We are recruiting for a new Million Makers team! Million Makers are an enterprising group ofstudents at Royal Holloway who put their enterprising skills to the test to raise money for the Prince’s Trust in a short amount of time.

To join the team you must be available to attend the weekly meeting which will take place at 5pm every Monday in the Enterprise Lab, Orchard Building.

You must be committed to the team until the end of this term, but in return will gain invaluable skills and experience.

If you are interested in getting involved please email me at president@royalhollowayentrepreneurs.com or come along to the meeting next Monday.

This year’s National Student Enterprise Conference, proudly sponsored by Google and Shell LiveWire, is the place to explore disruptive innovation and business models.  Discover how you can ride the disruptive wave to entrepreneurial success!

• £1,000 will be given away to the student with the best business pitch at our pitching competition courtesy of Shell LiveWire
• keynotes from top entrepreneurs
• workshops with industry experts
• panels of movers and shakers
• Q&A sessions
• startup crash courses covering everything from financing to building an all-star team
• master classes taking you a step further…

A new breed of Entrepreneurs – September 2012 start

Looking to become an entrepreneur? Here’s your chance to learn from the very best.

Backed by Brent Hoberman (Founder of lastminute.com), Charles Dunstone (Carphone Warehouse) and Sir Nigel Rudd, the New Entrepreneurs Foundation programme offers a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity to work with some of the UK’s leading entrepreneurs – and get paid for it!

They’re on the hunt for the UK’s brightest and most entrepreneurially-minded young people to embark on this fantastic 12 month full-time programme starting in September 2012.

What are people saying?

Have a look at the video channel to hear from those who are currently on the programme, plus some thoughts from entrepreneurs:http://vimeopro.com/user9580917/new-entrepreneurs-foundation

What does this programme offer?

• EXPOSURE: spend a year working with and learning from an established entrepreneur, seeing the reality of life running a growing and successful business (and getting paid).
• TRAINING: receive training in business, strategy and finance from senior figures within companies such as McKinsey, Diageo, Deloitte and a number of leading business schools.
• OPPORTUNITY: Build your network to launch your career or start your own business at some point in the future.

Who should apply?

They are looking for people who have a passion for business and entrepreneurship plus the leadership skills to drive a business forward. There are no minimum academic requirements.

CLICK TO APPLY: http://www.newentrepreneursfoundation.co.uk/application-form or visit the website at http://www.newentrepreneursfoundation.co.uk

What is McKinsey Innovate?

McKinsey Innovate is a social enterprise competition for UK students. It aims to promote creative and entrepreneurial spirit by supporting student teams in launching successful social enterprise in their communities. It is sponsored by McKinsey & Company, a global management consultancy firm who provide support and guidance to the client organisations in all sectors and industries.

Who can take part?

The competition is open to all UK undergraduate and postgraduate university students regardless of the subject they study. We are looking for groups of 2-8 creative and enthusiastic individuals with a great idea and a desire to create change. You can enter with a social enterprise that is at any stage of development: from a brand new idea, to a business that is already running and you are trying to grow. In 2011, the vast majority of entries (and our winner) were very early stage ideas.

Why should I get involved?

This is a unique opportunity to create real difference to your community. All teams will receive feedback to help develop their enterprises; our semi-finalists will be offered the opportunity to attend a workshop with some of the UK’s social enterprise leaders, and the winning team will receive seed funding and ongoing support from McKinsey consultants to transform their idea into a real social enterprise.

Realise your social enterprise: and have fun!

http://www.innovate2012.mckinsey.com/apply

We provide seed capital, office space and – most importantly – that magical ingredient of “smart-community” with mentors and other entrepreneurs.

Springboard comes in the shape of an intensive 13 week programme originally based at the inspirational ideaSpace, part of Cambridge University’s state-of-the-art Hauser Forum and is now in London from early 2012.

Historically, over 50% of the starts up who enter these programmes have succeeded in raising capital in the next round of funding.

What we’ve learned is that at the heart of Springboard should be the exchange of experience, advice, know-how and counselling provided by over 100 great mentors including experienced entrepreneurs and venture capitalists.

Alongside this we provide each founder with £5,000 (up to a maximum of three founders per startup). The founders move to Cambridge or London for the 13 week programme where they receive intense mentoring and business support.

Springboard culminates in an Investor Day where the teams get to present to venture capitalists and angel investors.

Rackspace are sponsoring Springboard during 2012 in both London and Cambridge with providing cloud hosting for applicants and winners, more details to follow shortly.

Applications for our Spring 2012 intake are open now.

Go to www.springboard.com for more infor

There is a prize fund of up to £20,000 that will be rewarded to the winners, alongside expert mentoring from an industry leader to help develop the idea for market. A judging panel of experts from industry and academia will be looking for commercially viable options with the potential to make significant carbon reductions and return on investment over a reasonable period of time.

Students need to make the application with the support of an academic mentor and from their HE or FE institution.

The deadline for applications is midnight on Sunday 19th February. The winners will be announced at a ceremony to be held at London’s Living Room, City Hall in early Spring 2012.

Further information and an application form can be found here <http://www2.lse.ac.uk/intranet/LSEServices/estatesDivision/sustainableLSE/policyObjectives/communityInvolvement/LUEG/Mayors%20Low%20Carbon%20Prize.aspx>  (http://www2.lse.ac.uk/intranet/LSEServices/estatesDivision/sustainableLSE/policyObjectives/communityInvolvement/LUEG/Mayors%20Low%20Carbon%20Prize.aspx)