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Careers, Employability and Student Enterprise

What's Going On

There are lots of events and opportunities for students looking to get involved in Student Enterprise. Whether you are completely new to Enterprise, are developing your own business idea or just want to see what it's all about, we’ll have something of interest.

Below are current and upcoming events and opportunities.

Dynamo Challenge 2016

The Dynamo Challenge takes place annually as part of Global Entrepreneurship Week and is open to students from the universities of Bournemouth, Portsmouth, Southampton, Southampton Solent and Winchester. It is a one day challenge where students are set a live brief and work in teams to come up with ideas for a social enterprise. The day is lots of fun and there are prizes to win!

The Dynamo Challenge 2016 took place on 16 November at Southampton Solent University. If you are interested in attending similar events in the future, please email studententerprise@southampton.ac.uk or telephone Careers on 023 8059 3501.

The Catalyst Challenge

Test your creativity, complete The Catalyst Challenge 2017

The Catalyst Challenge is an annual one day business competition organised by the Careers and Employability Service in collaboration with the University of Southampton Science Park.

Team INNsight - Winners of The Catalyst Challenge 2016
Team INNsight - Winners of The Catalyst Challenge 2016

The day consists of business planning & pitching, requiring participants to work effectively in teams to provide a solution to a commercial brief. The Challenge was created to support the development of Southampton students and facilitate the exchange of expertise and experience from the Science Park to students. A task which it has successfully carried out since 2013.

In 2017, this event will take place on the March 15th from 09:00 – 18:00. All students, regardless of course or faculty may take part. You must apply by midnight on Wednesday 1st March via MyCareer. Find out more about The Catalyst Challenge.

The Collaborative Entrepreneur - Three-day Enterprise Summer School

Entrepreneurs are often viewed as independent people. This three-day Summer School dispels this myth and shows that successful ventures are achieved by people collaborating together. Learn about yourself, how to work effectively in a team and collaborate on finding a solution to a real commercial problem set by a local business. Prizes are awarded to the team who make the most compelling presentation on the final day!

The 2016 Summer School took place on 14 – 16 June 2016.  This event takes place annually so if you are interested in taking part in future events or would like further information, please email studententerprise@southampton.ac.uk or telephone Careers on 023 8059 3501.

Careers and Employability Events Calendar- Workshops and Events

A full list of our upcoming Enterprise events can be found on our Events Calendar which is updated regularly. Click on an event to make a booking and follow the onscreen instructions.

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