Mind is everything; what you think, you become. This belief in me has only amplified since I saw young bright minds pitch their brilliant ideas at NACUE’s Varsity Pitch. My first interaction with NACUE was at their event Hackathon, when I was in my first year of university. Going to this event ...
Yesterday, Wednesday 18th October 2017, some of the UK’s brightest entrepreneurs headed to Wayra in London to pitch for their place in the NACUE Varsity Pitch Semi-Final. The Varsity Pitch Competition invited students and graduates to pitch their business ideas for the chance to win £10,000 equity free cash. Thirty competitors ...
As part of our series of interviews, we were honoured to have the opportunity to speak with John Brightwell, Head of Branch Business Banking at Lloyds Banking Group, who shares with us what his motivation has been in partnering with NACUE's Varsity Pitch Competition. What has been your favourite part of partnering ...
The Varsity Pitch 2017 shortlisting is complete and we have a vast array of fabulously talented students and graduates eagerly waiting to pitch their ideas at the semi finals in a week’s time at Wayra, London. All of the category judges, which included Tata, Lloyds Banking Group, PayPal, the Rain Gods, ...
This week, as part of our series of interviews with the Varsity Pitch categories' sponsors, we're delighted to introduce you Timothy Barnes, Founder of the Rain Gods. The Rain Gods is this year's sponsor of Digital and Technical category and we're pleased to reveal Timothy's motivations to encourage and support ...
Raissa and Joyce de Haas, 26 year old sisters, founded Double Dutch about two years ago. Double Dutch, is a range of natural premium Mixers, that intensify the flavour of spirits and taste great even if drank alone, like a soft drink. They come in unconventional flavour combinations, drawing inspiration from ...
“Our story, is what made us who we are”, said Isatou, 23, Co-founder of Bui Smoothies. Isatou and Haddy were the finalists at NACUE’s Varsity Pitch 2016. Since then, there has been no looking back for these young entrepreneurs. So what really is Bui Smoothies and what is this wonderful story that ...
There has been no looking back for AEROPOWDER since winning the Varsity Pitch 2016. Ryan Robinson, 29 and Elena Dieckmann, 29 are product testing a year later and just about ready to hit the limelight. Their company, AEROPOWDER, is developing new feather based materials that can be used to create high-performance ...
As part of our series of interviews with the Varsity Pitch category sponsors, we are pleased to introduce you Corinne Fitzgerald, a Catalyst Community Lead at Swiss Re. Swiss Re is this year's sponsor of 'Genuine Innovation' category and we are delighted to reveal their motivations to get involved in the ...
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.
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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.
