Events
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John Barnes, Director of Caffe Nero To have a successful business, you really need to understand your customers' needs. | ||
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11 / 20
Start: 18:00
Mary Spillane, partner at Whitehead Mann How to gather the resources to make your ideas happen, i.e. securing the team, the premises, advice, etc. | ||
11 / 21
Start: 18:00
End: 20:00
The Coventry University Entrepreneurs warmly invites you to join us at our Challenge 100 Awards Ceremony, where we will be announcing the winners of our first competition, Challenge 100 over wine, cake and jazz. The details are as follows: Come along to: | ||
11 / 22
Start: 18:00
End: 20:00
Venue: Faculty of Law, West Road, Coventry CB3 9DZ Are you worried about people stealing your ideas? Would you like to learn how to protect your ideas, your designs and how to file a patent? Come to our evening Demystifying Intellectual Property and find out from the experts. Meet Trevor Baylis, who invented the wind-up radio in response to the need to communicate information about AIDS to the people of Africa. He now runs Trevor Baylis Brands plc, a company dedicated to helping inventors to develop and protect their ideas and to find a route to market. Participate in workshops on:
This is a chance to find out everything you’ve wondered about Intellectual Property from patent attorneys, lawyers and the Patent Office. | ||
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11 / 24
Start: 14:00
End: 16:30
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:
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. | ||
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Start: 20:00
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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 Speed networking is a really efficient way to meet people and find out Registration for this event has now closed. | ||
11 / 27
Start: 18:00
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Coventry Angels - Jack Lang, Sherry Coutu, Robert Sansom, Andy Richards, Teri Wiley 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. | ||
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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. | ||
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