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Want to learn to write like a CEO ? Come join us for an afternoon of free training!

CUE is proud to present The Entrepreneurs’ £1k Challenge Training Event

Date and Time: 13:00-17:00 Saturday, 27 November, 2010 Location: Department of Engineering More details on the speakers: http ://cue1000training2010 . eventbrite . com/

An idea, it could be big, small or somewhere in-between. For people, industry, the entire world or just you. An idea can be whatever you want it to be, but without the right environment, it will always be just an idea…

CUE ’s Entrepreneurs’ £1k Challenge Training Event offers a unique opportunity for the entrepreneurs of tomorrow to learn the skills of today. From serial entrepreneurs to managing directors and IP lawyers, CUE has invited help from leading experts to cover all aspects of an executive summery.

If you think you’re ready, then so are we, sign up for surgeries and get 1-2-1 advice from our mentors, enter the CUE £1K Challenge, and you might just find that idea can start to grow.

Places are strictly limited. Register now to avoid disappointment!

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Entrepreneurs’ £1K Challenge Submission is Open!

CUE has a prize pool of £10,000 to give away!

To enter, please submit an executive summary of no more than 1,500 words (diagrams or graphic representations are also welcomed). A public summary of no more than 100 words should also be included. Please make sure than no confidential information is disclosed in this public summary.

Never written an executive summary before? CUE has all the resources to teach you how: Register now for the CUE £1K Challenge Training Event.

Please note that the deadline for submission is 2 pm, Monday, 6 December 2010.

To point you in the right direction, please review the judging criteria, as outlined in the competition handbook, as well as the 1K training event presentations on our website: http://www . cue . org . uk

Guideline for a good executive summary: • The Concept and Opportunity • The Product or Service Description (including Intellectual Property if applicable) • The Market and customers • The Management team • The Finance requirements • The Business Operations

Submission Checklist ——————————————————-

• Executive summaries: Please send to Shen Wei (shen.wei@cue.org.uk) in WORD and PDF Subject line: 1K ENTRY .

• NDA and disclaimers: Can be found at the end of the handbook. Please UMS (before Friday 3 December) to Cambridge University Entrepreneurs, IdeaSpace, 3 Charles Babbage Road, Cambridge, CB3 0GT .

• Submission Fee A £10 cheque payable to “Cambridge University Entrepreneurs” Please UMS (before Friday 3 December) to the same address as above. Note: If your idea won in £100 for 100 words, it gains free entry to the £1K Challenge.

Best of luck!