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Amazon Campus Challenge 2020

13th May 202019th May 2020 Teesside Enactus Leave a comment

Amazon Campus Challenge 2019/20

Author: Takura Sibanda

Date: 14th May 2020

During the academic year the Enactus Teesside team enrolled in the Amazon Campus challenge with the hope of developing e-commerce skills and supporting a business launch their products. The amazon Campus Challenge is a competition that enabled young entrepreneurs with the opportunity of supporting a local business sell the products on Amazon.

The team identified Bowe Organics a beauty cosmetics company based in Darlington, UK who sell organic lip balm and lash oils . The team began working Bowe in early October when they were planning out how they could work together and the best way to get Bowe Organics onto Amazon.

The journey was interesting as both parties learnt the dynamics of Amazon and the documentation required to successfully create a seller platform on Amazon.

Eventually after submitting all the required and completing all the required steps.

The team successfully setup a seller platform for Bowe Organics and sales launched on the 13th of January 2020. A huge congratulations goes out to Takura, Funso & Kenrick for remaining committed and innovative throughout the journey.

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Amazon Campus Challenge Diane Testimonial

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Enactus Regionals 2020

5th March 202016th May 2020 Teesside Enactus Leave a comment

Enactus Regionals

Author: Takura Sbanda

Date: 5th March 2020

On Thursday the 5th of March, the Teesside team accompanied by our University Advisor Rubina made the short trip down to Arla HQ in Leeds to compete in the Annual Enactus Regionals competition.

The team presented current projects Re-Serve & Mutual and all the other amazing activities completed that Enactus year. Teesside were joined by other North and East Central Enactus teams like Northumbria, Hull, York, Sheffield, and others.

The day overall was very enlightening as the team received valuable feedback on the presentation and annual report.

The following week however we learnt that we would not be going ahead to nationals which marked the end of the Enactus year.

Looking back at the year the team got involved in a lot of activities which expanded the team’s growth and its member base. We can all be exceptionally proud of the extraordinary effort and energy put into Enactus this year. We will bounce back next year.

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Capital One ITC Day 2020

26th February 202016th May 2020 Teesside Enactus Leave a comment

Capital One ITC Day 2020

Author: Takura Sibanda

Date: 26th February 2020

On Wednesday the 26th of February the team made the trip down to Capital One in Nottingham to take part in the final stage of the Social Mobility ITC where they presented the project Mutual to Capital One employees. Teesside presented alongside Nottingham, Nottingham Trent, Glasgow, GCU, LSE, and Surrey.

It was an informative day as the teams supplied crucial updates on how their projects were progressing and what further support was required. At the end of the day all the teams were taken on a tour of the facilities. To mark the end of their trip Takura and Jia stopped by Foodprint the social enterprise shop managed by Enactus Nottingham to see it first-hand.

A special thank you goes out to Capital One for hosting a fantastic day and Enactus UK for planning the day.

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Abi’s Campus Visits

19th February 202016th May 2020 Teesside Enactus Leave a comment

Abi's Campus Visits

Author: Takura Sibanda

Date: 19th February 2020

Throughout the Enactus year all the Enactus teams have access to support and advice from their Programme Coordinator whose responsibility is to ensure all Enactus teams are performing to their best potential.

This year Teesside one the 22 teams Abi looked after. She visited Teesside university on two occasions the first in November 2019 to discuss the teams progress and challenges. This was a very fruitful discussion as she gave the team valuable advice on what options are available and how best to execute them,

Her second visit was in February 2020 where she spoke to some of the team including one of the team’s university advisors Michael about the team’s progress and the upcoming regionals competition which the team was preparing for. In the weekly meeting she talked about handover and how critical it is to ensure the continuity of the team. After which she supported the project teams in discussions about activities and funding.

On top of this She held monthly catch up calls with Takura which helped keep her up to date with the team’s activities and how best she can support.

Abi has done an outstanding job in her first year with Enactus UK. Enactus Teesside wishes you many more fruitful years ahead.

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PMI UK Synergy NE 50th Anniversary

20th November 201915th May 2020 Teesside Enactus Leave a comment

PMI NE Synergy 50th Anniversary

Author: Takura Sibanda

Date: 20 November 2019

On Wednesday the 20th of November, the Teesside team attended the 50th Anniversary of the PMI Synergy event at the Stadium of Light in Sunderland. The Enactus team were joined by the other northern Enactus teams and a number of Project Management professionals which made for an unforgettable event.

The Teesside team presented their existing project Freedge and their spanking new project Mutual to 250 attendees which was an amazing experience for the presentation team.

Lysa Morrison and Stephen Carver were the other presenters on the evening where they talked about Navigating through a V.U.C.A world and the tale of Harrods on the Quayside which involved Chay Blyth, Clipper Ships, and sailing across the Atlantic US Coastline.

The event was signed off with the award of raffle prizes.

We want to thank David Bewick for all his efforts in organising these events over the years and wish him a happy retirement his energy and presence will be missed at future PMI events.

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Unilever ITC Day 2019

20th November 201916th May 2020 Teesside Enactus Leave a comment

Unilever ITC Day 2019

Author: Takura Sibanda

Date: 20th November 2019

On Wednesday the 20th of November the team made the long trip down to Unilever in Leatherhead to participate in an innovation day hosted by the Ben & Jerry’s team as part of the Individual Purpose ITC.

The team sat in brainstorm pods with members of the Ben & Jerry’s team to discuss the project ETR which aims to empower and support the refugee population in Teesside.

Carly, Marek, & Caolan represented the team well and brought back valuable information which will be used to prepare the final presentation that will be delivered in late March 2020 .

A special thank you goes out to Unilever for hosting it and Enactus UK for planning the day.

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Enactus Glasgow Training Weekend 2019

3rd November 201916th May 2020 Teesside Enactus Leave a comment

Enactus Project Training Weekend 2019

Author: Takura Sibanda

Date: 2nd – 3rd November 2019

On the 2nd and 3rd of November the Teesside team attended the annual Enactus UK Project training weekend held at Glasgow university home of Enactus Glasgow.

This weekend is one of the biggest in the Enactus calendars as all the Enactus UK team undergo training from Enactus UK staff and Enactus Alumni Members on the project and innovation streams which aim to improve the sustainability of their projects and provide them with insight into making creative events and activities that can further their team growth, income and project impact.

There was also a careers fair that took place after the training sessions where companies like BiC, Enterprise Rent-A-Car, Unilever and Visa were in attendance networking with Enactus students and informing them of upcoming roles for graduates and placement internships.

The opening and closing ceremonies of the training weekend were very motivating and a massive congratulations to all the teams that competed in the Summer Action competition.

A special thank you goes out to the University of Glasgow for hosting all the Northern Enactus teams and Enactus UK for planning the event.

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Faces of Change 2019

27th September 201916th May 2020 Teesside Enactus Leave a comment

Faces of Change Campaign 2019

Author: Takura Sibanda

Date: 29th September 2019

#FacesOfChange was a campaign to showcase the people behind the social action and the causes they are passionate about.

It was a chance for social entrepreneurs and social changemakers to tell their personal story, what made them who they are and how their journey has made them passionate about making the world a better place. Because to us, business is personal, and we know when we support a social enterprise we are supporting the dream and journey of the person behind it.

So Enactus Teesside took part in this campaign showcasing how their project Freedge was changing the world by tackling food waste and alleviates hunger amongst our beneficiary group. We are social entrepreneurs and we are changing the way business is done. #facesofchange #enactusuk #enactusteesside #socialentrepreneurs

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Enactus Summer Action Competition 2019

31st August 201916th May 2020 Teesside Enactus Leave a comment

Enactus UK Summer Action Competition 2019

Author: Takura Sibanda

Date: 31st August 2019

The Enactus UK year starts the day after National Competition in mid-April, but all too often teams only really begin to work together and take action from the academic term in September/October. This means that a large amount of the year is not taken advantage of- 142 days to be exact.

The Summer Action agenda intends to change that, and enable every team to understand what they can do over summer and exactly how to do it to make sure they have the very best start to the new term in September and to welcome in your new members!

Over summer there are 4 areas of summer action, all teams need to work on, and they are

Support Network
Team Development/ Recruitment
Projects
Finance

All of these areas will then be compiled into the final submission which is sent in at the end of August.

This past summer action was memorable because the Teesside team managed to compete effectively and get recognised by Enactus UK. Th team went through a tough summer with members who departed which made it more challenging, but resilience set in and the remaining members stayed committed and delivered a successful summer action portfolio.

At the end of the competition Teesside were recognised as one of the highly commended teams that performed exceptionally well throughout the year.

A big well done goes out to the dynamic duo of Takura and Vishak.

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Enactus Nationals 2019

9th April 201916th May 2020 Teesside Enactus Leave a comment

Enactus Nationals 2019

Author: Takura Sibanda

Date: 8th – 9th April 2019

On the 8th & 9th of April the Teesside team attended the annual Enactus UK national’s competition held at the ExCeL centre in London right next to London City Airport.

The competition is the biggest spectacle of the Enactus UK year as 32 Enactus teams from universities all over the country come together to compete to become the coveted nationals champion and be the UK’s representative at the Enactus World Cup.

The two days are enthralling and full of excitement. On the 1st day all of the teams take part in opening round presentations where they present their projects to 40+ judges who all work for Enactus partner companies, Teesside presented their projects Your Fridge and Auricle There is also a careers fair that takes place after the opening round where Enactus students and partner companies can network and build relations.

At the end of the day Enactus UK officials announce the teams who will be progressing to the semi-final stage of the competition the next day. There is also an awards ceremony for the outstanding accomplishments achieved by individuals and teams such as Team Leader of the Year and Most Improved Team.

On the 2nd day of Nationals there is a project fair for all the Enactus teams to display their projects and the progress they made throughout the year. This happens in parallel with the semi-final presentations which conclude midday. Following the semi-finals Enactus UK announce the teams who will be competing in the final round.

The Final round is the most exciting part of the 2 days as the final 6 teams present their projects to over 90 judges. With the winner announced in a thrilling manner.

A massive Congratulations goes out to Enactus Nottingham UK Champions 2019.