Having partnered with the National Association of College and University Entrepreneurs (NACUE) since its inception, Tata stepped up its support in recent events.

As part of Global Entrepreneurship Week, Tata sponsored the NACUE National Jump Start event for students. At the event, Mark Prisk MP announced that the Department for Business Innovation and Skills will provide significant funding to NACUE to enable the roll-out of a nationwide project to inspire entrepreneurialism across further education colleges in the UK.

The inaugural Tata Social Enterprise Conference, hosted by NACUE, took place on the 3rd and 4th December and was attended by 200 UK students. The conference aimed to inspire, educate and connect students with leaders and professionals from the social enterprise sector to help delegates create ideas that can effect practical change.

Mr. Kishor Chaukar, managing director of Tata Industries, addressed the conference, sharing his vision of what social enterprise can mean for business, communities and the global economy. Delegates also heard from three students from the Tata International Social Entrepreneurship Scheme who relayed their experience of working with Tata companies on community projects in India.