past events
september 2008
'New Futures, Fresh Ideas' - 17/09/2008
october 2008
'The Idea - Identifying, founding and exploiting a niche' - 09/10/2008
Elliot Ingram, I Need a Nerd, www.ineedanerd.co.uk
Elliot, a former UEA CMP student, set up and ran I Need a Nerd whilst he was still studying for his undergraduate degree. It was not his first attempt at doing so, he had previously tried before going to UEA to set up back home. However it wasn't until he arrived here in Norfolk that he was able to fully exploit the potential of his idea; a student run computer repair company for students. Since 2006, I Need a Nerd has expanded significantly - this is his story!
*The presentation will be available to download soon*
november 2008
'Ice Breaker Social'
Fully funded by every faculty on campus, our first social event took place in the Sainsbury's Centre for Visual Arts and was an opportnity for local entrepreneurs to meet with student entrepreneurs, and for potential new members to meet each other. Pictures
december 2008
january 2009
'Welcome Back Social' - 19/01/2009
A joint social with the UEA Economics society and the UEA Banking and Finance soc @ Office and Optic.
'2009 Open Innovation Conference' - 21/01/2009
Held by our founder sponsor organisation, the Norfolk Network of Businesses, the 2009 Open Innovation Conference is to be held at the John Innes Centre of the Norwich Research Park.
NN have secured a roster of exceptional speakers from UK Technology Strategy Board, Unilever, GSK, Microsoft Research Cambridge, BT Group, Philips, Kodak and Marks & Spencer - who are leading the way in adopting Open Innovation as a core part of their business model for the future.
Delegates will be involved in debates on how to achieve profitable growth through innovation and have the opportunity to take part in innovation masterclasses led by some of Europe's leading practitioners in their field.
The conference is directed toward corporates, SMEs and entrepreneurs, research scientists and academics, looking to build new businesses based on breakthrough technologies and innovation.
It is also highly relevant for managers responsible for creating long-term business growth in an open innovation context, those involved in new product development, internal and external venturing, incubator and innovation centre management, and funders of innovation support programmes.
More information and a brochure can be found here
'Corporate Finance and the Current Economic Climate' - 22/01/2009
Gary White, Corporate Finance partner CBHC, and
Kim Farrell, Head of CF department
For those of you who have experience of working in an SME, or who are looking to start their own business, the current economic climate is very topical. Gary and Kim are going to talk about issues with CF, how SME owners will cope in the short, medium and long terms and how the current situation will affect us in the future. It promises to be a very worthwhile evening! *The presentation will be available for download soon*
Please RSVP here