2 November 2010
Business community thanked for help given to student entrepreneurs
Photo opportunity: 8.45pm on Wednesday, November 3rd at University House, Perth Road, Dundee. The Enterprise Gym will be hosting a dinner to thank its business patrons.
Local businesses who have provided enterprising students from the University of Dundee with tens of thousands of pounds of funding over the past five years will be thanked for their efforts at a special dinner tomorrow evening.
The University’s Enterprise Gym will host a Business Patrons’ Dinner to say thank you to all the local companies and business people who have helped the organisation over the past year.
The dinner, which takes place at University House from 7pm on November 3rd, will see staff and students from TEG recognise the generosity of external supporters who have acted as financial sponsors, trainers and coaches, or who have provided other services.
Sponsors have given around £50,000 to support the work of TEG since it was launched in 2005, whilst successful figures from the local business community have inspired more than 1000 students and helped them develop their entrepreneurial skills through speeches, workshops and coaching sessions in that time.
Director Ken Edward explained that without their business patrons TEG simply wouldn’t exist.
'Since our guiding principle is that partnership with business will enhance young people’s employability and improve their entrepreneurial abilities, TEG just wouldn’t exist without our supporters from the local business community,' he said.
'This is why we are holding the Business Patrons’ Dinner - to acknowledge and thank everyone for their very generous and freely given contribution to the work of TEG.
'We improve students' self-reliance and employability through enterprise skills development, and so local recruiters gain from a pool of well-qualified and motivated graduates who understand the challenges of managing a business and thus make better employees. This mutually beneficial relationship helps ensure the success of TEG.'
A number of graduates who worked with TEG during their time at the University have gone on to establish successful companies of their own, while others are working within local businesses.
The pioneering project encourages students to develop the skills, confidence and self-reliance that the next generation of entrepreneurs require. Students who sign up can access online training materials, training sessions led by members of the local business community, and a variety of other resources.
TEG hosts a number of training workshops throughout the year as well as holding competitions that challenge the students to demonstrate their business ability. An annual awards dinner takes place to celebrate the innovation and dedication displayed by students who have engaged with the scheme.
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