Anglia Ruskin University (ARU)

Students from more than 185 countries study with us. Our students are at the heart of our University: their educational experience engages, challenges and empowers them to reach their full potential.

Today we have around 30,000 students studying at our campuses and at the colleges that form our Regional University Partnerships. Our two main sites (at Cambridge and Chelmsford) attract a variety of students from the local community as well as the rest of the UK and overseas.

We contribute actively to the economic strength of the region by supporting the growth and success of businesses, government departments, charities and organisations.

We have years of real and credible industry expertise at the cutting edge of Business, Education, Science and Technology, Health, Arts, Law and Social Science.

The needs of every organisation are different and we are unique in supporting those needs. This is achieved by providing a route to academic expertise - a process more commonly referred to as knowledge transfer.

Knowledge transfer can take several forms, such as:-

Product development - achieved through, research, testing and validation or sponsored research.

Staff development - achieved through accredited or unaccredited courses, continuous professional development courses or distance learning.

Specialist facilities - such as operating theatres, forensic labs, mock courtroom, scientific and technical equipment, meeting and conference space

To benefit from our bank of expertise - call us now on 0845 196 3177.

Products and services

The Big Pitch

Our aim is simple: we want to find passionate entrepreneurs with exciting, imaginative business ideas and give them the chance to pitch for the money and support they need to make it happen. Entrants do not need to be a business expert to participate; all they needs is good idea. CEDAR provides the business mentoring and support necessary as the competition progresses.

Round 1: The Video Pitch: All entrants submit a 1 minute video pitch.
Round 2: The Bootcamp: The best 25 entrants attend a 3 day training Bootcamp where they take part in a variety of interactive seminars in business planning, financial planning, marketing and presentation skills. Following this, entrants deliver a 5-minute pitch to a panel of judges followed by 10 minutes of Q&A.
Round 3: The LIVE pitch: The best of the best will pitch their business idea to an invited panel of judges in front of a live audience.

The three best entries will each receive a cash prize of £10k, £5k and £3k respectively along with FREE business mentoring, professional advice and access to The StartupLab™ Anglia Ruskin’s student enterprise incubator.

If you have any queries please contact the competition organiser on the following details:

Lance Everet
Enterprise & Entrepreneurship Administrator
Anglia Ruskin Enterprise Academy (AREA)
Tel: 0845 196 5180
Email: lance.everett@anglia.ac.uk

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