At a ceremony on Thursday Night on the 18^th of November at The Enterprise Gym, 12 teams of students gathered to learn who were to be the winners of this semester’s Discovery Challenge run biannually by the University of Dundee.

The Challenge is aimed at students of all disciplines to discover more about themselves in terms of their capacity and ability to be enterprising and entrepreneurial. Students who take up the challenge embark on a programme of 7 sessions delivered by senior local business people which takes them from knowing little about business to producing a business plan based on their own business idea. The final stage is a "Lions’ Den" which Craig McKirgan, President of The Enter prise Gym, describes as "similar to a "Dragons’ Den" but with more passion from the judges and the pitchers!"

"The competition was really close this semester," commented James Murray, VP of The Enterprise Gym, "this shows the high quality of entries and t he standard of business skills that The Enterprise Gym’s Trainers and staff produce from our students. We’re always grateful for the Trainers’ time and commitment to us, especially as they do all this for free."

Learn to Smile provide seminars and dolls to help educate youngsters on the benefits of good oral hygiene and health diet. The Puppets which are available to buy too are hand made and contain REAL dentures, great for young ones to practice cleaning their teeth.

Nano-Power offer "Green" recharging solutions for mobile electronic devices, such as phones, and portable music players – although applications of the technology are unlimited because of the devices unique design and adaptability. They expect this to be the only application in the UK market.

3^rd came Urban Waves is an indoor surf area featuring artificial free standing waves; regardless of weather conditions the passionate surfer can always surf a perfect wave.

E-Contact product and sell small devices which can be used to transmit contact information wirelessly, from one device to another essentially standardising the wireless data transfer industry.

Fasttracks utilised the idea of "music on the go" with download stations dotted around the UK in public places with universal connectivity so the public can download multimedia directly to their phone as they go about their day.

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FIRST FORUM MEETING FOR NEW ENTERPRISE GYM

The University of Dundee is holding the first meeting of the Enterprise Gym Forum on Thursday September 8th, launching an exciting new venture that aims to meet the challenges of developing an enterprise culture for undergraduates.

The Enterprise Gym initiative has been developed by the University's Centre for Enterprise Management, and is initially being launched as a two-year pilot scheme.

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DUNDEE STUDENTS FIT FOR BUSINESS WITH NEW ENTERPRISE GYM

Andy Lothian ushers in the University of Dundee's new programme for promoting student enterprise

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STUDENTS FLOCK TO JOIN NEW ENTERPRISE GYM

Local Entrepreneur Derek Tyson shares his success tips with the ever growing enterprise Gym Membership

The University of Dundee's new programme for getting students involved in business and enterprise has seen unanticipated levels of interest from the student community.

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EGYM PROGRAMME GOES FROM STRENGTH TO STRENGTH

Charles Lovatt hears E-Gym winners' elevator pitches

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BRIAN FRAME OF TEXOL LTD SHOWS OFF DUNDEES EGYM STARS

Mark Crawford, MD of Papa Joes congratulates winners of local business competition

In one of the most exciting nights yet at the University of Dundee's ever growing E- gym, the winners of the Business competition were presented with their awards and all those in attendance were treated to a double helping of Scottish entrepreneurs.

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"EVERY child in Europe should be taught entrepreneurship", that is the opinion of the Association of Chartered Certified Accountants (ACCA). Their European Union manifesto will call for more emphasis on enterprise in education, to counter the lack of entrepreneurial endeavour and the high rate of business failures in Europe. Nowhere does the statement ring more true than right here in Scotland.

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Annual Awards Ceremony 2007

The Annual Award Ceremony and Dinner was held on April 29th in the West Park Conference Centre.

Trophy Press Release

Dundee has further cemented its place at the forefront of student enterprise in Scotland with the news that Alexander McCooke and Monique Esingle – this years E-Gym interns - have picked up the award for ‘Scotland’s Best Enterprise Society’ at the annual Scottish Institute for Enterprises (SIE) intern award ceremony in the Forest Hills Hotel, Aberfoyle.