Food and games for Enterprise students in our first networking event of the year.
Our second annual “Networking & Nibbles” evening was held at the offices of Calls9 in Leeds city centre on Wednesday 19th October 2016.
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Leeds Conference Brings International Entrepreneurship Education Researchers Together
Last month the Centre for Enterprise and Entrepreneurship Studies (CEES) hosted the fourth European Council of Small Business Entrepreneurship Education (3E) conference at the University of Leeds. A record 120 participants from across Europe, the US, Russia and Asia attended over the three days.
CEES Student Intern – Q&A
Meg is a second year Management with Marketing student who began working as the Student Intern at the Centre of Enterprise and Entrepreneurship Studies (CEES) in September 2015. Find out more about the role.
Start-up Success: Turning an idea into reality
I thought of the idea for carwow at my parents’ kitchen table! A new car is the second biggest purchase many people will make in their life, after a house, yet the process has largely gone unchanged for the past 100 years. Despite the internet bringing travel, housing, and all other large purchases into the modern age, new car buying still involved customers having to travel around to multiple dealerships and haggle face-to-face with salespeople while still not knowing if they were getting a good deal. I set out to fix this.
The Business Plan – “A Document Of Persuasion”
On Wednesday 25th February, the Leeds Enterprise Centre welcomed four entrepreneurs, including business founders and company directors, to talk about the relevance of business plans in the creation of new ventures. Each panel member spoke about their experiences in setting up their own businesses and the importance of business planning.
The Pitch – Part 2: On the day.
Following on from The Pitch - Part 1, where I told you about my start up business Love Me Sew; applying and being chosen as a finalist in the Start Up Britain's Pitch Up Scheme, we traveled to London for the day of the pitch...
The Pitch Part 1: The Application
The Leeds Enterprise Centre Administrator talks business start up, getting help and advice from experts and pitching to the retail giants!