Enterprisers
Please note, there are no further Enterprisers programmes scheduled for 2010.
- What is Enterprisers?
- Who is it for?
- What are the benefits of taking part?
- When and where does Enterprisers take place?
- Who can I contact for more information?
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Enterprisers is an inspiring and intensive residential programme designed to help you develop your personal and professional skills.
The four-day programme, developed at the University of Cambridge, explores the potential in all of us to be enterprising. It is designed to provide you with new insights, ways of working and practical support to help you develop your career and make the very most of your qualities and the opportunities around you.
Each Enterprisers programme involves at least 80 people, a range of organisations and lots of energy, action and fun!
Get more information on the University of Cambridge's website, including:
- Enterprisers Highlights Video - from the 2008 programme.
- The Enterprisers Journey - overview of the four-day programme.
You can also view photos and videos from the latest programme on the Enterprisers October 09 Facebook page.
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FREE places (worth over £1000) are available for Newcastle University graduates from the last ten years, who are currently not employed or in a graduate level job.
Enterprisers is for you if you want to fulfil your potential by:
- being more innovative in your current role
- building new networks and relationships
- starting a business
- undertaking a project
- developing new skills to make yourself more employable
"I would highly recommend Enterprisers. It brought about not only an attitude change in how I view things but has also built my confidence in being able to venture on the path less treaded. The entire event brought with it an excellent way of learning and exploring one's true potential and being able to to recognise strengths and how to use them in everyday life."
Nedra Pereira B.Eng Mech Eng Newcastle University Graduate
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What are the benefits of taking part?
Enterprisers offers a great range of benefits for job seekers and those who want to improve their career prospects:
- Take part in a programme worth over £1000 for FREE (including accommodation and meals)
- Be awarded a certificate from the Judge Business School at University of Cambridge
- Increase your self-awareness through activities designed to help you recognise your own knowledge, values, and qualities
- Grow your initiative, independence and adaptability
- Unlock your entrepreneurial potential
- Gain valuable employability skills
- Unleash your creativity
- Build your self confidence
- Take advantage of a unique networking opportunity - make useful contacts, build relationships and gain an insight into business culture
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When does Enterprisers take place?
There are no further Enterprisers programmes scheduled for 2010.
The last Enterprisers programme took place on 1 - 4 June 2010 at Waterfront Conference Centre, Wyboston, Bedfordshire.
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Who can I contact for more information?
To find out more about the Enterprisers programme contact Ciara Kennedy, Graduate Development Officer, Newcastle University Careers Service.
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