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Competition Rules

Amir Chaudhry — Mon, 13 Oct 2008 20:44:38 +0000

Competitions Rules can be found in the CUE Competition Handbook, available under the Resources Section

CU Entrepreneurs' Grand Launch 2008

Amir Chaudhry — Mon, 06 Oct 2008 00:26:41 +0000

Start: 14 Oct 2008 - 18:00

End: 14 Oct 2008 - 21:00

CU Entrepreneurs warmly invites you to attend this year's Grand Launch event, where you can find out how to win £100 for 100 words.

The venue is the Wolfson Lecture Theatre in the Chemistry Department on Lensfield Road. The lecture theatre itself is located just inside the main entrance (link to google map)

You will also hear from our guest of honour and CUE Prize Winner, Billy Boyle (Owlstone). About 5 years ago Billy was an entrant in the Entrepreneurs' Challenge and now his company has reached sales of over $4 million. Find out how he did it and how you can be next.

Over the last 9 years, CUE has awarded more than £360k to over 400 teams who are now collectively worth £42m. The Grand Launch is particularly special since it marks the start of the 10th Entrepreneurs' Challenge. The event is free to attend and there will be food, drink and live music as well as the chance to meet potential team-mates for this year's Entrepreneurs' Challenge. Come along and find out what it takes to be a winner.

Date: 14th October 2008 -- Time: 6pm for 6:30pm (please arrive early to avoid disappointment) -- Venue: Wolfson Lecture Theatre, Dept of Chemistry (link to google map)

CUE Grand Finale

Cong Cong Bo — Tue, 15 Apr 2008 15:21:08 +0000

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)

Dress code: business dress

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.

£5k Finalists

Cong Cong Bo — Tue, 18 Mar 2008 03:48:14 +0000

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
Idea Belt
Veinbay

The public summaries are available here.

Well done!

Finalists' Dinner 2008

Cong Cong Bo — Tue, 26 Feb 2008 22:05:40 +0000

Start: 17 Mar 2008 - 19:00

End: 17 Mar 2008 - 21:00

Details

Date: Monday 17 March

Time: 7pm drinks reception and 3 course dinner

Venue: New Hall

Tickets

~~Please use our online form to book tickets for this event.~~ Tickets can no longer be bought.

Tickets are on sale for the Cambridge University Entrepreneurs’ Finalists’ Dinner to take place this year on 17 March at New Hall. Standard tickets are £35. There are two concession rates available: £15 for entrants and £29 for students.

Pitching Masterclass

Cong Cong Bo — Tue, 26 Feb 2008 16:24:55 +0000

Start: 11 Mar 2008 - 18:00

End: 11 Mar 2008 - 20:30

Time: 6.00 for 6.30pm
Venue: Judge Business School

More important than having a great idea is figuring out how to sell it! Entrepreneurship may be instinctive, but presenting to venture capitalists benefits from rehearsal in the same way as a singer with raw talent still needs to be trained. We invite you to come and pitch your idea, receive feedback and learn from other pitches.

The masterclass will be led by Andrea Blakesley. Andrea founded Mudhut in late 2005 with the aim of advising individuals and organisations on complex verbal communication. Prior to founding Mudhut, Andrea spent three years as a Director of the Great Eastern Investment Forum, the leading UK business angel network based in Cambridge. Responsible for the selection of early stage companies and recruitment of investors, Andrea also led the GEIF investment readiness programme, coaching over 100 companies on their investment presentations to private investors. Andrea has experience in consulting companies from a wide range of sectors including biotechnology, telecoms, finance, internet, leisure, engineering and the arts.

£5k Training Event Presentations 2007/08

Gareth Williams — Mon, 11 Feb 2008 00:39:37 +0000

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

£5k Business Training Event

Cong Cong Bo — Mon, 04 Feb 2008 15:17:53 +0000

Start: 9 Feb 2008 - 10:00

End: 9 Feb 2008 - 13:00

Date: Saturday 9 February 2008

Time: 10am

Venue: Judge Business School

CUE would like to invite you to our business training event on Saturday 9th February at 10am in the Judge Business School.

10.00-10.30	The Judge’s Perspective	Bob Pettigrew, competition judge
10.30-11.15	Keynote: A brief History of ARM (And what it taught me about business)	Lee Smith, ARM co-Founder
	15-min break
11.30-12.00	Marketing	Peter Hiscocks, JBS
12.00-12.30	Rough guide to entrepreneurship	Jack Lang, Angel
12.30-13.00	Bonzer or Bonanza Business	Philip Baddeley, Equity Fingerprint

Whether you are a seasoned entrepreneur, setting up your first company, or even just want to find out what it takes to be an entrepreneur, everyone is welcome to attend.

Our Keynote speaker is Lee Smith, one of the founding members of ARM, who will tell us the story of how a company that started with 12 engineers in Cambridge became a global standard: their embedded microprocessors are used in most digital devices on the planet today!

For the ambitious, this event will also prepare you for the £5k challenge. In our first talk, at 10am, Bob, Pettigrew, a competition judge, will share his views on what kind of entries impress him.
Remember that to enter the £5k Challenge, you will need to write an executive summary of up to 3500 words and submit it to us by 11.59pm GMT on the 22nd of February.

Please note: The event begins at 10am prompt, so please arrive before then. There is no need to register.

Speed Networking

Cong Cong Bo — Wed, 23 Jan 2008 09:39:46 +0000

Start: 2 Feb 2008 - 14:00

End: 2 Feb 2008 - 16:00

Date: Saturday 2 February 2008

Time: 2pm

Venue: Judge Business School

Do you have a business idea but no team? Perhaps you’re looking for a team to be part of. Maybe you’re seeking that crucial expertise that’s so hard to find.

At ordinary networking events, you can normally expect to meet fewer than 6 new people during an entire evening. At Speed Networking, you are guaranteed to meet 25 new people per hour, face-to-face, whose interests will be attuned to your own. Remember that even if people at first sight do not seem directly relevant to you, it is likely that they will know someone who is and visa versa.

Signups for this event have now closed.

£5k Challenge deadline

Tom Craig — Sat, 13 Oct 2007 12:06:09 +0000

Start: 22 Feb 2008 - 23:59

By Phase 2, you will have built a team and be ready to make your idea happen. In this phase you will benefit from a professional mentor, write a business plan and pitch for investment. The £5k Challenge rewards propositions that show practicality, financial viability and strong teams.