NACUE is delighted to welcome Holly Knower as new CEO

 

It is an honour to have been invited to be the fourth CEO of NACUE and I’m delighted to build upon the achievements made by my predecessors.   Firstly, I would like to thank Johnny Luk for championing NACUE’s vision and ambitions for the last 2 years. I have experienced on a first hand basis his energy, his proactiveness and ultimately his dedication to NACUE and its mission.  I am incredibly grateful for his support to date and the continuation of this in the future. I would also like to extend a personal thanks to current colleagues at NACUE. Their commitment and diligence, to both the organisation and in constantly striving to improve our services to our community, is outstanding and greatly appreciated.   My dedication to leading NACUE in  my new capacity, springs from not only my passionate belief in the NACUE vision but more importantly from seeing members of our community develop and exceed expectations during the last 3 years. To date I have been fortunate enough to work with hundreds of young people, all striving to make a difference in today's challenging economy, determined to make their own career paths through entrepreneurial activities.   Providing a practical and hands on education, within a safe space, supported by external organisations and academics, is essential to encouraging the younger generation to reach their potential from any academic background.  Enterprise Societies are pivotal in this, honouring and championing the success of young people, as well as acting as leaders within their educational institutions, building relationships with local businesses, developing partnerships with university faculties and most importantly, acting as catalysts and ambassadors for peer-to-peer engagement.   I have experienced NACUE’s students potential on multiple forms, from working with small groups of learners launching student ventures on campus, running bootcamp weekends and watching young people flourish in 24 hours, to seeing thousands of young people energised after experiencing NACUE events.   As always, my continued focus will be to listen and work closely with our partners, continuing to improve our offering through aligning our events and providing a clearer and broader service for all our members.   I am incredibly grateful for this opportunity and I look forward to working together in the near future.  

Holly  

 

Holly Knower

CEO

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We've achieved a great deal in a short number of years, though there's much more too do in supporting our mission of 'Powering the Enterprise Generation'.

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Powering the Enterprising Generation

Our mission is to support the development of education and student engagement throughout college and universities by championing student enterprise societies and peer-to-peer learning. NACUE started from an extraordinary movement in student entrepreneurship, providing young individuals with a platform to be experimental, creative and inspiring in their approach to enterprise and entrepreneurship, encouraging a bottom-up approach to inspiring the next generation.


Today, we see over 200 enterprise societies, powered by peer-to-peer groups, who are championing the success of young people throughout their interactive programmes by forging collaborative relationships with their institutions to provide greater experience and development opportunities for their peers. Establishing regional links with locals SME’s who are keen to open their doors to emerging talented, proactive and enthusiastic graduates perpetuates this.


Our work is dedicated to supporting the development and encouragement of entrepreneurship amongst young individuals and forms the sole purpose of NACUE. To learn more about NACUE and the services we produce, click here.

As a not-for-profit, we raise charitable donations that allow us to widen the opportunities available to young people in relation to enterprise and entrepreneurship, strengthening student engagement, the quality of education and connecting and representing student enterprise societies and student entrepreneurs worldwide.

NACUE is a charitable organisation that supports 32,000 students and young people every year. As funding becomes harder to obtain, we rely on the generous support of donors to ensure our programs can continue to change the lives and aspirations of the younger generation.


A donation of any size goes a long way to furthering our work and really is greatly appreciated. Every gift matters in aiding our mission of ‘Powering the Enterprising Generation' but we mainly rely upon the generosity of our members and alumni to do this. By making a single or regular donation you can make a big difference. To learn more about how you can donate, please follow the links below.



 

Large national network

NACUE are delighted to have supported a huge number of student-led societies over the years. You can see the number of established student-led societies on an interactive map below

 

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Who we work with

Entrepreneurs

Entrepreneurs are at the very core of NACUE, everything we do is to better the startup and self employment ecosystem. We believe that entrepreneurs will shape the future, and we bolster this through our events, our network and our advocacy.

Students

NACUE works with students in Colleges and Universities right across the UK, helping support them in their entrepreneurial goals and connect them with like minded peers.

Educators

NACUE works collaboratively with educators and academics in supporting the development of entrepreneurial mindsets in young people.

Our events

Our events offer the young people we work with the opportunity to connect with our wider network, the experts and seasoned entrepreneurs in our community and the chance to be inspired to take the leap of faith into entrepreneurship. These events are attended by students and graduates from universities and colleges up and down the UK, as well as students from across Europe. Student Societies take centre stage at our events, alongside innovators, game changers and trail blazers of the UK startup ecosystem.

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