History of the Junior Enterprise Movement & JADE UK
1967 a motivated group of students from the French business school ESSEC felt the need to gain practical experience next to their curriculum and decided to found an association which enables students to conduct business consulting projects next to their studies – the first Junior Enterprise, Junior ESSEC Conseil.
While the basic principles of a Junior Enterprise – entirely student-managed, not-for-profit, conducting projects to bridge the gap between university and business – have not changed since 1967 the concept of Junior Enterprise has spread not only all over France but as well to other countries and nowadays even world wide.
| 1967 | The first known setup of a Junior Enterprise (JE) in France | |
| 1992 | Foundation of JADE – European Confederation of Junior Enterprise With the founding members Netherlands (FNJE), Portugal (JEP), Italy (CIJE), Switzerland (USJE) and France (CNJE). |
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| 1995 | WBC (London) is the first British JE to be created by Steve Skowyrski. | |
| 2002 | iCUE (Edinburgh) is the first Scottish JE to be created by two exchange students, Ingo and Tim. | |
| 2003 | ESCP-EAP Consulting London is created by a French exchange student from ESCP-EAP Conseil Paris, Bruno Descamps. | |
| 2004 | JADE UK, the British Confederation of Junior Enterprises is set up by Robert Mason (WBC) and Desi Koleva (iCUE). | |
| 2005 | The first JADE UK conference takes place in Edinburgh, organised by iCUE. Executive Board (2005-2006):
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| 2006 | The second JADE UK conference takes place in London, organised by WBC. Executive Board (2006-2007):
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| 2007 |
Executive Board (2007-2008):
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| 2008 | JADE UK has come full circle with the JADE UK Conference 2008 returning to Edinburgh, Scotland and being organised by iCUE.
Executive Board (2008-2009):
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