reordering a bunch of them for only £22.

    Please e-mail link name. edinburgheclub@gmail.com if you are interested

  • 5. EPIS Incubator Scheme Open for Next Year

    EPIS/E-club Information Session and 1-on-1 Meetings
    13:00-13:30, followed by 10 minute, individual meetings until 15:00, Wednesday, June 17th
    LT4, University of Edinburgh Business School, 7 Bristo Square


    The Edinburgh Pre-Incubator Scheme, (EPIS), seeks entrepreneurs for its next (and possibly final round!!) of business funding. EPIS is a "business execution service" that takes fledgling entrepreneurs through an intense process of personal and business development. 92% of EPIS businesses are still trading! Come listen to Programme Director Adrian Smith explain the application process on Wednesday, June 17th in the University of Edinburgh Business School. He will be joined by a current EPIS entrepreneur who will speak about their experiences in the program. Following the talk, Adrian will be available to chat with interested E-club members in 10-minute appointments. Appointments can be made by emailing ECLUB GOOGLE EMAIL or at the talk.


    While EPIS is focussed on supporting regional innovation, it is investing in bright people: entrepreneurs who can take a business to market in the next 12 months. Could this be you?


    Your application should consist of the following three elements:
    • A detailed C.V. of your academic and working life;
    • A "wish list" of the facilities and equipment you would require the use of during your placement; and
    • An outline project plan stating your objectives and how this would transform into your new business.


    The deadline for grants is August 2, with placements starting September 2. More information : <a href="http://www.epis.org.uk/Whatdoesitoffer/tabid/55/Default.aspx
    ">can be found here</a>
    If you are interested in receiving more information, but cannot attend the information session on June 17, please contact EPIS Programme Manager, Linda Brooks at Linda.brooks@ed.ac.uk..

  • 6. Edinburgh Expo Round-up

    This week, the University held its 5th annual Enterprise Expo. The event, highlighting the accomplishments of University staff and students who have launched their own businesses, attracted more than 250 staff, students, investors and business representatives.
    Many attendees were impressed by the diversity of the businesses on show. "The most amazing thing for me was to see so much enthusiasm, so many diverse ideas and to see that being translated into viable businesses," said Brett Sheffield, owner of Gladserv, a Dunfermline-based web-hosting company. "Scotland has so much potential."

    Doug Richard, former Dragon on BBC's Dragons' Den helped to open the event with a few comments about starting a business in a recession. "In every possible way things get better," he said. "The risks go down." With a record 50 companies exhibiting this year, it is clear that University staff and students have taken this message to heart.

  • 7. Digital Britain: Final Report Event

    Venue/Date: Royal College of Physicians of Edinburgh, 9 Queen Street,
    EH2 1JQ, Thursday 18th June 2009

    Coffee 1030 for 1100 start

    This report is by the Department for Business Enterprise and Regulatory
    Reform. See www.berr.gov.uk/whatwedo/sectors/digitalbritain/index.html.
    for further details of the report

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    their needs in strict confidence so that the best possible advice and
    practical help may be organised

    Requested from all delegates: Title, forename, surname and job title
    and organisation and telephone and email

    Queries and reservations should be addressed to Ann Packard via annpackard_pppt@onetel.com.
    or via
    0131 556 2052

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