Useful Links
Please find below a list of organisations or activities that you may find useful.
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Business Link in the South East has launched a single regional web portal, which is to improve customer experience by providing information about all BL services through a single access point. Business Link and SEEDA work closely together to provide support for fledgling businesses in the region. Business Link have local operators throughout the region who can be approached for guidance on starting a business. They can provide financial, legal and employment advice amongst others, as well as providing motivational support. Their services are open to anyone who may need support. |
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Enterprise Educators UK (formerly UKSEC) is a nationwide network of 60+ subscribing Higher Education Institutions across the UK. UKSEC is predominantly for entrepreneurship educators although it does organise some student-focused events. | Staff, but some Student events |
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This NCGE initiative, which is partly funded by SEEDA, is a collection of three activities under one banner. This includes an online forum for student/graduate entrepreneurs, a 3-day training programme, and finally the Flying Start Rallies – day long events providing networking opportunities and other support for wannabe entrepreneurs. | Students |
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This is the flagship training programme for entrepreneurship educators, which has recently finished recruiting for its inaugural year. It is jointly organised by NCGE and UKSEC. | Staff |
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This SEEDA-funded venture is an annual competition run for students, at which the winners receive funding to support a project that will ‘make a difference’. | Students |
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The National Council for Graduate Entrepreneurs was established in 2004 with the remit of raising the profile of entrepreneurship amongst students and graduates. | Predominantly Students, but also Staff |
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SEEDA is our founder, our funding body and our biggest supporter. We work under the guidance of the Learning and Skills division, and are one of many activities that contribute to SEEDA’s Regional Economic Strategy. As well as supporting HEEG, SEEDA has many activities that support entrepreneurship education. Amongst others, as a regional development agency, many European and Government funding programmes are coordinated by SEEDA. | Predominantly Staff |
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SIFE stands for ‘Students in Free Enterprise’. SIFE is in essence a competition, both national and international for teams of University student entrepreneurs. Groups of student teams compete by developing projects that directly educate and/or create a learning opportunity for a particular group. | Students |
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Wake up to Enterprise is a SEEDA publication, which gives example of best practice in the area of entrepreneurship education from HEIs across the SEEDA region. The 4th edition was recently launched the University of Reading HEEG Event. To obtain a copy, or for more information, please contact sue.thomason@seeda.co.uk directly. | Staff |