Events

Find out how to determine potential opportunities, test your ideas and gather support in the early stages.

Julie Meyer, Founder of First Tuesday and Ariadne Capital

Venue: LT0, Engineering Department

CUE committee members will be available in the main foyer of the Engineering Department from 10:45am to 1:30pm on Wednesday 8th November to answer any questions that you may have about participating in any of the competitions. Please feel free to stop by between lectures and ask us about any doubts or queries that you have - we will do our best to help you!

The Coventry Enterprise Business Surgeries are a weekly opportunity to discuss specific topics confidentially and at no cost with professional service providers such as lawyers and marketing experts and with investors such as venture capitalists.

This Surgery is given by Coventry Resolution.

To book a place in this Surgery, choose a time from:

• 2.00-2.40pm
• 2.45-3.25pm
• 3.30-4.10pm
• 4.15-4.55pm

and then either call 01223 763751/2 or email to reserve a place.

Please book as early as possible as these places go very quickly.

CUE committee members will be available in the Institute of Biotechnology from 12:30pm to 2pm on Thursday 9th November to answer any questions that you may have about participating in any of the competitions. Please feel free to stop by between lectures and ask us about any doubts or queries that you have - we will do our best to help you!

CUE committee members will be available in the tea room in the Chemical Engineering Department from 10:30am to 12pm on Friday 10th November to answer any questions that you may have about participating in any of the competitions. Please feel free to stop by between lectures and ask us about any doubts or queries that you have - we will do our best to help you!

CUE committee members will be available in the Cybercafe in the Chemistry Department from 12pm to 2pm on Tuesday 14th November to answer any questions that you may have about participating in any of the competitions. Please feel free to stop by between lectures and ask us about any doubts or queries that you have - we will do our best to help you!

To have a successful business, you really have to understand exactly what your customers need – hear an example of how to achieve success!

Lord Karan Bilimoria, CBE DL Founder and CEO, Cobra Beer

Venue: LT0, Engineering Department

The Coventry Enterprise Business Surgeries are a weekly opportunity to discuss specific topics confidentially and at no cost with professional service providers such as lawyers and marketing experts and with investors such as venture capitalists.

This Surgery is given by Amadeus.

To book a place in this Surgery, choose a time from:

• 2.00-2.40pm
• 2.45-3.25pm
• 3.30-4.10pm
• 4.15-4.55pm

and then either call 01223 763751/2 or email to reserve a place.

Please book as early as possible as these places go very quickly.

CUE committee members will be available in the Common Room in the Judge Business School from 12pm to 2pm on Thursday 16th November to answer any questions that you may have about participating in any of the competitions. Please feel free to stop by between lectures and ask us about any doubts or queries that you have - we will do our best to help you!

CUE committee members will be available in the canteen in the Physics Department from 12pm to 2pm on Thursday 16th November to answer any questions that you may have about participating in any of the competitions. Please feel free to stop by between lectures and ask us about any doubts or queries that you have - we will do our best to help you!

CUE committee members will be available in the main entrance in the Centre for Mathematical Sciences from 10:45am to 1:30pm on Friday 17th November to answer any questions that you may have about participating in any of the competitions. Please feel free to stop by between lectures and ask us about any doubts or queries that you have - we will do our best to help you!

CUE committee members will be available in the Institute for Manufacturing from 12:45pm to 2:25pm on Monday 20th November to answer any questions that you may have about participating in any of the competitions. Please feel free to stop by between lectures and ask us about any doubts or queries that you have - we will do our best to help you!

What can you do to maximise your chances of success - developing a deep understanding your environment, competitors and customers amongst some of the top tips give by our entrepreneurs.

Jack Lang, serial entrepreneur and business angel, is a co-founder of Artimi Ltd, which is making the next generation of ultra wide band wireless chips. Jack previously worked on the BBC Microcomputer, founded Netchannel Ltd, which was acquired in 1998 by ntl, founded Electronic Share Information, which was acquired in 1995 by E*Trade Inc and co-founded Midsummer House Restaurant.

Venue: LT0, Engineering Department

The Coventry Enterprise Business Surgeries are a weekly opportunity to discuss specific topics confidentially and at no cost with professional service providers such as lawyers and marketing experts and with investors such as venture capitalists.

This Surgery is given by St John's Innovation Centre.

To book a place in this Surgery, choose a time from:

• 2.00-2.40pm
• 2.45-3.25pm
• 3.30-4.10pm
• 4.15-4.55pm

and then either call 01223 763751/2 or email to reserve a place.

Please book as early as possible as these places go very quickly.

CUE will be holding the £1k Boot Camp on Thursday 23rd November 2006. This event will be a great opportunity for those interested in the £1k Business Ideas Competition to learn how to write a winning executive summary and how to excel in this year's competition, as well as find potential ideas and team members in the networking session which follows. Everyone who is interested in entering, whether or not you have an idea, should attend! Please save the date for the £1k Boot Camp. Come and listen to James Hay, Co-founder of Splashpower and Walter Herriot, Director of St. John's Innovation Center. James Hay entered and won the CUE business creation competition in 2001. Splashpower were the first winner of the CUE competitions to attract venture capital. In January 2004, Splashpower announced the completion of their second VC funding round with Benchmark Capital investing $5.4 million.

Selling your ideas and persuading people that you are the most capable person to lead and generate interest from investors and customers is one of the keys to success.

Mary Spillane, Whitehead Mann. Also Founder of Imageworks.

Venue: LT0, Engineering Department

The Coventry Enterprise Business Surgeries are a weekly opportunity to discuss specific topics confidentially and at no cost with professional service providers such as lawyers and marketing experts and with investors such as venture capitalists.

This Surgery is given by Business Link.

To book a place in this Surgery, choose a time from:

• 2.00-2.40pm
• 2.45-3.25pm
• 3.30-4.10pm
• 4.15-4.55pm

and then either call 01223 763751/2 or email to reserve a place.

Please book as early as possible as these places go very quickly.

The Coventry Enterprise Business Surgeries are a weekly opportunity to discuss specific topics confidentially and at no cost with professional service providers such as lawyers and marketing experts and with investors such as venture capitalists.

This Surgery is given by YTKO.

To book a place in this Surgery, choose a time from:

• 2.00-2.40pm
• 2.45-3.25pm
• 3.30-4.10pm
• 4.15-4.55pm

and then either call 01223 763751/2 or email to reserve a place.

Please book as early as possible as these places go very quickly.