How To Conquer Your Fear Of Public Speaking
Entrepreneurs looking for investors will need to sharpen their public speaking skills – It is natural to fear situations where your innovative idea will be judged. The thought of speaking in public can make you nervous and your product pitching less effective even before you hit the stage. You need to learn how to sell your […]
Innovate UK Offering £30,000 for Digital Ideas In The Sharing Economy
Innovate UK are offering £30,000 to 6 businesses each to develop digital ideas to help people to share their assets and skills. The funding competition is looking to encourage innovation in the sharing economy, which uses online technology to help people share assets, resources, time and skills. The themes for the competition are: – Trust | Tourism and Travel | […]
Top Tips for Entrepreneurs Attending Pitching Competitions
NACUE’s top tips for young entrepreneurs attending pitching competitions this year. So you have a cool idea? Or even better – You have an early stage business and you’ve decided to showcase it in a pitch competition. Bold but smart. Whether you are pitching for funding, trying to drum up some media attention, or simply […]
Your Stories And Your Voices…Unfiltered
Your voices can never be held back and we prefer to hear them unfiltered and in its truest form – So tell us about the impact you are making through your career or business…or even both. I Am New Generation is an online lifestyle magazine for young business owners and professionals under 35. We want […]
Entrepreneurial jobseekers helped by the Government still in business a year later
The majority of entrepreneurial jobseekers who launched their start-ups using a government scheme are still in business a year later. A recently published report, by the Department for Work and Pensions, revealed 80% of businesses supported by the New Enterprise Allowance were still active more than a year later. In the survey of 1,500 jobseekers, 47% reported an increase […]
How To Apply For Your First Startup Incubator – expert tips
Startup incubators have started popping up everywhere and have become a great first step for entrepreneurs, and their fledgling startups over the past few years. These incubators typically offer a period of mentoring and training to help you build a solid foundation for your startup, and ensure you survive and thrive. With so many incubators on […]
5 Tips On How To Get Funding
Finding capital is essential to moving forward with your business plan – Now is the right time to know how to get the right funding for your startup. There are different types of funding options available to you such as loans, crowdfunding, incubators, government grants and sponsorship. You need to choose what best fit your business needs as […]
NACUE’s Varsity Pitch 2016
This year’s Varsity Pitch competition for student and graduate entrepreneurs in the UK will be opening their application for the 2016 round in May. NACUE’s Varsity Pitch is a national business pitching competition organised by the National Association of College and University Entrepreneurs, exhibiting and celebrating the best early-stage business ideas to come out of colleges and […]
Startup Europe Week: Uniting European Regions to Support Entrepreneurs
Startup Europe Week will see all European regions uniting to support entrepreneurs in making a difference. From 1st to 5th February, volunteers will come together to organise local mini-events and meetups to help entrepreneurs access tools needed to start their business. The event will be taking place simultaneously in more than 40 countries and 220+ cities. It aims to […]
UK’s Creative Industries contributes £84.1 Billion to the Economy
Newly released figures show that the UK’s Creative Industries are now worth £84.1 billion per year to the economy. The latest government report revealed that the creative sector is generating £9.6 million per hour and growing at almost twice the rate of the wider UK economy. British films, music, video games, crafts and publishing are taking […]