Varsity Pitch

NACUE’s Varsity Pitch 2018 Winner Is WASE – a social enterprise startup turning sewage waste into energy and clean water

The £10,000 top prize at this year’s UK-wide Varsity Pitch competition goes to Tom Fudge – founder of WASE – a water treatment startup developing technologies to help provide sanitation and energy to remote communities in developing countries. Varsity Pitch, a national business pitching competition organised by the National Association of College and University Entrepreneurs […]

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Business Competitions Supporting Young Founders

These carefully selected business competitions and awards offer funding and great publicity to support young founders under 35.  If you’re planning to turn your business dreams into reality and you’re in need of a great source to grow your idea, then check out our pick of organisations that provide cash prizes, mentoring and press exposure to young […]

My Startup Story

IAmNewGen Presents: My Startup Story 2018

My Startup Story – Join I Am New Generation Magazine for a lively evening chat with a panel of inspirational young founders sharing their startup stories to help you turn your innovative ideas into reality. Held in partnership with NACUE, My Startup Story is a series of speaking events inspiring your innovative ideas into reality. This […]

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Unloc Enterprise Challenge: Young Entrepreneurs Win £5k To Accelerate Your Business Idea

Have you got an innovative business idea? Apply for the Unloc Enterprise Challenge and win £5,000 funding to help you grow your startup. This online entrepreneurship competition is organised by Unloc Enterprise Academy, in partnership with Verizon, to inspire youth entrepreneurship across Europe. Young entrepreneurs, aged 16-25, are invited to compete and win £5k startup […]

Astra Awards Competition

The Astra Awards Competition: Celebrating The UK’s Top Creative Businesses – Female Founders and Student Startups

Toucan Ventures’ Astra Awards Competition is on the hunt for top best new talent in Female founded businesses, Student startups and the Creative Community. Organised by Toucan Ventures, in partnership with Blooming Founders and NACUE, the Astra Awards competition aims to celebrate Britain’s creative sector, female entrepreneurs and student startups. Applicants can enter into one of […]

Student Enterprise Conference 2018

NACUE’s Student Enterprise Conference 2018 – Take Your Business Idea From Notepad To Reality

NACUE invites you to join hundreds of ‘Creators, Connectors and Captains’ at its 9th Annual Student Enterprise Conference at Aston University. This is your chance to learn everything about starting, maintaining and developing your business or idea – alongside like-minded student and graduate entrepreneurs. This 2-day conference will be bursting with inspiring talks, practical workshops, […]

Entrepreneurship

Top Business News RoundUp – Global Entrepreneurship Week 2017, Motus Innovations Is This Year’s NACUE Varsity Pitch Winner & Tech City’s Future Fifty Calling For Applicants

This week’s business news roundup of what’s happening in the business world starts with the celebration of this year’s Global Entrepreneurship Week to meeting the student winner of NACUE Varsity Pitch 2017.  NACUE Varsity Pitch 2017 Competition Winner – Motus Innovations Motus Innovations is this year’s Varsity Pitch competition winner for its disruptive idea in […]

Varsity Pitch

NACUE’s Varsity Pitch Competition Is Open – Students & Graduate Entrepreneurs Apply

NACUE’s Varsity Pitch competition is back – The hunt is on for the Top UK students and graduate entrepreneurs with £10,000 up for grabs. The National Association of College and University Entrepreneurs partners with Tata for another year of exhibiting and celebrating the best early-stage business ideas to come out of colleges and universities across […]

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The Student Startup – Twipes – Tackling Britain’s Costly Eco Issue With ‘Flushable’ Wet Wipes

Student entrepreneurs Ellenor McIntosh and Alborz Bozorgi are using their invention – Twipes – to tackle Britain’s environmental issues around ‘flushable’ wet wipes and possibly save taxpayers millions of pounds each year. Twipes is a chemical-free ‘biodegradable’ wet wipes, which dissolves in water within three hours and fits into existing toilet roll holders. The environmentally-friendly […]

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The Mayor’s Entrepreneur 2017 – Shortlist Out

See the student entrepreneurs who made it to the finals and one step closer to becoming this year’s Mayor’s Entrepreneur. The Mayor’s Entrepreneur yearly competition looks to award £20,000 start up fund to a London student entrepreneur with the most innovative idea on how to address issues facing the capital. Check out the shortlisted top ten […]