An introductory presentation for those interested in becoming an Enactus Leeds Met Business Adviser. Learn more at: http://enactusleedsmet.com To submit your interest to become a Business Adviser, complete the form on the link below: http://www.enactusleedsmet.com/advisors.html

1. An Introduction to Enactus
For Business Advisers

2. An Introduction to Enactus
En-act-us
Entrepreneurial - having the perspective to see an
opportunity and talent to create value from that
opportunity;
Action - the willingness to do something and the
commitment to see it through even when the outcome is
not guaranteed;
Us – a community of business people and academics
helping a new generation of young leaders understand the
promise of business to create meaningful and lasting
change.

3. Seeing
possibilities.
Taking action.
Enabling
progress.
We are a community of student,
academic and business leaders
committed to using the power of
entrepreneurial action to transform
lives and shape a better, more
sustainable world.

4. Enactus Worldwide (founded 1975)
38 Country Operations
115 Countries Impacted
440 Corporate & Organizational Partners
1,600 Universities & Colleges
6,500 Community Outreach Projects
62,000 Participating Students
5,700,000 Student Volunteer Hours
13,139,124 Beneficiaries
UK (founded 2001)
53 Universities
2800 Participating Students
243 Community Outreach Projects
186,896 Student Volunteer Hours
4801 Beneficiaries

5. Enactus UK Our Purpose:
to enable progress through entrepreneurial action
Seeing Possibilities
Taking Action
Enabling Progress

6. What do Enactus teams do?
 They build a sustainable Enactus
team at their university
 They deliver social projects that
meet the Enactus criterion
 They deliver commercial projects
(and other fundraising activities)
to finance their social projects
They present their projects
at National and
International Competitions
Annual report
Audio-visual presentation
Q&A

7. Enactus Projects
Project Criterion:
Considering the relevant economic, social and
environmental factors, which Enactus team most
effectively empowered people in need by applying
business and economic concepts and an
entrepreneurial approach to improve their quality
of life and standard of living?
Five basic elements of an Enactus project:
•Identifying a need
•Teaching/Knowledge transfer of business skills/knowledge
•Empowerment of others
•Measurable & sustainable impact in QOL/SOL
•Sustainability – social, environmental, economic factors
“Give me a fish, I will eat for a day; teach me to fish and I will eat for a
lifetime.”

8. Support Network
University
Adviser[s]
Enterprise Team/
Business
School
Business
Advisers
Careers
Service
Community
Volunteering
Sponsor
Companies
Enactus
Alumni
= Business
Advisory Board
Local Business/
NGO’s/
Social
Enterprise

9. Enactus UK Statistics
Enactus students by gender
40.2
59.8
Male
Female

10. Projects by Region and type
3% 2%
1%
13%
UK
Africa
Central/South America
81%
India
Asia
Number of projects
243
Student hours invested
186,896
Beneficiaries directly impacted
4,801
Existing Business Development: 35%
New Business Development: 28%
Social Inclusion: 28%
Employability: 19%
School Education: 18%
Skilled Labour: 13%
Financial Literacy: 13%
Technology: 7%
Environment: 6%
Agriculture & Irrigation: 5%
Energy: 4%
Health & Sanitation: 2%
Volunteering: 2%
Hunger: 2%
Water: 1%

11. Project Beneficiaries 2013
15%
Men
23%
Youth
5%
Homeless
3%
Refugees
23%
Women
2%
Elderly
16%
Unemployed
41%
SMEs, Entrepreneurs, S
ocial Enterprises
10%
Children
4%
Prisoners/Ex-offenders
1%
1%
Families
Veterans/Families
6%
Disabled
6%
Farmers
11%
Rural Communities

12. Enactus UK Universities
2013 - 14
Aston University
University of Kent
Queen’s University, Belfast
University of Bath
King's College London
Queen Mary, University of London
University of Bedfordshire
Lancaster University
University of Reading
University of Birmingham
University of Leeds
Royal Holloway, University of London
University of Bristol
Leeds Metropolitan University
Salford University
BPP University College
University of Leicester
University College London (UCL)
University of Cambridge
Lincoln University
University of Sheffield
Cardiff University
University of Liverpool
Southampton Solent University
City University, London
London Metropolitan University
Staffordshire University
Durham University
London School of Economics
University of Southampton
University of East Anglia (UEA)
Loughborough University
University of Strathclyde
University of Edinburgh
University of Manchester
University of Surrey
University of Essex
Newcastle University
Sussex University
University of Exeter
Nottingham Trent University
Swansea University
University of Glasgow
University of Nottingham
Teesside University
Imperial College, London
Oxford University
University of Warwick
Keele University
Oxford Brookes University
University of West of England (UWE)
Plymouth University
University of York

13. Practical Benefits- Students
The opportunity to :
Make a positive difference in our world
Participate in meaningful learning experiences
Develop diverse skills
Be part of a team
Gain insights into a variety of organisations
Enhance career opportunities
Improve employability skills
Meet and connect with students with a shared vision
Compete and travel internationally
“Enactus has shown me how to change people's lives by
changing mine. It affected me in every aspect of my life”

14. Practical Benefits- Business
Advisers
Develop relationships with quality students
Source of talent recruitment
Support communities through practical CSR
Use as a personal development programme for your own staff
Network with peers, business executives and opinion formers
at Enactus events
Market your organisation to university students and the wider
business community in a unique way
Expand campus relationships
“Business helping to develop the potential of university
students in a way that is both effective for them, and
meaningful to the community.”

15. Project Examples
BPP University
The team from Enactus BPP partnered with Kalayaan, a charity providing
emergency support to domestic migrant workers in the UK. They initially
identified five beneficiaries and taught them the soft skills and business skills
required to set up a social enterprise cleaning business. The team also obtained
several cleaning contracts for the new business.
Freedom Workers has become a fully-fledged social enterprise which is
managed by the beneficiaries with eight full-time employees. The team taught
the beneficiaries the train the trainer approach empowering them to employ and
train new staff.
The original five employees have all gained the confidence to find their own
accommodation, become independent and fully integrated into society.

16. Project Examples
University of Nottingham
Pulp Friction
The team worked with Jill, a social entrepreneur who dreamed of giving
disabled people work but who lacked the business skills to make her dream a
reality.
The delivered training in online marketing, computerised accounting and a
social media plan to promote her business. The USP of the business is that the
smoothies are made by a kinetically powered bicycle using locally sourced
organic fruit and vegetables.
Jill now employs three disabled people giving them new found
independence, improved self-esteem with a support network that helps to
integrate them into the community.
Jill now has the confidence to expand her business and to create further
opportunities in the future.

17. Project Examples
University of Sheffield
The team at Sheffield partnered with 3 safe houses across the city which house
vulnerable sex trafficked women recently seized from brothels. Their aim is to
help the women gain asylum and learn to trust again before moving out and
leading an independent life.
They provide the 54 women with individual mentoring, employability and
business skills through setting up their own enterprises. One example is a
jewellery enterprise that sells bracelets to raise awareness of human trafficking.
The team then support the women in making the transition into society.
So far 16 of the women have successfully moved out of the safe house and can
support themselves through employment or their own business.

18. Project Examples
University of Sheffield
The HOPE project has expanded to Nigeria to tackle the problem of human
tracking at its source. In Nigeria 70% of the population live below the poverty
line. Many are so desperate for a better life that they get tricked into being
trafficked by the promise of a job.
The Sheffield team worked with 10 women in a community vulnerable to human
trafficking to set up a shea butter business using natural resources that are
usually left to rot. They showed the women how to produce a high quality
product and provided them with the business management skills needed to run
a successful enterprise. The women now have a stable income. They are now
expanding and have trained more women to run the business. Profits from the
business are invested in a well that provides clean drinking water for 800
people.

19. The Business Adviser Role
Employee Engagement

20. Business Adviser Role
Project Development
Help the team analyse current projects
Challenge the team to develop new projects
Encourage the team to innovate and stay relevant to the
changing needs of the community
Help the team to identify measurable outcomes and metrics
for each project
Ensure the team utilises the Enactus judging criteria as a
guide to running projects

21. Business Adviser Role
Sustainability
Core functions, team management and structure
Help the team to develop community partnerships
Financial self-sustainability
Help the team identify sources of funding for projects
and team sustainability
Meet with university administrators to encourage
them to see the impact Enactus has in the community
and on the students themselves

22. Business Adviser Role
Training
Project management
Leadership skills
Finance
Interviewing skills
Accountancy
Communication skills
Marketing
Presentation skills
Business planning
Organisational skills
Report writing
Team working

23. Types of Support
On average 4 BAB meetings a year
Formal meetings, chaired by the CRE, with an agenda and minutes
All Business Advisers from varied backgrounds
Management Team and Project Leaders
Discuss overall team and project progress
More general assistance

24. Types of Support
Personal or Project BAB
Business Adviser mentors just the Team Leader, Project Leader or key member
of the team
Might consist of 1 or 2 advisors who work with 1 student or project team
Regular email contact, calls where preferred, and regular meetings
Advantages:
Develop very personal relationships through direct mentoring
Help individual vision for a team/project

25. Process
Enactus Team: Corporate Relations Executive
•
Each team will appoint a student Corporate Relations Executive (CRE)
•
Teams are advised to place the responsibility of BAB
development, contact, communication and management in one person’s hands
•
Accountable to the team for the success of their BAB programme
•
Should aim to engage Business Advisers and remain in regular contact
Enactus UK
Enactus UK will support both the Enactus teams and the Business Advisors to ensure that
contact is made and that communication is maintained throughout the academic year