| Rise Up is a University campaign designed to inspire and support enterprising thinking and entrepreneurial ventures. We hope you enjoy our Spring newsletter!
Rise Up Entrepreneurs' Question Time This high energy, interactive event will bring together some of Rise Up's most successful business owners with those who are at the start of their entrepreneurial journey, to discuss what it takes to create and grow a successful venture. You will have the opportunity to ask your burning questions - the ones you've always wanted to ask, to our panel and gain a unique insight into the highs and lows of business, from those who have lived it to the full! - Hosted by the team from Radfan
- Thursday 3rd May 2012 from 5-7pm
- King's Gate building, Newcastle University
- Light refreshments available
- Free of charge
Please post your questions via our registration form. Invitations are limited so sign up today to secure your place. You can also post questions via Twitter and our Facebook page; we will also be responding throughout the event.
The Student Voice Ruta Frietakaite , Rise Up Intern NU Apprentice March saw NU Apprentice 2012 launch, in association with Deloitte. This high energy, student led competition had participating students taking part in a series of challenges over three weeks, gaining real business experience and enriching their CVs, whilst having lots of fun! After an intense competition Natalie Diver (Business Management) and Rix Babu (International Marketing) took the title and the £500 prize money, impressing judges with their strong pitch in the final. You can find photos from NU Apprentice 2012 and other Rise Up events on the Rise Up Facebook page. "Like" our page to be the first to find out about NU Apprentice 2013!
"It was fun being a participant for the NU Apprentice...you have put in a wonderful effort behind it. I thank everybody for making it a fabulous event and wish you all the very best." Rix Babu Kate Griffiths, President SIFE Newcastle SIFE Newcastle's achievements at this year's SIFE National Competition are a real testament to all the hard work that every member has committed throughout the year. We are delighted to have been ranked as a top 16 team out of 47 nationally, winning two outstanding achievement awards and a diversity award. The team began as eight members in 2009, progressing to an average of fifty members with six projects to our name, three years later. I have every confidence in next year's committee, the society will strengthen and grow so that by 2013, they will be competing in the final. Good luck to everyone, keep up the hard work, and most importantly remember why you're doing this and the lives you are impacting and changing for the better. SIFE Newcastle is here to stay at Newcastle University! 
Dan Thompson, President Newcastle University Entrepreneurs Society Develop a mobile app and win £10,000! The deadline for our exciting Appathon competition is fast approaching, so make sure you start building soon for a chance to win our grand prize. Closing date is the 15th June, for more details, please click here. Interested in taking an active role in the Entrepreneurs Society? Committee positions are now open for next year. Do you have ideas about how to bring student entrepreneurs together, or want to plan awesome events? Get involved and make a difference. For more details contact Dan Thompson.
Rise Up Newsround Headlines The Rise Up Pitch The Rise Up Pitch provides access to a team of some of the region's most influential and experienced business professionals and entrepreneurs. Our experts provide start up businesses with advice and support tailored to individual needs, including starting a high growth business and innovation guidance. Simon Vlcek, Computing Science said: "The format of the panel sessions is great! Of course a big part of it is the panel members themselves, but the open and unintimidating atmosphere allows for constructive discussion of topics without worrying about saying anything stupid." This year's series of adviser and pitch panels draws to a close with a celebratory event in May. The Pitch will become available to aspiring entrepreneurs in the new academic year. In the meantime, if you would like to know more, contact Claire Adamson who will be happy to help. Rise Up Entrepreneurship Programme (RUEP) 2012 The Rise Up Entrepreneurship Programme (RUEP) is a series of intensive, interactive workshops designed to give start up businesses a realistic understanding of what it takes to develop strategies for launching a profitable, sustainable business. This year's programme saw some of the most engaging and insightful speakers collaborating with Fast Forward Now, to provide our most successful course to date. Watch this space for news on the launch date for our next RUEP. If you weren't able to attend this time, you can call into the Elevator to discuss your idea with one of our dedicated team. If you would like more info on RUEP please contact Jenny Biddulph. "Thanks enormously for the opportunity to attend such a practical, beneficial, and informative programme. It's helped me to anticipate and plan in detail for aspects of business enterprise that, at this early stage, I surely wouldn't have taken the trouble to explore seriously otherwise- such as visualising where I'd like my business to be further down the road." Xing Chen, Neuroscience PhD student.
Module choices – develop your entrepreneurial skills! With module choice day quickly approaching (25th April, 2012), we wanted to make sure that you were aware of the 20-credit modules available through the Careers Service that aim to enhance your skills and boost your employability. Exploring Enterprise, Entrepreneurship and Employability – this is a new module that aims to enhance your employability by developing your personal enterprise and entrepreneurial skills through working on solutions to some real life challenges. If you would like to know more, please either call into the Elevator or contact Jane Nolan.
Rising Stars: 60 second interview with a NU Entrepreneur... Charlie Warburg and Will Clowes, 2011 Business Management Graduates Company Name: Uni Car Ads Your Role: Directors Describe your business: Placing vinyl ads on cars in densely populated student areas Age you started your first business: 23/24 What or who inspired your business? The consistent bombardment of ineffective advertising aimed at students How did you fund your start up? Savings, Rise Up grants, Santander Rise Up Pitch Your biggest achievement? Signing Pizza Express as our client Biggest challenge faced in business so far? Cold calling national companies. We took part in some sales training by Jackie Wade and it was sensational! We changed our approach which changed our business overnight for the better. What do you know now, that you wish you'd known when you first started out? Sales techniques Your greatest strength that has contributed to your success? Persistence What is the key to being a successful entrepreneur? Listening to the right people. Trust your opinions and instincts. What's the professional dream? Have our ads in every University city What is an entrepreneur? Someone who starts something themselves Biggest lesson you have learned? Plan ahead. Be honest with people. Best piece of advice you've ever been given? Don't take everyone's advice Best piece of advice you'd give to a student/ graduate looking to start up? Start as soon as possible and get hold of all the advice and grants available. Advertise your business with Uni Car Ads! Favourite motto? "Let him go". "So long" Would you do it all again? Yes
And finally... Surprising facts about how famous brands came about Designing and developing your brand is one of the most important activities any business will have, especially in the early days. But does it have to be rocket science? Here are a few interesting, and surprising facts about how some of our more recognisable brands were born... - Apple: the inspiration. Steve Jobs was working in a community farm which inspired him to name the company Apple Computers.
- Adobe: the river. The name came from the river, Adobe Creek, which ran behind the house of one of the company's founders.
- Google: the back rub. The search engine was originally christened "BackRub". The name change to Google was following a spelling error of "googol".
Find out more about other famous brands here.
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