Dear Oxford Entrepreneurs,

OE has a rich history of excellence in promoting student enterprise as the largest and most active student enterprise organisation in Europe. After seven years of growth, we continue to hold true to our mission of encouraging and supporting student entrepreneurship by providing inspiration, education, networking and the chance to learn by doing at the University of Oxford and beyond.

2008-09 has been a benchmark academic year in terms of membership, governance, programming, innovation and impact. The tangible impact of OE can be seen in the lives of those who engage with the society and felt by the contagious energy that flows through our events when like-minded, enterprising individuals connect.

I am delighted to welcome Jordan Poulton as OE’s 2009-10 President. Jordan previously ran OE’s 2009 Idea Idol competition and sat as VP Governance; founded and led the Oxford Investment Society; and, is the co-founder of CrewDates.com. Accompanying Jordan will be the launch of the OE Enterprise Centre, Enterprise Wednesday networking socials, quarterly alumni events for OE and Cambridge University Entrepreneurs members in London, and the new Oxprentice programming line. Under Jordan’s leadership, I am confident that OE will reach new heights – from strength to strength.

On behalf of the 2008-09 OE Committee, thank you to all of our sponsors, partners, supporters and members. It has been an honour working with each of you over the last year. Please enjoy the 2008-09 OE Year in Review, a window into the internal workings of OE to see what it takes to run a world leading enterprise society from the inside out.

Sincerely,

Victoria Lennox
President 08/09

“The entrepreneur builds an enterprise; OE builds entrepreneurs.” Thomas F.A. Whitfield2008-2009 Year in Review

Want to be in for a chance of winning up to £25k?

Idea Idol is Oxford Entrepreneurs’ flagship business idea competition. Come and help us celebrate it’s launch

LAUNCH EVENT

MONDAY 12th 6:30pm, Said Business School
At this event you can learn in more detail about exactly how you can apply, and get on the road to £25,000.

Featuring special guest speaker Imran Hakim, winner of £140k funding from Peter Jones and Theo Paphitis after defeating the Dragons in the Den for his iTeddy multimedia teddy bear

And special guest speaker Nick Jenkins founder of the hugely successful customisable greetings card website www.moonpig.com

LAUNCH PARTY

TUESDAY 13th 7:30pm, Anuba
FREE drinks at our Anuba party followed by FREE Bridge entry til 9:30pm. Thomas Whitfield will share his roller coaster story of winning unlimited funding for miomi.com in last years dramatic finale.

Oxford Entrepreneurs’ President – Rajeeb Dey – met FT journalist Richard Donkin at the Enterprise Culture Policy Retreat, an event run by the HM Treasury and the Small Business Service. In Richard’s article discussing the changing attitude among young people to ‘traditional corporate life’, Raj argues that inadequate support is extended to graduates to help them set up their own enterprises. Check it out at: http://www.ft.com/cms/s/baca9d02-5f0d-11db-afac-0000779e2340.html

Duncan Bannatyne, entrepreneur and one of the dragons from the BBC’s Dragons’ Den was interviewed alongside our very own President, Rajeeb, on BBC Radio Oxford. Raj commented that programmes such as Dragon’s Den have helped increased young people’s awareness of entrepreneurship as a viable ‘career path’ and shared his experiences as a young entrepreneur with the listeners.

Oxford Entrepreneurs in the Sunday Telegraph! (06 Mar 2005)

It seems that Luke Johnson not only enjoyed meeting the OE committee and members, he loved it enough to write an article about us in the Telegraph! Featured online at The Sunday Telegraph (or page 4 of the business section of the newspaper), Luke talks about us as “an inspirational crowd – young and full of ideas and energy. If they and their like can sustain a decent level of enthusiasm, then we will still have a worthwhile enterprise economy in a few decades’ time.

Warwick Young Entrepreneurs Forum (02 Mar 2005)

Addventure, Warwick University’s Entrepreneurs Society, held a forum on Wednesday at Warwick, with over 200 students attending from Warwick, LSE, Southampton, Oxford, and Cambridge. Kulveer discussed the challenges you face leading a social entrepreneurship venture, based on his experiences with OE, and Harjeet Taggar, the entrepreneur behind BOSO, gave an exceptional presentation on starting a new business and leadership, along with 5 other young entrepreneurs. (more…)