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SUMMARY:The Accidental Entrepreneur: Different Pathways to Success - Dr Sh
 ima Barakat\, CfEL\; Claire Ruskin\, CEO\, Cambridge Network\; Julie Barne
 s\, CEO\, Abcodia\; Ann Clarke – Founder\, Frozen Ark\; Andrew Hatcher 
 – MD\, Applied Knowledge\; Madhuri Warren – Founder and MD\, Pathology
  Diagnostics
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DTEND:20111128T213000Z
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DESCRIPTION:How and why do people come into *entrepreneurship?* For many s
 o-called “accidental entrepreneurs” the driving force may be a particu
 lar skill they have that they can’t utilise any other way\, or  the abil
 ity to recognise a gap in the market that they realise needs to be filled\
 , or it might be that their personal circumstances have meant that a “pr
 oper job” is out of the question. \n\n*Programme:* \n\n7:00 Introduction
 \n\n7:05 Dr Shima Barakat (CfEL) – Themes that have emerged from researc
 h into women entrepreneurs\n\n7:20 Panel Discussion chaired by Claire Rusk
 in – Personal stories from entrepreneurs in the hi-tech and biotech sect
 or who ended up as entrepreneurs “by accident” or not as their initial
  objective.\n\n8:10 Q&A discussion with panellists\n\n8:40 Event wrap-up\n
 \n8:45 Informal networking\n\n\nThis event is part of the *StartUp Masterc
 lass* series and organised in association with Cambridge AWiSE and CfEL. M
 ore information on the *StartUp Masterclass programme* at http://www.cfel.
 jbs.cam.ac.uk/programmes/startup/index.html \n\nThe Centre for Entrepreneu
 rial Learning is working in partnership with the Startup Masterclass progr
 amme to support early-stage innovation-based ventures in the East of Engla
 nd. A number of evening seminars are being run in Cambridge\, Ipswich and 
 Norwich over the next few months.\n\nThe programme aims to foster an inspi
 ring culture and an enabling environment for the creation and growth of ve
 ntures. The focus is specifically on early-stage businesses and small SMEs
  of less than 5 people. It is also for freelancers and individuals who are
  considering launching their own business venture.\n\n
LOCATION:Hidden Rooms\, 7a Jesus Lane\, Cambridge\, CB5 8BA
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