Mark Beaumont announced as Entrepreneurship Ambassador
Published On Thu 20 Jun 2019 by Roddy Isles
World record-breaking adventurer and University Rector Mark Beaumont has been announced as the inaugural Ambassador for the Centre for Entrepreneurship at the University of Dundee.
The new position was announced today at the University’s summer graduations, which Mark is attending in his role as Rector, a position he has held for the past three years and will step down from at the end of July.
He has now agreed to become Ambassador for the Centre for Entrepreneurship, a partnership between the University and Elevator, Scotland’s leading private provider of enterprise, employment and entrepreneurial services.
Mark said, “I am delighted to take on this role with the Centre for Entrepreneurship, promoting enterprise and business innovation and supporting the creation of new ventures. The Centre is a dynamic hub of activity that is encouraging new entrepreneurs, which is exactly the sort of activity I am always keen to promote.
“I think it can grow and hope to be a part of that in the years to come.”
Mark, who completed his last around the world cycle in only 78 days, has built a successful business around his adventures.
The Centre for Entrepreneurship is designed to promote and support creative, innovation-driven companies from across Dundee, Tayside and beyond.
The Centre – located within the University of Dundee campus in the Heathfield building – aims to drive innovation within businesses and commercialise new and existing technologies across many sectors, including life sciences, digital media, gaming and other creative sectors.
Brian McNicoll, Head of the Centre for Entrepreneurship at the University, said, “We are delighted that Mark has agreed to become our inaugural Entrepreneurial Ambassador. He has been a strong advocate of this agenda at the University during his tenure as Rector and we look forward to continuing to work with such an inspirational, determined and passionate individual, all key attributes that our fledgling entrepreneurs will be able to translate into their own ventures.”
Andy Campbell, Head of Accelerators at Elevator, said, “We are thrilled to welcome Mark Beaumont as our inaugural Ambassador for the Centre for Entrepreneurship. Mark is a pioneer who embodies the very essence of what the entrepreneurial mindset is all about – fearlessness, tenacity, ambition, drive and bravery. He is known for pushing boundaries physically and in the business community. His passion, experience and grit are influential to the thriving entrepreneurs who walk through the Centre’s door, daily. Working together we hope to establish a pipeline of talented and ambitious companies who are ready to push beyond their limits.”
For more information on the Centre for Entrepreneurship see - https://www.dundee.ac.uk/entrepreneurship/
(Photo credit - Chris Scott Photography Dundee)
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