Form a team to compete in IBM's business consultancy challenge!

Can your university afford to miss it in 2009/2010?

The IBM Universities Business Challenge:

• Develops graduate employability skills
• Develops commercial awareness across disciplines
• Helps put theory into practice
• Enhances team-working
• Introduction to top employers
• Win cash prizes
• Have a lot of fun!

Last year's winners were at team from Imperial College!

The IBM Universities Business Challenge is the premier undergraduate business competition open to all faculties at UK universities and offers your students a wealth of valuable experiences.The Challenge offers undergraduates the opportunity to improve their knowledge of the business world and their employability skills, meet potential employers, enhance their CV - have a lot of fun and win cash prizes! Now in its tenth year and with IBM as the lead sponsor, the Universities Business Challenge is going from strength to strength. 1500 students participated from 65 universities in 73 faculties.

The Universities Business Challenge starts in October when each team will be given details of the company, its markets and its current financial position. Each team's decisions, that are vital to the company's success, are uploaded on a weekly basis via the UBC website. Each decision period will represent six months in the life of the company. Along with the results of each trading period, teams will receive a scenario outlining events and issues outside and inside the company which are likely to impact on its business.

At the end of each financial year, the balance sheets for all companies will be made available to all teams so that they can see how they are measuring up to the competition. For those who want to, there is also the chance to purchase market research information. The Challenge will consist of a preliminary round of at least six trading periods for all competitors during the first term of the academic year. This will be followed by one-day semi-finals at regional locations which are sponsored by LloydsTSB (Solihull), Procter & Gamble (Newcastle-upon-Tyne and Weybridge), the Royal Navy (Portsmouth), Citi (Canary Wharf, London), Serco (Defence Academy, Swindon) and Royal Bank of Scotland (Edinburgh & London).The top teams from the semi-finals, will take part in the Grand Final held at IBM, South Bank, London in March 2010.

Early Registration Savings...

To take advantage of Early Registration savings, enter your teams by completing the registration form below and submitting it before 30 June 2009.

3 for the price of 2...

There are additional savings. If you submit your registration on or belore 31 May 2009, we will give you 1 free team for every 2 you enter. ie. 3 for the price of 2.

For more information or to register your team for the competition visit the UBC website

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