The hunt for the nation’s best business ideas has officially launched - and it’s bigger and better than ever with more than £1,000,0000 worth of fantastic 'money can’t buy' opportunities up for grabs. Crowdfunder has partnered with Virgin Media Business, alongside LinkedIn to power VOOM 2016 - and this year for the first time there’s the chance to crowd fund projects to turn votes into pound notes. The competition includes a Guinness World Record attempt, a huge public vote and a series of face-to-face workshops with a stellar line-up of judges - amazing opportunities to get your business talked about by some of the best-known business men and women in the UK. With Crowdfunder there is also the chance to win an additional £50,000 in cash and prizes, including a JCDecaux media campaign. VOOM 2016 is open to start-ups, small businesses, social enterprises and growing businesses based anywhere in the UK and Ireland. So spread the word, register here vmbvoom.com - and get ready to #VOOM! Pssst... keep an eye out for the NACUE Varsity Pitch launching in May.
- Our Impact
- Our Mission
- Our model
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



Who we work with

Entrepreneurs

Students

Educators
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.
The difference we make
Alex Deung
Society President, Entrepreneurs Durham
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.
Wendy Funnell
Head, Centre for Entrepreneurship
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.
FE Student
FE Student, Enterprise Society
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.