The art of the start

Posted by John King on September 20, 2009 under Videos | Be the First to Comment

Bravura performance from Guy Kawasaki. He’s the king of entrepreneurship in many peoples eyes.

Alec Reed CBE

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We are thrilled to announce that Professor Alec Reed CBE has joined Royal Holloway Entrepreneurs as Founding Patron.

Alec founded the Reed family of companies in 1960, which now employs over 4,000 staff in more than 400 offices worldwide. Alec has been involved in a number of entrepreneurial initiatives including the Academy of Enterprise and the West London Academy. He also runs The Big Give, a website which introduces donors to charitable projects.

Alec told us “I am very honoured to be invited to be the Founding Patron of Royal Holloway Entrepreneurs and am delighted to accept. It promises to be an excellent initiative.”

We couldn’t put it better ourselves.

Women in business

Posted by John King on September 18, 2009 under Advice, News | Be the First to Comment

Everywoman, the online resource for women in business and female entrepreneurs, has included a useful search engine of business networks across the UK. The networks allow entrepreneurial women to meet other like-minded business women through seminars, workshops, networking events or regular lunches. These networking groups are en excellent opportunity to learn from others’ experiences in business and to build new contacts.

The networks are distributed across the UK with the South East having thirty networks listed at present.

Bright futures

Posted by John King on September 17, 2009 under Events, Photos | Be the First to Comment

Jack and I both travelled to TVU in Ealing last week for the WestFocus Bright Futures event – we both loved it! As well as meeting lots of entrepreneurs, we had 3 packed days of workshops, games, networking and pitching. Sad to say, we both ducked out of the karaoke. I promised I’d sing next time – if we bring enough people with us to make it embarrassing enough!!

Social networking

Posted by John King on September 16, 2009 under Advice, Royal Holloway Businesses, Slides | Be the First to Comment

Despite the decline in popularity of myspace, social networks can still provide a brilliant business opportunity. Facebook continues to grow rapidly and has a great advertising model, and our very own Jack Lenox’s eNovella, a social network and publishing outlet for aspiring creative writers, demonstrates that you can take a great yet simple idea, combine it with a dash of business acumen and a sprinkling of web skills, and create something special. If you are looking to build your own social network, you might want to start by reading these slides, which tell you in detail how to generate ‘social traction’ – ie., attracting and engaging end users.

£60,000 up for grabs

Posted by John King on September 14, 2009 under Competitions, Social Enterprise | Be the First to Comment

The Big Challenge 09 team is looking for original campaign ideas that will have a big impact. This is your chance to make a difference and walk away with a share of £60,000 for your social enterprise or charity. This year’s theme is

“Many cultures, many individuals, how can you create unity in your community?”

Anybody aged 16-25 and living in the UK can apply so for your chance to win the funding to make your project happen, visit the Big Challenge 2009 website. You must apply by midday on 28th September 2009.