Global Entrepreneurship Week

Posted by Florian Jensen on November 15, 2009 under Competitions, Events, News | Be the First to Comment

Ok, I’d recommend you sit down, because the rest of this newsletter will blow you away!

It’s Global Entrepreneurship Week, and we at Royal Holloway Entrepreneurs have got loads of events, workshops and talks planned for you!

Global Entrepreneurship Week, is a celebration of entrepreneurial flair, innovation, expertise and accomplishment. Supported by Prime Minister Gordon Brown and US Secretary of State Hilary Clinton, the week features a series of events to inspire and educate all members of our communities, and Royal Holloway Entrepreneurs wouldn’t want you to feel left out.

1. Global Entrepreneurship Week Launch Party
Monday, 6pm at Crosslands
http://www.facebook.com/event.php?eid=312783490050

Interested in getting involved with Global Entrepreneurship Week, but not sure how? Want to meet the Royal Holloway Entrepreneurs team face to face? Fancy a free drink?

We’ll be giving away Global Entrepreneurship Week merchandise and free drinks to the first 50 people to come to our launch party in Crosslands and give us their details. Pick up one of our leaflets from the Careers Centre or Crosslands for details.

With live music from Undergraduated, the Royal Holloway Entrepreneurs team will be on hand to tell you about all our activities for the week. You can also sign up for any of the events there and then.

2. Do It! Sales and negotiations
Tuesday, 6pm in WIN 0-02 (Register at Careers Service)
http://www.facebook.com/event.php?eid=160700676727

Whether you want to start a new business, achieve a high salary or just get what you want in life (whilst making sure other people are happy), you will need to be able to sell yourself or your product in an attractive, effective manner. This workshop teaches you the critical sales and negotiation skills required to achieve this using the ‘MarketPlace’ game.

Based on a real-life online restaurant reservation business, MarketPlace aims to provide a new and exciting way of teaching entrepreneurial skills at all levels. The game focuses on key marketing concepts: features, benefits, needs and objectives.

Participants are divided in 2 groups. One group are the ‘sellers’; and the other group are the ‘purchasers’. The sellers then make their pitch, elicit needs and encounter objections from the purchasers. The two teams then swap roles and experience the opposite side of the transaction. The game takes about an hour to play.

To secure your place, please book in the Careers Centre.

3. Do It! Team working and start-up planning
Wednesday, 1pm in WIN 1-02/1-03 (Register at Careers Service)
http://www.facebook.com/event.php?eid=185292992194

Interested in the process of starting a business? Want to develop your team working and commercial awareness skills? In this workshop, teams of students race to develop a business plan against the clock. You’ll learn key business terms, make hundreds of critical decisions and learn to cope with unexpected events.

Book your place in the Careers Centre.

4. Startupslive! Networking Event
This event has been cancelled due to circumstances outside of our control. Apologies for any inconvenience caused.

5. Bright Ideas Masterclass
Thursday, 8:30am to 5pm in Roehampton (free minibus)
http://www.facebook.com/event.php?eid=163628319924

Find out what you need to do to win Bright Ideas at this free session:

Develop an existing idea
Come up with a new idea
Find partners to work with
Complete your application
Register for this event at: www.westfocus.org.uk/entrepreneurship

6. Start It! Digital Entrepreneurs
Thursday, 6pm in MBLT
http://www.facebook.com/event.php?eid=176312137707

Another Talk from our Start It! series.

We’re joined by Matt Hosanee from Sun Startups Essentials and James Proud from Giglocator, the location-based live music and ticketing service, for an inspiring session about entrepreneurs in the digital age.

A definite must for everyone who is interested in doing anything even remotely related with technology.
A packed week! So join us at these events, it’s not like it’s gonna cost you something