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Impact
Impact aims to foster a spirit of entrepreneurship among youth across the world. The view at Impact is that the entrepreneurship embodies something bigger than just starting a business–-a mindset towards life that can help achieve any dream. In the summer of 2010 the Board of Directors and Executive team built a long-term vision for Impact’s 10th anniversary (in 2014) to ensure that the organization is continuing on a path of growth and success while carefully evaluating the criteria of Talent, Brand, and Sustainability. Our goals in 2011 are to:
Impact aims to foster a spirit of entrepreneurship among youth across the world. The view at Impact is that the entrepreneurship embodies something bigger than just starting a business–-a mindset towards life that can help achieve any dream. In the summer of 2010 the Board of Directors and Executive team built a long-term vision for Impact’s 10th anniversary (in 2014) to ensure that the organization is continuing on a path of growth and success while carefully evaluating the criteria of Talent, Brand, and Sustainability. Our goals in 2011 are to:
- Become Canada’s trusted and go-to destination for information about youth entrepreneurship
- Recognize and support the local and national start-up communities
- Cultivate more entrepreneurs and individuals working in startups
Daniel Rodic
daniel.rodic@impact.org
Canada
Collegiate Entrepreneurs Organization
Collegiate Entrepreneurs’ Organization (CEO) is the premier entrepreneurship network with chapters on university campuses across North America. Our mission is to inform, support and inspire college students to be entrepreneurial and seek opportunity through enterprise creation. CEO’s vision is to serve more than 400 colleges and universities, helping students achieve their entrepreneurial dreams and goals. With a diverse entrepreneurial community and global network, CEO provides student entrepreneurs with opportunities, events, chapter activities, and conferences to help start businesses.
Collegiate Entrepreneurs’ Organization (CEO) is the premier entrepreneurship network with chapters on university campuses across North America. Our mission is to inform, support and inspire college students to be entrepreneurial and seek opportunity through enterprise creation. CEO’s vision is to serve more than 400 colleges and universities, helping students achieve their entrepreneurial dreams and goals. With a diverse entrepreneurial community and global network, CEO provides student entrepreneurs with opportunities, events, chapter activities, and conferences to help start businesses.
Katie Sowa
ceo@c-e-o.org.com
United States of America
Archipelago
Archipelago’s objective is to create a broadly accepted understanding of what it means to be a young, Irish and enterprising through events, investment mechanisms, think tanks and community platforms. The Archie Talks are a series of TED style seminars showcasing some of Ireland’s best young entrepreneurial talent. The talks are filmed and promoted independently of the event. Our aim is to have the largest library of young entrepreneurial content in Europe by December 2012. Archipelago “smart-up” workshops are 6 week courses aimed at young professionals considering starting their own business. The presenters are drawn from the Archie Talks alumni. The Archipelago Exchange is a connections and introductions based function for members and alumni of the Archipelago network. The Archipelago start-up awards are a 5 category awards programme for young Irish companies under 2 years old in Tech, Food, Retail, Services and Design.
Archipelago’s objective is to create a broadly accepted understanding of what it means to be a young, Irish and enterprising through events, investment mechanisms, think tanks and community platforms. The Archie Talks are a series of TED style seminars showcasing some of Ireland’s best young entrepreneurial talent. The talks are filmed and promoted independently of the event. Our aim is to have the largest library of young entrepreneurial content in Europe by December 2012. Archipelago “smart-up” workshops are 6 week courses aimed at young professionals considering starting their own business. The presenters are drawn from the Archie Talks alumni. The Archipelago Exchange is a connections and introductions based function for members and alumni of the Archipelago network. The Archipelago start-up awards are a 5 category awards programme for young Irish companies under 2 years old in Tech, Food, Retail, Services and Design.
John Egan
john@archipelago.ie
Ireland
The National Association of College and University Entrepreneurs
The National Association of College and University Entrepreneurs (NACUE) is a grassroots charity that stimulates enterprise by supporting, connecting and representing enterprise societies, enterprising students and student entrepreneurs in Colleges and Universities across the UK. Founded in 2008 by Victoria Lennox (former President of Oxford Entrepreneurs) during a meeting of 12 leading enterprise society presidents, and launched in May 2009, NACUE now engages over 70 enterprise societies across the UK, supports over 100 colleges and universities in stimulating student-led activity and represents the view of over 40,000 enterprising students to policy makers in all levels of government, industry and education.
The National Association of College and University Entrepreneurs (NACUE) is a grassroots charity that stimulates enterprise by supporting, connecting and representing enterprise societies, enterprising students and student entrepreneurs in Colleges and Universities across the UK. Founded in 2008 by Victoria Lennox (former President of Oxford Entrepreneurs) during a meeting of 12 leading enterprise society presidents, and launched in May 2009, NACUE now engages over 70 enterprise societies across the UK, supports over 100 colleges and universities in stimulating student-led activity and represents the view of over 40,000 enterprising students to policy makers in all levels of government, industry and education.
Hushpreet Dhaliwal
info@nacue.com
United Kingdom
Gate to Create
Gate to Create is the national student entrepreneurship organization of Denmark. The organization’s goal is to strengthen entrepreneurship at Danish universities, so that more successful startups are created in Denmark. Gate to Create was initiated in the spring of 2010 by the four existing student entrepreneurship societies. The organization has grown to nine member societies at eight of the Danish universities. Gate to Create and its member societies focuses on making students take the first step towards starting up a company. We believe in the value of knowledge sharing and diversity in building successful startups, and we promote this by bringing together talented, motivated students from all Danish universities. Our activities in Gate to Create are divided into three areas: National collaboration between the student entrepreneurship societies in Denmark, enabling our members to create more and better initiatives on entrepreneurship for their students, and to be a strong voice in the debate on how to strengthen entrepreneurship in Denmark. Activities are:
Gate to Create is the national student entrepreneurship organization of Denmark. The organization’s goal is to strengthen entrepreneurship at Danish universities, so that more successful startups are created in Denmark. Gate to Create was initiated in the spring of 2010 by the four existing student entrepreneurship societies. The organization has grown to nine member societies at eight of the Danish universities. Gate to Create and its member societies focuses on making students take the first step towards starting up a company. We believe in the value of knowledge sharing and diversity in building successful startups, and we promote this by bringing together talented, motivated students from all Danish universities. Our activities in Gate to Create are divided into three areas: National collaboration between the student entrepreneurship societies in Denmark, enabling our members to create more and better initiatives on entrepreneurship for their students, and to be a strong voice in the debate on how to strengthen entrepreneurship in Denmark. Activities are:
- Hosting monthly meetings between the leaders of the member societies
- Arranging conferences for intense best practice sharing
- Connecting to international partners
We provide a single connection point between all Danish student entrepreneurship societies and external stakeholders.
Keld Lundgaard
keld@gatetocreate.dk
Denmark
NACUE Germany
National Consortium of University Entrepreneurs Germany connects student enterprise societies across Germany, articulate the views of young entrepreneurs to government and motivates students to found new societies.
National Consortium of University Entrepreneurs Germany connects student enterprise societies across Germany, articulate the views of young entrepreneurs to government and motivates students to found new societies.
Philipp Treffer
philipptreffer@me.com
Germany
FENA
FENA works to inspire and encourage entrepreneurship in Sweden. As a network we connect people to form solid business and social relationships. As a student-driven organization we target other students in providing enlightenment towards the possibility of choosing an entrepreneurial path in life. Our activities are almost exclusively local, member-based and as such are very varied in their nature – an entrepreneurial organization for entrepreneurial people.
FENA works to inspire and encourage entrepreneurship in Sweden. As a network we connect people to form solid business and social relationships. As a student-driven organization we target other students in providing enlightenment towards the possibility of choosing an entrepreneurial path in life. Our activities are almost exclusively local, member-based and as such are very varied in their nature – an entrepreneurial organization for entrepreneurial people.
Martin Thoren
martin.thoren@fena.nu
Sweden
Laurea Entrepreneurship Society
Laurea Entrepreneurship Society (LaureaES) is a not for profit organization founded in autumn 2010 by a group of motivated students and alumni. Our primary responsibility and passion is to promote entrepreneurship among Laurea (University of Applied Sciences) students and staff. We aim to work together with other forward thinking entrepreneurial organizations to create a real and positive change to Finland’s atmosphere of entrepreneurship. We will continue to provide inspiring events for our members and supporters. Most importantly, we want to encourage people with different experiences, abilities and knowledge to come together and be stronger as a group than they would be as an individual. That’s why networks and networking plays such an important role in our actions and events.
Laurea Entrepreneurship Society (LaureaES) is a not for profit organization founded in autumn 2010 by a group of motivated students and alumni. Our primary responsibility and passion is to promote entrepreneurship among Laurea (University of Applied Sciences) students and staff. We aim to work together with other forward thinking entrepreneurial organizations to create a real and positive change to Finland’s atmosphere of entrepreneurship. We will continue to provide inspiring events for our members and supporters. Most importantly, we want to encourage people with different experiences, abilities and knowledge to come together and be stronger as a group than they would be as an individual. That’s why networks and networking plays such an important role in our actions and events.
Riina Rupponen
riinarupponen@gmail.com
Finland
Start it Smart
Its mission is to promote the entrepreneurial mindset and culture with young people in Bulgaria, by providing training programs, mentorships, competitions, public events and by supporting local groups trying to do the same. Our most prominent activities are:
Its mission is to promote the entrepreneurial mindset and culture with young people in Bulgaria, by providing training programs, mentorships, competitions, public events and by supporting local groups trying to do the same. Our most prominent activities are:
- Organizing public events with successful entrepreneurs
- Pitching competitions with large
- Extensive mentorship programs and financial incentives for the winners of these competitions
- A club like structure for the volunteers in which we facilitate discussions and meetings with mentors
- Representing the interests and problems of Bulgarian students entrepreneurship in ICUE
Evelin Velev
Evelin.Velev@gmail.com
Bulgaria
East Africa Consortium of University Entrepreneurs
To raise young entrepreneurs in East Africa and to create a strong entrepreneurship network within East African University students, as we spread entrepreneurship culture among our communities. We organize conferences, training, young entrepreneurs projects, competitions, entrepreneurship awareness week, and community works.
To raise young entrepreneurs in East Africa and to create a strong entrepreneurship network within East African University students, as we spread entrepreneurship culture among our communities. We organize conferences, training, young entrepreneurs projects, competitions, entrepreneurship awareness week, and community works.
Jean Paul Rushaku
eaceorwanda@gmail.com
Rwanda
Vietnam Young Entrepreneurs
VYE is the latest entrepreneurship movement in Vietnam. Founded in February 2011, VYE aims to inspire and empower passionate Vietnamese young people to create successful entrepreneurial endeavors. At the core of VYE is the belief that everybody, especially the young, should follow their hearts. If they are passionate about something, we encourage them to go for it. We do this in two ways: by connecting people of similar interests and mindsets together, and by bringing to them the inspiration and lessons learned from the best entrepreneurial initiatives in Silicon Valley, and all over the world. VYE currently has 3 ongoing projects:
VYE is the latest entrepreneurship movement in Vietnam. Founded in February 2011, VYE aims to inspire and empower passionate Vietnamese young people to create successful entrepreneurial endeavors. At the core of VYE is the belief that everybody, especially the young, should follow their hearts. If they are passionate about something, we encourage them to go for it. We do this in two ways: by connecting people of similar interests and mindsets together, and by bringing to them the inspiration and lessons learned from the best entrepreneurial initiatives in Silicon Valley, and all over the world. VYE currently has 3 ongoing projects:
- Annual VYE Entrepreneurship
- VYE Star-Ex
- VYE Talk Series
Huong Nguyen
huongtdn@stanford.edu
Vietnam
