Thinking of setting up your own business?

Business and Enterprise Week, 8th - 12th June

If you are considering setting up in business when you graduate or earning some extra money by working for yourself while still a student, you can find out all you need to know by attending Business and Enterprise Week, 8-12 June.

Free to Swansea University students and recent graduates. You must attend a minimum of six Modules in order to receive your Certificate.

Free buffet lunch provided so please let us know any dietary requirements when booking.

9:30 – 5:00 PM

Room 104, Technium Digital (between Fulton House and Taliesin)

Places are limited so book your place today by contacting:

Department of Research & Innovation, Swansea University 01792 295992 research-innovation@swan.ac.uk

If you would also like to meet with a business advisor, please let us know when you book your place.

Find out more http://www.swan.ac.uk/research_innovation/Entrepreneurship/EntrepreneurshipEvents/

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Yn rhad ac am ddim i fyfyrwyr Prifysgol Abertawe a graddedigion diweddar. Rhaid mynychu o leiaf chwe Modiwl er mwyn derbyn Tystysgrif.

Cinio bwffe am ddim, felly rhowch wybod am unrhyw anghenion diet wrth archebu.

9:30 – 5:00 PM

YSTAFELL 104, Adeilad Technium Digidol

Nid oes nifer o leoedd, felly archebwch le heddiw drwy gysylltu ag:

Yr Adran Ymchwil ac Arloesi, Prifysgol Abertawe 01792 295992, ymchwil-arloesi@abertawe.ac.uk

Pe hoffech gwrdd â chynghorydd busnes i drafod eich menter arbennig chi, rhowch wybod i ni wrth archebu lle yn Wythnos Fusnes a Menter 2009.

Swansea Bay Young Achiever Award 2009

Sponsored by Wales & West Utilities

The Swansea Bay Young Achiever Awards present a unique opportunity to celebrate and reward the achievements of young people and recognise the contribution they make to their communities through business, training, education and voluntary work.

Award categories include:
• Business
• Creative
• World of Work
• Community Volunteer
• Young Enterprise

Shortlisted finalists will receive awards at a Celebration Evening, hosted by Badger & Emma from 96.4FM The Wave's breakfast show, on Friday 5th June 2009 at the Margam Orangery, Port Talbot. The awards will conclude with each category winner competing for the overall title of “Swansea Bay Young Achiever 2009”.

Entries are invited on behalf of young people, aged 14–30 (as at 5th June 2009), who live, work or run a business within the Swansea Bay area, i.e. Swansea, Neath Port Talbot and Carmarthenshire.

If you would like to nominate yourself or someone else, simply look at the criteria and select the category best suited, complete the nomination form on the back page and full entry details will be sent to the individual nominated.

For more information on the event or to book tickets contact Sarah Toomey, Swansea Bay Partnership Event Coordinator on 01792 545066 or email
sarah.toomey@swansea.gov.uk

The Swansea Bay Young Achiever Awards form part of the “Swansea Bay Partnership” calendar of events that support business development across Swansea Bay.
For more information visit
www.thebayinbusiness.com

Hired!

Hired! The student apprentice team challenge has been launched and so far 13 universities have signed up to take part, which is fantastic.

Students are asked to work in teams of no more than four in the January term to put on an event or devise and market a product to raise funds for the Childs Voice Appeal. Every student participating gets a prize and finalists will be invited to a pitching event in London to present to a panel of experts including Esther Rantzen, Michelle Dewberry and Brian McBride, MD of Amazon.co.uk. The finalists will all receive iPod shuffles donated by Lloyds TSB and the winning team will get two weeks work experience at Amazon. The aim is to give students something great to put on their CV, whilst raising funds to help children.

Contact students@nspcc.org.uk for more details and visit www.nspcc.org.uk/student

Enterprising Young Brit

Are you an enterprising young Brit? Do you know someone who should be in the spotlight?

The fifth Daily Mail Enterprising Young Brits Awards is now open and calling for entries so if you or someone you know has made their idea happen in a new, innovative or inspiring way, what are you waiting for?! Part of the Make Your Mark campaign and supported by the Institute of Directors, the competition is open to anyone aged 30 and under. If you want to be in with a chance to win £1,000 and money-can’t-buy profile for your venture, please visit www.makeyourmark.org.uk/youngbrits for more information and to enter. The closing date for entries is 27 February 2009 so get your entry in quick!

The categories are:

Business Entrepreneur - For enterprising individuals who have started their own business, large or small.

Social and Community - For ventures combining the principles of a successful business with an emphasis on the social and environmental benefits it can provide.

Teen - For anybody aged 13 – 19 who is making an idea happen.

Creative - For enterprising individuals, businesses and endeavours that have shown creative flair or that are based in the creative industries.

Going global - For businesses that are successfully operating in the UK and abroad.

Should the spotlight be shining on you? The Daily Mail Enterprising Young Brits Awards is calling for entries from entrepreneurs aged 30 and under. Closing date 27 February. www.makeyourmark.org.uk/youngbrits.

Make Your Mark is the national campaign to give people in the UK the confidence, skills and ambition to be enterprising - to have ideas and make them happen www.makeyourmark.org.uk