Social media is used by over 2.2 billion people across the world and for many, it’s a self-confessed addiction. It's difficult to go even an hour without checking our phones for updates, sharing photos and things we have seen on the internet. One of the reasons we are so enamoured ...
Each year, NACUE run a business pitching competition called the Varsity Pitch. We encourage student and graduate entrepreneurs to vie for a prize of equity-free £10,000 which can be used to help any part of their business. There is a category for business ideas, so even if you are just ...
After months of promotion and hard work, TakeMeOut have gone on to secure their place in the finals of the Varsity Pitch Competition by winning the Lloyds Banking People's Vote. They tirelessly campaigned for their fans and supporters to vote for them over the last few weeks of the competition, and rose ...
The Varsity Pitch has a new supporter we would like to introduce you to - Catalyst Founders. Catalyst Founders, based in Oxford, has an ambitious target; to invest in 50 young founders over the next 3 years. CF seeks to invest in innate entrepreneurial talent, providing investment, a support structure and ...
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 ...
Are you a recent grad with a business idea? Want support to develop an industry-leading business? Then the Sirius Programme is for you. NACUE is delighted to be a partner in one of the world’s leading graduate entrepreneurship programmes. The Sirius Programme will select graduate talent from across the world, ...
We can all name a few successful entrepreneurs. They’re often charismatic, perhaps outspoken and generally associated with one or two household names. That makes them pretty unusual: I won’t say odd, but certainly something of a spectacle. But that caricature is quite inappropriate for the 21st century in a world where ...
Young entrepreneurs, judges, investors and spectators flocked to 250 Bishopsgate in Central London on Tuesday 15th November for the Grand Final of the NACUE Varsity Pitch Competition 2016. Our seven hopefuls had seen off stiff competition at this years semi-finals at Google Campus nearly 4 weeks earlier and were hoping to ...
One of the biggest student competitions is back and you can be part of it. Microsoft is hosting their annual Imagine Cup competition, looking for the ‘next big thing.’ Previous entries have included everything from innovative games, to life changing apps, with many teams going on to form their own ...
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'.
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.
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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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.
It has been a great pleasure working closely with NACUE. NACUE has supported me both on big and small issues within my role. Without NACUE’s support, Entrepreneurs Durham wouldn’t be where it is today.
The pleasure of seeing young people start something from nothing and watching them as they’re growing is wonderful. If we hadn’t had NACUE, we couldn’t do a lot of what we’re doing now. I can absolutely, categorically say that.
I am enjoying it (the enterprise society) a lot, and it’s great to be achieving something real. So often in college we plan to the point of doing the activity but then never actually do it.
