Grand Finale 2008

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Cambridge University Entrepreneurs organise the most successful student run business planning and creation competitions in Europe. Since 1999, CUE has had over 450 entries and has awarded over £320,000 in grants to 41 business ideas. These companies have raised more than £28m further funding and are currently valued at more than £42m. Our competitions help you create global companies.

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Join the CUE Committee 2008-9

Submitted by Cong Cong Bo on Wed, 07/05/2008 - 14:48.

Now is the time to get involved in CUE. Joining the CUE committee can give you the experience and network you need to set up your own business.

CUE Grand Finale

Submitted by Cong Cong Bo on Tue, 15/04/2008 - 15:21.

Start: 11 Jun 2008 - 18:00

End: 11 Jun 2008 - 21:00

Date: Wednesday 11 June 2008
Time: 6pm for 6.30pm start
Venue: The Cambridge Union Building (Map)

Please register for this event here.

Back in October, we took groups of students, added a dash of inspiration, sprinkled with £1k prizes and nurtured with mentoring and business training - what did we get? 12 hugely promising teams ready to set up businesses.

At the CUE Grand Finale we will announce the winners of the Entrepreneurs' Challenge 2008. In addition to being awarded £5k each to kick-start their companies, each team will have the chance to pitch for further prizes before a panel of angel investors including Robert Sansom, Jonathan Milner, Adrian Critchlow and Ewan Kirk.

After the ceremony, you will be able to mingle with the winners and business community over drinks and refreshments at the Union bar.

We really do hope that you will be able to make it and look forward to welcoming you to our end of year finale. Please let us know whether you’ll be there either by registering online.

This event is part of Enterprising Cambridge, three days of intense entrepreneurial activity. Visit www.EnterprisingCambridge.com to find out more.

TALENTBURST - an alternative placement

Submitted by Cong Cong Bo on Wed, 07/05/2008 - 14:57.

Are you looking for an internship for the summer?
Or are you graduating this year but still haven’t found a job?
Do you want to gain valuable business experience working in growing, entrepreneurial companies?

Talk by Peter Sutherland, Chairman of BP and Goldman Sachs

Submitted by Cong Cong Bo on Wed, 07/05/2008 - 14:55.

Start: 12 May 2008 - 20:00

End: 12 May 2008 - 21:00

‘Britain and Europe - from an Irish Perspective’

Monday 12th May at 8PM,
Leslie Stephen Room, TRINITY HALL.

This talk is hosted by the CU Ireland Society and followed by wine reception.

Peter Sutherland is one of Ireland’s most influential Statesmen and is now one of Britain’s most powerful Businessmen. He currently serves as Chairman of Chairman of BP and as Chairman of Goldman Sachs International. He has also been Attorney General of Ireland, EU Commissioner (in charge of competition policy), Director-General of GATT and founding Director-General of the World Trade Organisation.

'Tigers of Tomorrow' Technology Media Event

Submitted by Cong Cong Bo on Wed, 07/05/2008 - 14:51.

Start: 17 Sep 2008 - 08:00

End: 17 Sep 2008 - 18:00

Date: 17th September 2008
Venue: Churchill College, Cambridge
8.00am Registration for 9.00am start
Supported by the St John’s Innovation Centre

Early stage companies and entrepreneurs with a demonstrable product or technology concept are invited to participate in a media event to be held at Churchill College on 17th September 2008, in parallel with ‘Put a Tiger in Your Tank?’ - the 9th Cambridge Enterprise Conference.

WANTED - Developer for Internet Startup

Submitted by Cong Cong Bo on Tue, 15/04/2008 - 15:12.

Nikhil Shah (Gonville & Caius, grad. 2005) and Nico Perez (Emmanuel, grad. 2005) are seeking a technical co-founder for an Internet startup. The company is building a targetted product in the area of online music streaming and has secured interviews with Silicon Valley VCs.

£5k resources

Submitted by Cong Cong Bo on Sun, 30/03/2008 - 22:46.

Please find attached presentations from Hugh Purser and David Gill, and Bob Pettigrew's advice from the last training event.

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£5k Finalists

Submitted by Cong Cong Bo on Tue, 18/03/2008 - 03:48.

And the finalists of the Entrepreneurs' Challange 2008 are:

AI Speech
AutoTB
Bamfur
BeFree!
Carta Mea
CoolWind
GreenPB
Microantenna
Piezopulse
PowerSilicon Technology
Rescent
Sonnet Models
TerraNova
The Idea Belt
Veinbay

The public summaries are available here.

Well done!

2007/08
£5k

£1k Challenge - The Winners

Submitted by Cong Cong Bo on Wed, 13/02/2008 - 16:34.

Cambridge University Entrepreneurs was founded in a pub in 1999 by three people. Nine years on, it runs the most successful student-run business creation competition in the world – the companies that were created through the competition are now valued collectively at over £42m. This year’s companies include a vineyard modelling system, cologne that can be reactivated by rubbing your wrists together and tampons laced with painkillers.

2007/08
£1k

£5k Training Event Presentations

Attached to this page are the presentations from £5k Training Event held on 9th Feb 2008.

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