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Alumni

As a UK Entrepreneur Of The Year finalist, you receive exclusive membership to our alumni community and will gain access to events and activities to support you throughout your entrepreneurial journey.

• Events 
  
  Strategic Growth Forum and Entrepreneur Of The Year Retreat, Cape Town, 1-4 March 2012. A forum for high-growth companies keen to explore African business opportunities, followed by our retreat which focuses on personal development for our alumni. Complimentary invitation to UK winners.
  
  British Design 1948-2012 Innovation in the Modern Age, London, 19 April 2012. Ernst & Young’s next blockbuster art sponsorship which is part of our continuing commitment to the arts and is the fifteenth major exhibition that we have been associated with.
  
  
• Junior Academy, July / August. Our Junior Academy programmes offers your children, aged between 16 and 25 a chance to discover their entrepreneurial potential. This invitation-only summer programme consists of a week's training combining knowledge from top-ranked international business schools and practical experience from Ernst & Young. To find out more, contact Andrea Baars 
  
  EOY Masterclasses, UK, held in May and October 2012. Discuss and debate issues pertinent to your business and hear first hand experiences from past winners.
  
  Peer based programmes, UK. Technical breakfast seminars, roundtable dinners with keynote speakers and board room tools.
  
  IPO Retreat, UK. Exclusive event for CEO's and CFO's providing you with an insight into the flotation process and helping you decide whether or not an IPO is the right growth option for your business.
  
  
• Publications / thought leadership 
  
  Entrepreneurs make call to action to G20 companies
  A strong entrepreneurial culture is the foundation of a dynamic economy. Our report examines what nations can do to incentivise entrepreneurs and create jobs.
  
  Igniting innovation: how hot companies fuel growth from within
  Today, more than ever, the entrepreneurial spirit is alive in corporate America. What can your organization do to cultivate this spirit of innovation and retain “intrapreneurial” thinkers?
  
  Nature or Nurture? Decoding the DNA of the entrepreneur
  Are entrepreneurs born or bred? Through our Entrepreneur Of The Year programme, we've probed in the minds of 685 entrepreneurial leaders to unearth what it is that makes them successful.
  
  Innovating for the next three billion: The rise of the global middle class — and how to capitalize on it
  Over the next two decades, rising per capita wealth in rapid-growth markets will generate a significant growth opportunity for multinational companies. Understanding this market, and developing products and services that meet its needs, will become a strategic priority that cannot be ignored.
  
  Exceptional magazine for fast-growth companies focuses on entrepreneurs who have taken their company beyond the traditional model—into new markets, new products, new segments, new investments and new patterns of international trade. In the January - June 2012 issue Stephen Murphy, outgoing CEO of Virgin Group tells us how he has managed to drive both innovation and growth at a global company. We also hear from Michael Dell who has turned the company's business model on its head, transforming logistics, service and working-capital needs.
  
  
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