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!

Featuring Surinder Arora. This video was filmed at one of our regular ‘Start It!’ guest entrepreneur sessions in 2010.

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
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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:

• find out how the ‘Niche’ business you have been searching for years has been staring you in the face?
• discover why the internet is your greatest opportunity to grow entrepreneurial wealth.
• to formulate your sales and marketing strategies to grow your profits.
• 12 entrepreneurial principles to help you Grow your Business in the 21st Century.

Surinder Arora is an Honorary Fellow of Royal Holloway. He is Chairman of his own hotel chain, Arora International, which runs hotels at Heathrow and Gatwick and in Manchester. He is listed on The Sunday Times Rich List and has an investment and managerial interest in the Wentworth Club.

Tej Dhillon studied Geography and graduated in 1987. He is now Managing Director of the Dhillon Hotel Group, a chain of six very individual hotels which he owns with his sister. The Dhillons own the Grade II listed Victorian Gothic-style Paragon Hotel in the centre of Birmingham, which has 250 rooms and the Liongate Hotel in Hampton Court amongst others.

Billed as the ‘Battle of the Heavyweight Hoteliers’ the evening will contrast the stories of the two entrepreneurs. It will be ‘refereed’ by Jack Lenox, a student at Royal Holloway and President of Royal Holloway Entrepreneurs. Jack said ,”This is an exciting opportunity to get close to two of the leading entrepreneurs in the hotel trade who will be together at Royal Holloway for the first time. It looks to be our biggest event of the year so far.”

For more information about the event, email John King, Entrepreneurship Careers Adviser, at john.king@rhul.ac.uk . Tickets for the event are not required for current students and staff. Alumni and friends of the College may book a place at the event via the Development Department.

Elaine Mostert, Creative Director & Management student

Darren Paskell, Computer Science student

David Valoczky, Modern Languages student

Praj Bhat, Biological Sciences PhD student

Adrian Bulley, Economics student

Fareed Patel, Economics student