CUE is proudly presenting the £1K award ceremony of 2011-2012 competition.

When: 18:30 - 21:30 Wednesday 22nd February 2012,

Where: Wolfson Lecture Theater, Department of Chemistry,

University of Coventry, CB2 1EW.

Register at: http://cue1kaward2012.eventbrite.com/

This year, CUE’s £1K Awards Ceremony is promising to present a banquet of fresh and exhilarating business ideas, including pitches and poster presentation from all entrants of the £1K competition. Up to 10 £1K prizes will be given out during the evening.

For the entrants, this event is not to be missed as you will find out if you are one of the 10 best budding entrepreneurs during the evening. You will also have the chance to pitch in front of the the audience, among which you might find your future investers. The networking session of the evening if your best chance to find your prospective mentors.

Come along, even if you have not thought of entrepreneurship before. You will be treated to a night of inspirational and exciting new ideas that are most likely to open you to a world of new possibilities.There will be free food, drinks and the chance to network with the CEOs and representatives from ARM, RedGate, Coventry Angels, Coventry Enterprise, venture capitalists and CUE mentors.

Please sign up now to avoid disappointment as we do expect a huge crowd for the  evening!

Agenda of the evening:

18:00-18:30 Registration

18:30-18:45 Keynote speech

18:45-19:40 Pitching session

19:45-20:00 Comments from a judge

20:00-20:15 Winner announcement

20:15-21:30 Networking

McKinsey & Co,  in collaboration with CUE, is proudly presenting the 2012 McKinsey Innovate Coventry Launch

McKinsey & Co. is launching the 2012 McKinsey Innovate: realise your social enterprise business plan competition. This is a national competition for students at UK universities that aims to promote creative and entrepreneurial spirit by supporting a student team to launch a business that benefits society.

This is a unique opportunity to create something of your own, that makes a real difference to the issue you choose to address. The winning team will receive seed funding and support from McKinsey consultants to transform their idea into a real social enterprise.  Participants will have the opportunity to get skilled up in project planning and business development through workshops and guidance provided throughout the competition. Above all else, it is a chance to test your ideas and have great fun with your team!

Last years winners, Fertilait, now have a global patent for converting dairy waste into organic fertiliser. We are continuing to support them launching their product- check out their entry video as a taster to the competition: http://www.facebook.com/video/video.php?v=10150177805664961

We will be holding the campus launch on 31st January at University of Coventry in Lecture Room 4, Department of Engineering. All are welcome to find out more about the programme. In the meantime information and the application portal is now available at http://www.innovate2012.mckinsey.com/. First round applications close on the 29^th of February.

Due to a large number of requests for more time to finish the executive summary, We are postponing the 1K competition deadline to 5pm, 23rd of January, 2012. If you have not yet submitted your entry, grab this chance to win £1000.

Follow the steps in the registration form: CUE £1k Competition Registration Form

Please make sure you complete all tasks outlined in the form above to ensure a valid entry!

All forms (electronic and hard-copy) must be RECEIVED by the deadline.

The winners will be announced in the CUE £1k Award Ceremony on Wednesday, 22nd February 2012. Teams will be presenting posters of their business proposals and it is also your opportunity to be matched with a CUE mentor! Sign up now!