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Empowering Entrepreneurs: A Guide to Startup Success

Are you ready to embark on an entrepreneurial journey? Learn from Alain Desmier, a former commercial director turned successful entrepreneur at Enternships.com. Discover the advantages and disadvantages of entrepreneurship, why now is the time to start, and how you can get involved in inspirational startups. Explore Enternships, a platform offering internships for self-starters, MBA projects, co-founder opportunities, and full-time roles. Join the community and shape your future today!

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Empowering Entrepreneurs: A Guide to Startup Success

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  1. Entrepreneurship Alain Desmier Commercial Director, Enternships.com @alaindesmier / @enternships

  2. Who am I? • 28 years old • Graduated in 2005; President of Exeter Student Union and Editor of Student Newspaper • Corporate job to silicon valley start-up / entrepreneur • 2nd fastest growing digital company in Europe • Enternships.com

  3. What do you want to be? • Entrepreneur? • “Intrapreneur”? • Employee • None of the above?

  4. Why Entrepreneurship? • SMEsComprise 99%+ of total # of businesses in UK economy • High levels of graduate / youth unemployment • Less roles available in ‘traditional’ graduate industries / blue-chip corporations

  5. Why Now?

  6. Advantages? • Breadth of experience & flexibility • Involvement & early responsibility • Control over career progression & speed of progression • Identity; recognition & fast turn-around • Camaraderie

  7. Disadvantages? • Underemployment: jobs may initially have little or no relevance to qualifications • Unstructured training • Challenge: being thrown in at the deep end and forced to learn quickly can be daunting • Unstructured career route • Salary

  8. Inspirational startups

  9. How to get started?

  10. What is Enternships? • Internships for self-starters • All year round • Remote “enternships” • MBA Projects • Co-Founders • Full-time roles • University Microsites

  11. Who’s hiring

  12. Questions?

  13. Get in touch alain@enternships.com @alaindesmier / @enternships www.linkedin.com/in/alaindesmier Thank You!

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