Hi Everyone
IE is back for a year full of exciting events, cashprize competitions, socials and lots more.
Join us for our Launch event on the 13th October 6-7pm at Imperial College. Things will start with an inspiring talk by Giles Andrews, co-founder of ZOPA, the pioneering P2P lending platform that raised over 30 million in funding and is revolutionizing the personal banking industry.
This coincides with the Launch of the Ideas Empowered Business Competition with over £5k in prizes following last years success. A networking reception will follow the event with Drinks&Food from 7-9pm.
We are finishing the evening in style with a party at celebrity club "The Collection" at Chelsea with VIP access to our members.
Register for the Launch event by filling the form on www.imperialentrepreneurs.com
Tickets for the Party can be found on our website
Enjoy
The IE Team
We are thrilled to have Giles kicking things off at our Launch. Zopa has won numerous accolades and awards for its groundbreaking services and was recently voted 3rd hottest Start-up in the UK by Start-ups.co.uk
-Price: FREE. Membership for the year is £5 before the Launch and £10 afterwards
-Where: Imperial College, Blackett Lab LecT1, Prince Consort Rd SW7.Map
-When: Talk 6-7pm, Networking Reception 7-9pm
About Zopa:
Social Lending is a smarter, fairer and more human way of doing money. It's like borrowing and lending with your friends and family - except there are thousands of people you can lend and borrow with.
Both lenders and borrowers get better rates, because Social Lending is more efficient than the traditional banking model. Banks have massive overheads, with thousands of employees to pay and hundreds of branches to maintain. So they have to take large margins on the money that passes through them.
An online marketplace where people meet to lend and borrow has huge cost advantages - which is why Zopa members get a fairer deal when it comes to their money.
Zopa was the world's first lending and borrowing marketplace. By demonstrating that Social Lending works on a large scale, Zopa has changed the financial sector for good.
In Zopa's wake, copycats - such as Prosper in the US, Smava in Germany and Boober in the Netherlands - have sprung up across the world.
About Giles Andrews :
Giles spent the first ten years of his career in the motor industry pursuing his interest in all things automotive. This included co-founding Caverdale in 1992, a start-up taken to a £250m turnover motor retailer and sold in 1997. After an MBA at INSEAD he set up his own consultancy business whose clients included Tesco and Tesco Personal Finance. Giles co-founded Zopa in 2004 and led 4 fundraisings as CFO, raising a total of $33m from European and US investors. UK Managing Director since July 2007 and CEO since January 2009, he has led the company through a period of dramatic growth that has seen it established as a real threat to the banks.
Join us for what shapes up to be an epic party.
Buy your tickets on our website to be on the guestlist and have access to the VIP area and tables.
This provision is exclusive to our members although external guests are more than welcome. Its Free for girls and £10 for guys when bought in advance. Tickets can also be bought on the door.
A balanced gender ratio is advised.
Dress Code: Smart Casual
When: 9:30pm onwards
Where: 264 Brompton road, Chelsea. A 5min stroll from Imperial.
Price: Free for girls. £10 for guys in advance. Tickets can also be bought on the door.
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