kent enterprise hub overview of activities
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Kent Enterprise Hub Overview of Activities. Stephanie Barwick Business Engagement Manager 31st October 2012. Background. SEEDA Hub until end of 2009 In 2010, change into a fully funded University of Kent facility Students, graduates, staff Student enterprise activities. - PowerPoint PPT PresentationTRANSCRIPT
Kent Enterprise Hub Overview of Activities
Stephanie Barwick
Business Engagement Manager
31st October 2012
• SEEDA Hub until end of 2009
• In 2010, change into a fully funded University of Kent facility
• Students, graduates, staff
• Student enterprise activities
Background
• 45 student / graduate / staff companies created (97 members of staff, impact on local economy of approx. £3 million)
• Over 300 business advice sessions held
• Over 200 drop-in sessions held
• 12 Kent Enterprise Hub Grants awarded and 4 Business Mentor prizes (£28,000)
• 4 Hub companies received private capital investment funding (approx. £300k)
• 4 Hub companies relocated to Canterbury Innovation Centre
• 1 Hub company (Geneform Technologies) sold at £6million
• 1 Hub company (OTI) taken over by Scottish firm, OPTOS
• Network of Hub Mentors established
• KEH is delivering the largest two business modules for KBS (CB612 ‘Business Planning module’ and CB613 ‘Entrepreneurship’)
Achievements since Jan 2010
• 50 Hub companies
• 20 IT companies
• Others – covers all sectors
• Total number of employees: over 100
• Kent Enterprise Hub Impact on economy: £3.5million
(based on NCGE impact report April 2010)
Details of Hub companies
Student Enterprise
Employability Skills Development
Academic Engagement
Underpinning activities
Since Jan 2010
32 Networking events held – over 2000 student attendances
13 Student Competitions – 300 students taking part
6 Enterprise Courses – 75 students attended
80 student events run in The Bulb, Canterbury Innovation Centre
New student enterprise society established – SIFE (‘Students in Free Enterprise’) which is part of a global brand
Student Enterprise Activities
Student Innovation Zone – working with academic schools to promote extra curricular activities
Employability Points scheme established – over 2,000 students and 86 employers engaged in 2011/12, over 350 students were awarded a prize
EP scheme showcased by BIS as a best university-busienss collaboration and EP scheme shortlisted in the Times Higher Education Awards 2012
Working with Unit for Learning Enhancement & Teaching to promote reflective development for students to enhance life skills / employability skills via e-PDP ‘MyFolio’
Employability Skills Development
Academic Mentor Scheme established to fund early stage ideas development – 6 projects
CB612, CB613
School of Psychology – Lean Start-up workshops launched
School of Psychology – creation of a new wild entrepreneurship module
EU Interreg IV Seas funding received ‘FUSION’
Winners of the Barbara Morris Prize of the University of Kent 2011 – outstanding achievement in student support
Academic Engagement
• Increased tuition fees in HE – students / clients expecting more for their money
• Increased emphasis on student experience and student employability
• Government push on private sector job creation
• 83 graduate applicants for one job – more and more graduates will consider setting up their own businesses in the future
• Emphasis on innovation & high growth potential of start-ups
• Let’s build on the success of the Kent Enterprise Hub and maximise its impact
Crossroads
• 60% of entrepreneurs who have set up a business that has closed down are likely to set up another business in the future
• 77% of businesses survive after 2 years if founded by graduate(s)
• Since 2008 there has been a 46% jump in students considering self-employed
• It is predicted that 32% of all UK students will be setting up a business at some point in their lives post university
• 28% of highly successful entrepreneurs attribute their success to setting up numerous businesses throughout their teenage/young adult years.
Interesting statistics