1. Working with Enterprise Societies

2. Why are they any different from other student societies?
Funders expect institutions to have them
Careers Services can add significant value to their activities
They carry risk for students and/or the institution without some form
of guidance and support
Done right, they are fun to work with

3. Bright Futures Is an enterprise club a good thing to have?
Yes because …
NACUE
Entrepreneurial institutions have
entrepreneurial students
Bright Futures
Students are generally better at enthusing
themselves than Careers Services are
Access to a mine of creativity and energy
Encourages the engagement of students who are not immediate
entrepreneurs but are interested in the agenda
It makes very good copy

4. Is an enterprise club a good thing to have?
Maybe because:
They do things the University might not like very much but can still blame you for – control defeats the objective
Every year is different – is that good or just inconsistent
Do I trust my contacts and relationships to them?
Do entrepreneurs form clubs or start businesses?

5. What does a Entrepreneurs’ Club do anyway?
For serious entrepreneurs & investors only
The speaker driven
Competition and wider engagement driven
Project based
Driven from outside the institution?
Ego driven?

6. What could possibly go wrong?
Four ‘true stories’ from York and the USA
Discuss and offer sound advice

7. Toward good practice? Careers are a partner – not a manager
Projects can focus them
Access to networks – managed,
considered and sustainable
Ensure that use of the institutions name is commensurate with level of involvement
Establish ‘duty of care’ definitions for the
institution (insurance and democracy)