As I remember there was a good mix of undergrads and postgrads there.
It would be interesting to know the actual statistics on postgrad/undergrad partiticpation in these societies at different universities and if it is skewed why that might be?
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University Enteprise Societies
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Daniel Colegate |
While I was a student at Durham I was involved in setting up a new society called 'Durham Entrepreneurs' for students from undergraduate to postgraduate level interested in enterprise as a career option.
As I remember there was a good mix of undergrads and postgrads there. It would be interesting to know the actual statistics on postgrad/undergrad partiticpation in these societies at different universities and if it is skewed why that might be? |
| Anonymous |
I believe at Cambridge University, their business planning competition was traditionally skewed towards postgraduates and therefore so was the participation in Enterprise Societies. This was because the competition categories focused on science and technology, favouring those who were trying to commercialise their research. However, I believe that now the internet has made it not only possible but also easier for many people to set up an online business, many more undergraduates are thinking about setting up a business and therefore also taking part. This is why a number of these business planning competitions, like the one at Cambridge, have introduced categories such as Software and Web.
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Daniel Colegate |
From what I recall the business planning competition at Durham was entered mostly by undergraduates, although this is only from memory of people I met rather than an official figure. The competition is actually run by the graduate school there, but open to all university staff and students.
It is always very well organised and by having different categories for 'Business', 'Science and Technology' and 'Social Enterprise' they try and cover all types of business. I would recommend these type of event to anybody because the training courses involved are very useful no matter what career your pursue.
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Phillip Travis |
Sort of following on from another post, I think that the best enterprise societies are probably those that involve the other support bodies like the Knowledge Transfer.
The problem with enterprise support in the UK is that there are so many apparently different agencies - the NCGE, NACUE, School for Startups, Individual Societies.... There needs to be something that brings them all together.
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| Anonymous |
My university would like to start an enterprise society but we don't know how to get started. Can anybody point me in the direction of a good advice resource or give me tips on what to do. I'm especially interested in funding options.
I assume as an enterprise society we can and should involve local businesses, but while we are small it may be hard to attract them. I don't want to put them off by approaching them in the wrong way so any advice is welcome. Thanks,
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