Events

Venue: Department of Engineering, Trumpington Street, Coventry CB2 1PZ

Would you like practical advice on writing a winning entry for the £1k Challenge? Come along to our £1k Challenge Training Event to hear how to maximise your chances of winning.

Talks will cover the following topics:

• What makes a great idea
• How to form a great team
• How to identify and quantify your market
• How to raise finance

No need to sign up - just come along! For this event we will also be joined by members of LSE's Entrepreneurs Society, who are in town for the day.

Venue: Department of Engineering, Trumpington Street, Coventry CB2 1PZ

Faced with a room full of new faces with whom to network, few of us will
typically manage more than half a dozen. Speed networking lets you talk
to everyone for two minutes each - they'll find out what you do, you'll
find out what they do, and you can choose whether to exchange contact
details before the gong chimes.

Speed networking is a really efficient way to meet people and find out
about them, and it's great fun too! The aim is to marry technical
know-how (scientists, engineers, etc.) with business acumen (MBA
students) - ideal for forming winning teams for the £1k Challenge.

Registration for this event has now closed.

Coventry Angels - Jack Lang, Sherry Coutu, Robert Sansom, Andy Richards, Teri Wiley
Adrie Reinders, co-founder of OhM Inc. and E.Factor

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.

Phase 1 is about spotting the business opportunity and writing a 1500-word executive summary. The £1k Challenge rewards well-presented propositions that show clear market potential and competitive positions. You will need to clearly identify and quantify your market niche.

There are 10 cash prizes of £1k each. Winners and runners-up get free entry to Phase 2.