Anthony Silver, the former President of the LSE SU Entrepreneurs incumbent ‘Pitch It!’ business planning competition has decided to take his business planning competition a step further to start ESS. It all started after the initial success of ‘Pitch It!’ and feedbacks began to roll in, some of it stated the obvious need of a platform that can close the gap between student entrepreneurs and investors.

After realising that many aspiring entrepreneurs could benefit from the Pitch It! competition to receive prizes that would help them start up their businesses, an opportunity for student entrepreneurs to pitch their businesses to select angel investors and venture capital firms.

Anthony then partnered with Bjoern, becoming Co-Presidents, who together started building an executive team and continued to mould the concept. The brand image, including the name ‘European Student Startups’, was then created in a joint committee effort, lead by Nagehan and Riccardo. Further development of all aspects of the competition also came from Faisal and Veronika.

He also partnered with the continent’s best university entrepreneurial societies to access a much wider pool of applicants, European Student Startups is set to be a very unique event and a fantastic opportunity for young entrepreneurs looking to start up their businesses.

There will be three rounds where entrepreneurs will pitch their businesses to a board of investors and those that make it to the last round will then have fantastic opportunities to start up their enterprises.

European Student Startups is Europe’s first Venture Capital Competition exclusively for students. It is hosted in London, UK and sponsored by the London School of Economics Entrepreneurs Society.

Apply NOW: Deadline is January 27th, 2012.

http://www.europeanstudentstartups.com

Top 20 Student / Alumni Shakers

Emerging Students is conducting a global search for new and emerging movers and shakers across universities around the world. These will include students/recent alumni rebelling against mediocrity during their time at university and beyond. These individuals however, are not simply people of achievement but of substance and character.

The top 20 movers and shakers feature will seek to identify 20 university student and recent alumni who have shown much potential. This final list will feature students and alumni from a variety of universities around the UK, an authentic representation of highly commendable emerging students alumni across the university graph with a rebellion against status quo expectations and loyalty to no university brand or status.

A panel from Emerging Students and pending partners will decide on a shortlist from which those candidates will be contacted for a short interview and then the final list will be chosen and published in the Emerging Students launch issue.

This will be an annual feature in hope of raising the standard of expectation and aspiration of university students/alumni across higher education community.

The Top 20 finalists will have access to a world of opportunities, including amazing industry placements.

ABOUT EMERGING STUDENTS (ES)

Emerging Students (ES) is a new national/global university news and media company providing reportage on university culture and the real world. With the aim of redefining university culture in the UK, (ES) is a new subculture and expression; students & alumni aspiring to talent, character and knowledge and in doing so defy mediocrity.

Covering anything from emerging entrepreneurs, rogue university policy makers, graduate fashion, Film makers in Peru, alumni shakers to the best place to buy fresh bread for life on campus. (ES) is blend of engaging thought, design, rich culture and tight community.

NOMINATE

To nominate yourself or someone – email top20@emergingstudents.com with NAME, SHORT BIO and contact details!!

KEEP UP TO DATE

Follow @emergingstudent and www.facebook.com/emergingstudents to keep up to date with the latest news on the Top 20 Movers/Shakers.

The Apprentice Manchester, sponsored by Rolls Royce, is a student competition organised by Manchester Entrepreneurs Society.

www.apprentice-manchester.co.uk

22nd to the 26th of March 2010

First prize will be £1000

Open to all students from the University of Manchester, Salford University and Manchester Metropolitan University

Applications should be done individually, and then individual students will be put into teams.

APPLICATIONS CLOSE 1ST OF MARCH
To apply email your:
- Name
- University
- Student Number
- Course
To : apply@apprentice-manchester.co.uk

We will then hold interviews in the first week of March.

Come and speak to us at MBS East or the University Place Foyer between the 1st-14th of February 11am-4pm

It is the first of its kind to run in the city aimed at young, driven and determined students. Running from the 22nd to the 26th of March 2010, it is a week long event based in and around Manchester University. It will pit only the most driven and focused teams against each other in a series of challenges, ranging from selling products for charity, to hosting and promoting club nights in Manchester.

This week long, intensive programme is open to all students at Manchester, Salford and Manchester Metropolitan University, as well as a select number of secondary schools in the Manchester area. First prize will be £1000, and will be presented by at the closing ceremony of the competition on the last day.

This programme is intended to not only provide a week of business-orientated excitement, but also be a talking point for future interviews, as well as looking great on a CV. It will show not only curiosity and competence for innovation and entrepreneurship but also the drive for excellence that many employees feel is missing in the graduating students of today.

For further information, and more details about the challenges, please email us at:
apply@apprentice-manchester.co.uk

WILL YOU BE FIRED?

In partnership with the Knowledge East Enterprise Network, NACUE is running a 3-day intense training Enterprise Bootcamp. And when we say intense, we mean early starts and days jam-packed with group activities, inspirational keynote speakers, networking sessions, business drills and pitching sessions. Engage with the founders of Groupspaces, Sandbox, Cmypitch.com, eOffice, The Next Women and Enfuse Youth, and the brightest minds from Smith & Williamson, Microsoft, Sun Microsystems, the Technology Strategy Board and UnLtd. You will even get one on one mentorship with an investor, have the chance to pitch your idea to a panel of investors for cash, wine and dine at London’s premier entrepreneurs club, and participate in a cutting-edge innovation garage session with an Ariadne Capital company.

From concept and development to your business model and legals and finances, you will gain the inspiration, knowledge, skills, network and experiential opportunities to get onto the right path to launch successful business.

London Metropolitan University’s Accelerator Incubator on February 2nd – 4th, 2010.

Find out more information at www.nacue.com/bootcamp

Book your place as soon as possible to develop the enterprising skills that will set you apart from the rest! Places initially open to University of Greenwich, Goldsmiths University of London, Queen Mary University of London, London Metropolitan University, Ravensbourne College of Design and Communication, Bose Bruford College, Trinitylaban Conservatoire of Music and Dance, and University of East London.

The UK’s premier student enterprise conference.

From March 27-28, 2010, UCL Entrepreneurs Society, UCL Enterprise Society and UCL Advances partner with the National Consortium of University Entrepreneurs (NACUE) to host the UK’s premier conference for 200 of the most promising student entrepreneurs and enterprising students.

As the country climbs out of the recession, ‘business as usual’ approaches to economic growth will just not cut it. Championing innovation and entrepreneur-led economic growth, this year’s conference, ‘Business NOT as Usual’, brings together investors, policy makers, international corporates and global entrepreneurs, with the objective to not only inspire, inform, connect and provide experiential opportunities to young entrepreneurs, but also to further the discourse, thought leadership and policy awareness around enterprise and innovation to drive the UK economy forward.

Attendees: 200 of the UK’s most promising young entrepreneurs & enterprising students
Location: University College London
Date: 27-28th March, 2010
Fee: £40 early-bird, £50 full price

For full details, the schedule, and instructions on how to register, please visit: www.nacue.com/nsec.