Every Entrepreneur Should Have a Mentor

[Translate] I am often asked by NACUE Fellows and younger colleagues to provide advice about how to start their first venture and always near the top of my list is – to surround yourself with experienced, well-networked and supportive mentors. Notice the plural – mentorS. No one person will be able...

NextGen Entrepreneurs need Political Acuity

[Translate] Political Acuity <Definition> The ability to appreciate, understand and use formal and informal power relationships within organisations and within the political structure and predict how new events will affect individuals and groups – In short, the understanding of the political /...

Motivating Millennials

[Translate] In April 2010, I re-entered the workforce after having founded NACUE subsequent to my studies at Oxford University. Through developing NACUE as an entrepreneur, in retrospect, I took for granted that I was working alongside exceptional, enterprising and ambitious graduates from across the UK,...

Go Global in 2011 – Entrepreneurial Programmes and Conferences

[Translate] Entrepreneurs, especially NextGen entrepreneurs, understand the importance of networking, building relationships, engaging in collaborative activities and ongoing learning to build and grow their ventures, capacities and leverage. NextGen entrepreneurs also know that beginning with the...

Entrepreneurship 2.0

[Translate] Prepared for ‘Emerging Student’ – January 2011 – The UK Government has recently set out their ambition for this to be ‘the decade of the entrepreneur’. While ‘business professionals’ are busy cat-fighting on the Apprentice and bankers continue to get bashed ...