Raj’s Bizzz – March Edition

Posted on | March 30, 2009 | View Comments

On a regular I hear of opportunities which might be interesting for people who follow this blog. To make these available to all readers I will blog about them as Raj’s Bizzz:

Starting a business

Over the weekend I met a Sussex University graduate and budding entrepreneur, who thought a downloadable PDF file for developing entrepreneurs would be really helpful. Hence I put together a PDF onTips on How to Build a Business

Global Student Entrepreneur Awards

EO (Entrepreneurs Organization) is a network 7,000 entrepreneurs, employing 924,000 people worldwide and contributing $ 101 billion to the global economy. Our aim is to ‘fuel the entrepreneurs engine’ and as such, we are spearheading the GSEA, a not for profit initiative, motivated to identify and support talented young entrepreneurs and give them an opportunity to be fast tracked through guided mentorship and business support.

The last global finals was a great success, with students from all over the world attending the summit in Chicago. We had a really talented representative for the UK, a young undergraduate running a very successful .com, and were pleased to be additionally represented by the 2007 winner Fraser Doherty (www.superjam.com) from the University of Strathclyde. We are currently seeking partnerships with Universities across the UK, asking for the opportunity to market this initiative to your body of students through any posting boards, e-mail and intranet. This exposure to your students will give them the opportunity to enter the competition and potentially win part of the $ 150,000 in prize opportunities.

For more information on both EO and GSEA, please visit the respective websites on, www.eonetwork.org and www.gsea.org

The ambition is to have 100 young entrepreneurs enter the competition, enabling us to shortlist the top 10/20 entrants for a UK final to be held in London. The finalists will be given the opportunity to network with the London Chapter, build their contact book and potentially pick up both mentors and business support to accelerate them to the next stage in their business cycle. In addition, the winner, and potentially runner up (depending on finances), will be sent to Chicago to compete in the global final.

Sussex University Graduates Party

Alumni who graduated between 1999 and 2004 (inclusive) are invited to this year’s 5-10 Year Graduates’ Party in Central London. Save the date for Thursday 14 May (venue TBC).

Register your interest to attend by emailing events@sussex.ac.uk as soon as possible as places are limited. Signup on Facebook Events.

Oxford Professor runs for Hindu Studies

Professor Gavin (Flash) Flood

Professor Gavin (Flash) Flood, the Academic Director of Oxford Centre for Hindu Studies, is taking time out and joining over 35,000 runners in taking to the streets of London for one of the world’s most prestigious and exciting sporting events. He will be the first Oxford Professor to do so.

The Centre’s Director, Shaunaka Rishi Das, who has built the Centre from an idea over dinner into a Recognised Independent Centre of Oxford University, tells us: “With educational centres like this, Indian cultures and philosophies will make themselves felt in subtle ways, as India’s cultural impact grows.”

Support the Centre for Hindu Studies and sponsor Professor Flood’s valiant effort.

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