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If you were at our Start It! University Entrepreneurs talk with Hermione Way, you probably remember the video she showed titled: Social Media Revolution.
Now, the original one dates back to 2008, however, these numbers have obviously changed.
So … here’s the new version from May 2010.
Posted by Florian Jensen on March 23, 2010 under Competitions, Events, News | Be the First to Comment
We are pleased to announce that the Royal Holloway Apprentice teams raised a grand total of £1276 in aid of The Prince’s Trust last week. Royal Holloway Entrepreneurs ran an Apprentice style competition on campus for one week, giving six teams a £50 budget and the opportunity to run small-scale companies. The winning team Dynasti Entertainment successfully raised a total of £447.45 making more than third of the total profits. They engaged in different fund raising activities from kick up competitions to wet sponge throwing!
When asked about their biggest challenge, Dynasti said that they would’ve wished a better co-operation of the SU. However, they were surprised to find a student body that was willing to help Charity. “… when they heard this was for charity, their pockets opened up, greatly.”
When we asked the team leader about his main motivation for raising money, he said that he hopes that the money raised “would help someone to achieve something, a better lifestyle.”
“We learned that there are a lot of challenges, and a lot of setbacks, which can hinder you from achieving your goal, but if you’re persistent enough, you can achieve what you set out to do.”
Dynasti also would like to thank all of the students for their support and all the other teams for their help in raising money for the Princes Trust.
Team Veritas proposed an unusual business concept based on a model featured in the best-selling Freakonomics, enabling consumers to pay the price they wish to pay. Veritas set up a stall selling bags of sweets and left a voluntary moneybox requesting for £1 per bag.
After encountering difficulties team Enigma successfully ran an event on Saturday evening taking on the challenge to mimic Ant and Dec’s Saturday Night Takeaway. The Chocolate Makers looked to provide campus with an endless supply of chocolate fountain and an assortment of marshmallows and strawberries. Team MATT-MC-ABE took it on them-selves to establish a company that had an ethical stances selling RHUL student’s unwanted clothing. There was such a great response to this company that students are requesting Team MATT-MC-ABE to continue selling second hand clothing on campus. We will have to watch this space! Last but by no means least, team Universal came second closely following Dynasti making £350 selling Krispy Kremes around campus.
The “Margaret and Nick” mentors from Royal Holloway Entrepreneurs, Francesca Chant and Jess Ratcliffe want to thank all the teams for working so hard for the society and the Prince’s Trust.
Although the week is over The Apprentice prize giving event will be held during Royal Holloway Entrepreneurs’ closing event in Founders’ Main Lecture Theatre (MLT) on the 25th of March. The guest speaker is the society’s Founding Patron Sir Alec Reed CBE. Also attending will be Enterprise Rent-a-Car, the event sponsor, and a representative from The Prince’s Trust. Along with awarding our winners with their prizes, a further team will be awarded for the most original and creative idea, which will be announced on the night. This event should be a really great evening also offering networking opportunities with everyone involved.
Thursday 25th of March 2010 @ Founders’ MLT
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We all hope to see you there one last time!
Posted by Florian Jensen on March 17, 2010 under Events, News | Be the First to Comment
The Apprentice launched by the Royal Holloway Entrepreneurs has been a great success raising a grand total of £1276 for the Princes Trust Charity.
I would like to congratulate all the teams for their hard work and commitment to the competition.
So, now the thing you all have been waiting for…. the results!
Dynasti with a total of £447.45
Dynasti decided to create different fun daily projects from wet sponge throwing to football and fashions quiz’s.
Universal
Universal sold a variety of products on campus catering to all students needs.
Matt-MC-ABE
This team sold second hand clothes on campus.
ENIGMA
Ran an entertainment event on campus.
VERITAS
Veritas sold small bags of sweets around campus and provided honesty boxes inviting students to pay what they wanted for the sweet packets. This team wanted to test the honesty of Royal Holloway Students.
The Chocolate Makers
The Chocolate Makers ran a chocolate fountain in the Bedford Library.
Congratulations again to Dynasti, and to all the other teams too, you all at least DOUBLED! your investment in just a week! That’s some real entrepreneurial spirit!
I would also like to thank Francesca and Jess for mentoring and organizing most of the event.
We hope to see all of the teams, and everyone else who has been following our events, for our big end of the year event / ceremony next Thursday (25th of March) with Royal Holloway Entrepreneurs’ Founding Patron Professor Alec Reed CBE.
Posted by Florian Jensen on March 11, 2010 under Competitions, News | Be the First to Comment
Monday was the big day. We kicked off the Royal Holloway Apprentice challenge, and the 6 participating teams have been active on campus every day so far.
One group was even featured on the Royal Holloway Website.
How well? Well, judge for yourself:
So, bring your wallet when walking to Campus tomorrow, and keep a look out for the different teams selling goods.
Posted by Florian Jensen on March 5, 2010 under Competitions | Be the First to Comment
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Posted by Florian Jensen on March 3, 2010 under Events, News | Be the First to Comment
Thursday, 6pm BLT1
http://www.facebook.com/event.php?eid=367916868427
We hope to see you at the launch event of the Competition tomorrow evening. This event is there to inspire you, show you what other students have done in the past, and get you on track for the competition that’s starting the next monday.
For all information about the Royal Holloway Apprentice Competition and signup, go here: http://www.royalhollowayentrepreneurs.com/2010/02/apprentice/
Stay tuned for our awesome coverage of the event, here on RoyalHollowayEntrepreneurs.com!
Posted by Florian Jensen on February 17, 2010 under News | Be the First to Comment
Hey guys,
I hope you are all enjoying your reading week, because we all know, Reading Week is just an excuse to procrastinate even more.
But don’t fear: We’ve got our Web Workshop this week, that will pull you away from the old books, and show you how to create your online identity in the 21st century!
Make It! Website Workshop
Thursday, 6pm at HITT Lab (Horton Building)
http://www.facebook.com/event.php?eid=304749083993
Following on from our incredibly popular web workshop last term, Royal Holloway Entrepreneurs will be presenting an improved version of the workshop this Thursday from 6pm to 8pm in partnership with Bold Media.
This workshop will include instructions on how to set up a basic WordPress website as well as a web shop using WordPress (a basic ecommerce platform).
With this event you will receive a domain name (registered for two years) that will be fully set up and ready to run WordPress with a two year hosting package (1.5 GB disk space, 5 GB bandwidth). This comprises a saving of about 95% on market rates.
Workshop, domain and hosting for 2 years only £25.00!
Buy tickets: http://groupspaces.com/royalhollowayentrepreneurs/item/53375/register/
Please note: Registration is REQUIRED!
If you haven’t checked our Website recently, I strongly recommend you do.
We’ve got quite a few new videos on our website, including a short promo video from the Hotel Entrepreneurs event. You can find this here.
You can see all the other videos we’ve made available here.
Since the last newsletter, there have been quite a few new competitions that have emerged.
Ranging from getting a spot in a mall, to 250.000£ and even a possibility to pitch to Doug Richard.
All the competitions can be found here.
So get your idea pad out, and jot down your ideas, and be one of the winners of these great competitions!
That’s it for reading week!
I hope to see you tomorrow at our Web Workshop at 6pm!
Posted by Florian Jensen on February 2, 2010 under Events | Be the First to Comment
Hi everyone!
Following on our last week’s event we want to keep providing you with the inspiration and motivation necessary to succeed in today’s business world.
Start It! The Entrepreneurs Coach
Thursday, 6pm BLT1
http://www.facebook.com/event.php?eid=284081416358
Hence, this week, we will be joined by Gareth Emberton who’s the Director of one of the most prestigious consulting companies for startups and has tremendous experience as an entrepreneur himself.
Our promise is to broaden your horizons and to enable you to see what it takes to be an entrepreneur or a business leader in the 21st century.
Have you thought about how the world is changing at a furious pace and the impact this is having on your business or idea?
Technology is advancing daily, environmental issues are ever increasing, customers are changing their buying habits and the increased use of the internet has had the effect on every foundation of the business environment. New laws are forcing companies out of business and the shifts in global economics means that many things can be done cheaper abroad.
All of these factors will be having a massive effect on the profitability of any business.
So, is the SPEED of CHANGE the problem or is the reality that traditional business models can’t cope with the demands of the 21st century?
What can you do about all these changes?
Business models and way to approach entrepreneurship have to change!!
So, join us on Thursday 4th February 2010 in BLT1 and:
Posted by Florian Jensen on January 22, 2010 under News | Be the First to Comment
For everyone who attended our talk yesterday, here are the promised slides by Michael Bayler.
Thanks to everyone who showed up, and we hope to see you next thursday for our next talk.
You can find Michael Baylers slides here:
Posted by Florian Jensen on January 18, 2010 under Events, News | Be the First to Comment
Hey everyone!
2010, a new decade has begun, and Royal Holloway Entrepreneurs is back in force with a series of great talks and events! And in that spirit, let’s go:
PLEASE NOTE: The venue has changed. This term, we’re in BLT2!
Start It! Marketing for your Startup!
Thursday, 6pm BLT2
http://www.facebook.com/event.php?eid=274118948208
Mike is a senior consultant and published author, specialising in consumer- led marketing and innovation. He calls this new area of endeavour “Behind The Line”.
He has advised some of the world’s leading brands, media companies and international stars, including Nokia, Diageo, Telefonica, Fremantle Media, Bacardi Global Brands, Sky, BT, Sony BMG, Sony ATV, Ogilvy & Mather, Robbie Williams, Dido and Simon Cowell.
Mike is the co-author of the seminal work on consumer-led business strategy, Promiscuous Customers: Invisible Brands – Delivering Value in Digital Markets (Capstone, Oxford, 2002), and has written regularly for publications as diverse as The Wall Street Journal, Design Week, The Design Management Journal and New Media Age. His blog, The Strategy Review, (www.thestrategyreview.com) covers current and future marketing and strategy issues.
Mike is a popular and exciting speaker on current issues such as post- Internet brand strategy, consumer culture, digital marketing, and branded entertainment. Among many successful speaking engagements, he has delivered brand and entertainment strategy master classes at Midem, AdTech London, The Marketing Society and the IESE Business School in Barcelona.
After a successful international career in music, including 7 years in the US, Mike was an early entrant into digital media in 1992, and worked in interactive publishing and branding, e-business strategy and management.
Since 2001 and the publication of Promiscuous Customers, he has specialised in consumer-led marketing and innovation, working recently with global brand leaders such as Telefonica’s O2, Nokia and Diageo on “post-Internet” marketing and advertising, social media, mobile applications and brand entertainment.
In this capacity, Mike has won accolades from industry leaders including Tim Clark, manager of Robbie Williams, Rory Sutherland, Vice-Chairman of Ogilvy and President of the IPA, and Mark Selby, VP Industry Partnerships, Nokia.
Of course, there will be networking opportunities and refreshments served, as usual. Like John has mentioned in a previous post, he is an amazing guy! This talk is a must for anyone who’s an entrepreneur or studies marketing!
Hope to see you this Thursday!
