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Blog Archive for December 2011

Video: What is the value of entrepreneurship?

by alice

Here is the final installment of the videos from our media launch. Check out some of our entrepreneur, student and corporate supporters talking about the value of entrepreneurship and the value of joining Entrepreneur First.

There are...

Video: What does it take to be an entrepreneur?

by alice
As a Christmas treat, here is the second in our series of videos about Entrepreneur First!

 

Time is ticking away to apply, the deadline is 31st December. Apply now!

"Entrepreneur First strikes me as a real win-win" - Adam Balon

by alice

One of the core elements of the Entrepreneur First programme is giving our participants access to some of the UK's most exciting entrepreneurs. We are really pleased to announce that Adam Balon one of the co-founders of Innocent will be supporting...

Google to support Entrepreneur First!

by alice

As one of the world's greatest companies started by two graduates, Entrepreneur First is delighted to have Google on board as a supporter. The Google story of Larry Page and Sergey Brin building Google while they were PhD students at Stanford...

Entrepreneur First endorsed by Stephan Shakespeare

by matt
Stephan Shakespeare

One of the most exciting elements of Entrepreneur First is the fantastic support we've had from the UK's entrepreneurial community. Today we're pleased to announce the endorsement of Stephan Shakespeare, founder and CEO of YouGov - one of the...

Video: A career with no limits

by alice

In the run up to Christmas we are going to be sharing some clips of some of our supporters talking about Entrepreneur First. Check out our first one here. 

Once you've done that APPLY HERE! Only two and a half weeks left to apply!

Boris Johnson shows his support for Entrepreneur First

by alice
Boris Johnson Opening Bell At Nasdaq 14 Sept2009 3c Cropped

Entrepreneur First is delighted to have the support of London's Mayor, Boris Johnson. 

He commented: “Entrepreneur First typifies the spirit of enterprise and innovation that is building in and around the East London Tech City initiative....

Entrepreneur Profile - Michael Korn

Michael Korn Portrait 2011 11 14Michael Korn, Co-Founder of Kwickscreen

Age: 30  
Born:
Watford, UK
Based: Royal College of Arts, UK
Studied: Manufacturing Engineering at Churchill College Cambridge and a postgraduate MA in industrial design engineering at the Royal College...

Autonomy founder calls for more support for startups

by alice

Mike Lynch, CEO and founder of Autonomy, the UK's most successful tech startup, has called for capital gains tax breaks for IT entrepreneurs and an open-border policy to get top talent from around the world to see the UK as a great place to be an...

Breaking through the major startup barriers

Earlier this week, Under30CEO posted results of their survey on 'What is Holding Millennials Back from Starting a Business' by Jared O'Toole and the results are fascinating.

This is probably the most equally divided poll we’ve ever had on...