In Numbers
| September 03, 2010 | |
| fs Online Members26,850 | |
| Male:46% | |
| Female: 54% | |
| Mentors: | 448 |
| fs Programmes34 | |
| Participants: | 1088 |
| Trading:447 (41%) | |
| Investment secured: | £1,095,540 |
| fs Workshops63 | |
| Attendees: | 7686 |
| No. of workshops: | 524 |
| Training hours: | 879 |
Current Poll
fs Startups
Charles Macadam
In Collaboration With
Enterprise Societies
KEY FEATURES
- Online System – personalised web group with unique URL
- Funding for Enterprise Activity
- Involvement in Global Entrepreneurship Week
- Access to National Programmes and Start Up Funds
TARGETTED AT
- Setting up new University Enterprise Societies
- Developing existing University Enterprise Societies
What our partners say about us
"NACUE by working with NCGE has gained legitimacy when approaching new universities, potential partners and government agencies. NCGE's reach to both students and educators has proved useful in promoting our events, and by inviting us to deliver University Enterprise Network events they have raised our profile among corporate partners, regional development agencies and other stakeholders."
Victoria Lennox
Founder & CEO NACUE
"Flying Start was a great partner in the Entrepreneurs International Challenge 2010. Not only did they deliver a great networking workshop that taught skills that could actually be applied to building long-lasting business relationships, they delivered the 'Best EPIC 2010 Challenge' as voted by our contestants. Their Director Dr. David Bozward gave an enlightening speaker session on entrepreneurship in the UK, which gave practical tips that many of our participants are excited to start using. The sponsorship they also provided meant that they were by far one of the best partners EPIC has had, and we look forward to working with them on EPIC 2011."
Folusho Fabowale-Makinde
Director of the Entrepreneurs International Challenge
ONLINE SOCIETY SYSTEM
- FlyingStart is offered FREE to university Enterprise Societies to promote Enterprise and Entrepreneurship within their University. The system will allow you to provide your own website; a system to recruit and network with members and create blogs and forums and upload events and documents to keep members/supporters informed.
- Within the system you'll gain access to a comprehensive database of investment/loan funds available in the UK; access to experts; a mentoring system; university staff; a network of 13,000+ students/graduates already registered.
- FlyingStart is wholly customised for your society with your university logo and a content management system allowing each society complete control over the content, communications and presentation.
FUNDING FOR ENTERPRISE ACTIVITY
- Funding is available from FlyingStart to spend to support enterprise in your university and grow your society, through workshops and other activity.
- FlyingStart Workshops are generally half to full day, based around generating a business idea and/or gaining practical business start-up knowledge.
LIMITED OFFER FOR GLOBAL ENTREPRENEURSHIP WEEK!
- Apply for funding from FlyingStart to fuel your ingenuity and to represent the UK in the Global Innovation Tournament as a part of Global Entrepreneurship Week!
- The teams are given a global problem to solve on 4th November 2009 and two weeks to develop a solution by 18th November via a YouTube video submission.
ACCESS TO NATIONAL PROGRAMMES AND START-UP FUNDS
- National FlyingStart Programmes have the sole aim of having graduates trading or growing businesses with 12 months. The Programme, with up to 30 participants, provides the one-to-one mentoring, support and training needed to turn every idea into a business. It starts with a 3 day residential followed by 12 months support and is free. The Flying Start website (below) has all the details on upcoming Programmes.
- Each Enterprise Society will be offered places on all national and regional programmes.
- Graduate Entrepreneur Fund: we are currently putting together a Fund to support ideas and businesses that flow from the Enterprise Society activity and FlyingStart. Availability and access will be automatically be channelled through the FlyingStart Online system and the individual Societies.