8/9/2019 SIFE Newsletter A4

1/4

1st Newsletter: November 2009 Edition

SIFE Liver oolLearn. Develop. Inspire. Impact

The VisionThe aim of SIFE Liverpool is to become a student-led business

at the heart of the University of Liverpool Management

School, to develop World-Class SIFE projects, to inspire the

community and impact the world. Projects: 12

Our Mission

Learn To become leaders

and role models

Develop World-Class SIFE

Projects

Inspire Others to create

economic opportunity

Impact Communities on a local

and international scale

Brand The excellence nurtured

by the University of

Liverpool

SIFE Liverpool is currently mobilising 100members and running 12 projects from which 3

are international in South Africa, India and China.

Leadership is the

capacity to translate a

vision into reality.-Warren G. Bennis

SIFE is a programme designed to develop the business leaders

of tomorrow. Not only do students run educational outreach

projects to impact the community and transform peoples

lives, but they also gain a competitive edge through this

experience. Throughout their entrepreneurial journey students

gain an invaluable set of skills such as leadership, project

management, communication, presentation and team-working

skills. They use their knowledge acquired in classes and apply

them to real world challenges. Students represent their

University and compete at SIFE National Competitions. The

National Champions move on to represent their country at theSIFE World Cup.

Here at the University of Liverpool, SIFE Liverpool projects

range from assisting struggling businesses in deprived areas of

Liverpool, to inspiring entrepreneurship in sixth form students,

to addressing a detrimental issue of water contamination in

South Africa. Continued on Page 3

8/9/2019 SIFE Newsletter A4

2/4

2

SIFE Liverpool 1st Newsletter: November 2009 Edition

Students In Free Enterprise.SIFE (Students in Free Enterprise) is a global network ofacademic leaders, business executives and university

students joining forces to create better economic

opportunities for our communities. SIFE runs in 1,600

universities across 41 countries around the world. Students

run educational outreach projects with the aim to hit the

SIFE Criteria of:

Entrepreneurship Financial Literacy Market Economics Personal Success Skills Environmental Sustainability Business Ethics

Last year SIFE Liverpool made it to the Semi-Final Round of

the SIFE UK National Competition held in Canary Wharf,

London. Their strategy this year is to assemble a dynamic

team of diverse individuals, skills and experiences. It will be

the first time that SIFE Liverpool will merge a series ofUndergraduates and Postgraduates, particularly MBA and

PhD students. As the young entrepreneurs have already

formed their student Board of Directors and started to

operate, the march to the Finals of the SIFE UK National

Competition has begun.

Our SIFE Liverpool story2007 was the start of a new

generation for SIFE Liverpool. The

team has grown from strength to

strength in all areas of its student-led

organisation. With 11 members in

2007 running 2 projects, to 45

members in 2008 running 5 projects,

and today 100 members running 12

projects from which 3 are international

in South Africa, India and China; these

young entrepreneurs have

demonstrated formidable leadership

capacity. SIFE Liverpool plans to play

an active role in the regeneration of

the 2008 European Capital of Culture

City of Liverpool

SIFE Liverpool OpeningSIFE Liverpool is back again, and this time even bigger

and better. This years SIFE Liverpool Opening marked

the start of a new era for this strong united team. As

this student-led organisation held their annual warm

welcome to new recruits at the University of Liverpool

Management School on Thursday 8th October 2009.

Over a 150 students, staff and local business advisors

filled the venue. SIFE Liverpool had spread its culture

once again. Guest Speakers such as the University of

Liverpools Enterprise Champion, SIFE UK Operations

Director, and the Careers & Employability ServiceDeputy Director, all attended to express their

unconditional support.

This years SIFE Opening was a spectacular

event organised here at the University of

Liverpool Management School in Seminar

Room 5.

It was the biggest SIFE Opening in the UK

this year!Josephine Blundy, SIFE UK

Operations Director 2

8/9/2019 SIFE Newsletter A4

3/4

3

SIFE Liverpool 1st Newsletter: November 2009 Edition

Establishing World-

Class projects with SIFE

Liverpool.Gustavo Paz, Project Director

SIFE Liverpool is dedicated to providing real

life solutions to real life problems. Our goal is

to impact people and transform their lives.

-Nishat Patankar, Vice President

Seaforth Village

This project will address a r e a l need here in ourcity of Liverpool. Seaforth Village is a

neighbourhood that has suffered from three tofour generations of unemployment. There are

relatively low levels of educational attainment

and work related skills; literacy and numeracy

levels are particularly low. However, SIFE

Liverpool is in the process of developing

several projects that will help these individuals

overcome these harsh obstacles and become

leaders in their life.

I think that Seaforth is at a tipping point andthat good outcomes can be achieved.

-Laurence Gardener, Parent Advocates

Together

South Africa Water Project

In South Africa there have been constant

recurring issues of water contamination.

Particularly in deprived areas of the country

located in Cape Town, some civilians do nothave access to clean water and some do not

even have electricity in their homes. The goal

of SIFE Liverpool is to give them the personal

success skills and the entrepreneurial flair they

need to improve their standard of living.

The aim of this project is to

teach these individuals how to purify water

allowing them to save their money for other

expenses. SIFE Liverpool ultimately aims to

teach them how to bottle the water and help

them start up a social enterprise to make

money for their family and their community.

With the sustainable support of key local

businesses in South Africa, an environmentalresearch student in Washington D.C, and our

SIFE Liverpool team, this project has set up a

strong foundation and network to address the

needs of these individuals in Cape Town. The

young entrepreneurs plan to have their first

trip in South Africa in early February.

China Link

This year SIFE Liverpool has formed a

Cooperation Agreement with our partnering

University XJTLU in China. XJTLU have recently

formed a SIFE team and the two organisations

have agreed to run several mutual projects,

support each other and strengthen the bond

between both our Universities through the

SIFE Programme. This will be the start of an

international collaboration of student

entrepreneurs between our two campuses.

This is our vision, this is

our reality.

-Yannick Kpodar,

SIFE President

8/9/2019 SIFE Newsletter A4

4/4

SIFE Liverpool 1st Newsletter: November Edition

SIFE Liverpool Board of

Directors 2009-2010This year SIFE Liverpool plans to be established as

a Social Enterprise at the very heart of the

Management School. The SIFE Programme will

give the opportunity to give work placements to

students in different years and degrees. Every

single member will be interviewed and a

recruitment strategy will be focused on

assembling a dynamic synergy of Undergraduates

and Postgraduates.

With a strong Board of Directors structure and asupport from the Management School, SIFE

Liverpool plans to become a sustainable business

that spreads throughout the entire University.

At their first Board meeting held at the

Management School in Seminar Room 3, the

young entrepreneurs tactically planned out

their strategy for the year incorporating

recruitment, marketing, financing,

operations and business sustainability.

The k ey t o ou r s u c ce s s w i l l b ecom m un i c a t i on Alexis Forget, HRManager

Learn. Develop. Inspire. Impact

SIFE LiverpoolUniversity of Liverpool

Management Schoolwww.sifeuk.orgwww.sife.org

If you want to join, advise, or sponsor SIFE Liverpool please

contact us at info@sifeliverpool.org

University Advisor: Claire Hookham-Wil l iamsManagement School Director: Murray Dalziel

Spec i a l Thank s t o :SIFE President: Yannick KpodarSIFE Vice President: Nishat Patankar