CUE £5K Entrepreneurs' Challenge

Cambridge Union, 9 Bridge Street

Cambridge CB2 1UB

Tuesday, 16 March 2023

7:00 - 10:00 PM

The £5K Entrepreneurial Challenge Cocktail Party is fast approaching! The cocktail party is a widely attended networking event during which the finalists shall be announced, thus marking the final leg of the challenge.

Come see which teams will have the chance to carry on in the Entrepreneurs' Challenge and enjoy special guest speakers, networking, and drinks. The finalists will be put on the spot to pitch their plans and posters from all of the great entries we've received will be on display.

Please register at http://cue5kcocktail.eventbrite.com/ to secure your place.

Free cocktails will be provided! 

£5K - Phase 3a Submission 19th Feb - 1pm 

Organised jointly by Oxford Entrepreneurs & CU Entrepreneurs

Speaker: 

Julie Davenport CEO of Good Energy

• Pitching of winning teams
• Mentoring speed meeting

We would like to remind you to submit your £1k Challenge entries before lunch time 1pm on Monday 7 December for the chance to win prizes of £1000.

We ask you to submit executive summaries of 1,500 Words. Any content beyond this will be discarded. You will also need to write a public summary of no more than 100 words. Make sure than no confidential information is disclosed in this public summary.

The judging is complete and the winners are in!

CUE would like to congratulate the following teams for their winning entries in the £100 for 100 word contest.

Venue: Department of Engineering, Lecture Room 4

The £1k Challenge represents the next stage of the Entrepreneurs Business Creation Challenge and is open to all members of the University. New challenge entrants are welcome.  It is not required to have been a 100 word entrant to enter this stage of the contest.  To enter the competition you must submit a 1500 word Executive Summary by the 7th of December. To help you write the best possible entry, CUE is running a £1k Business Training Event on Saturday, 28 November 2009. 

Do you have what it takes to be an entrepreneur?

Come and find out on Saturday 14th November. CUTEC and CUE have joined forces once more to bring you a one day event with a series of real-world business challenges to train and test your skills. You’ll compete against each other in teams to see who has the best entrepreneurial potential.

LemonThyme caters fine cuisine for private and corporate events. Always beautifully presented, their food is prepared using fresh ingredients, locally grown whenever possible; specialties include Vegetarian, Mediterranean and French cuisine. Known for their "professional service" and "impeccable" presentation LemonThyme was started by Muriel Ambourhouet  in 2007 and has quickly grown to become one of the most respected caterers in the region."

There is nothing like meeting a dozen or so iconic serial entrepreneurs to inspire you to set up or join a start-up after graduation. Come and find out why many think joining a start-up is SO much more worthwhile than going into consulting or banking after graduation.

One of the advantages of being at Cambridge University is that we have access to the leading entrepreneurs who have founded the companies that rule the world.