No images? Click here Hello, Our very warn welcome to the new academic year! It's been incredible to seeing our campus alive and busy again with lots of students, staff and the whole community integrated. We have been busy with lots of activities in the last few weeks specially preparing the next Launch training . Applications for the new Cohort is open on our website. We hope you have a good reading and that this can reinforce our engagement and somehow contribute to your journey. We also encourage you all to follow us on social media channels and keep updated of our activities, opportunities and events. linkedin.com/in/cuse Twitter: @CUSELAUNCH Instagram: @CUSELAUNCH https://www.facebook.com/cusocialenterprise/
CU Social Enterprise team. Launch Training – Cohort 33 CU Social Enterprise (CUSE) offers businesses with economic and social benefit the opportunity to work with the University whilst also helping to develop the entrepreneurial skills of students, staff and alumni. CUSE has a ready-made environment for developing and nurturing this kind of entrepreneurship, through The Enterprise Hub. Our flagship LAUNCH programme is accessible to ALL students, graduates/alumni and staff. We provide opportunities to enhance, inspire and celebrate your entrepreneurial mindsets and capabilities, allowing you to realise your entrepreneurial potential. What we offer - Events - Workshops - Training Programme - Mentoring & Coaching - Networking - Funding opportunities - Start-up Visa - Personal and professional development How to get in touch: - Visit our website: https://www.cuse-launch.com/training - Sign up for our newsletter - Email us – myidea@coventry.ac.uk CU Scarborough Campus The Launch programme has landed at CU Scarborough! Our team visited the CU Scarborough campus to meet colleagues to begin planning the delivery of our first “in-person” Launch Training programme which is due to take place from 27th February - 2nd March 2023. Launch Training is a great opportunity for all CU Scarborough students, graduates and staff aspiring to develop a business idea. Application for the Cohort36 is now open on our website: https://www.cuse-launch.com/training The fresher’s week The Information Fair on campus gave new and returning students a chance to meet some of our team members from CUSE and ICTE and learn more about multiple schemes and opportunities available to them during and after they complete their studies. Focusing on helping our students grow and develop skills and confidence during their time at university and to promote our flagship programme “Launch” + ICTE advantage modules & Enactus Coventry. IAN – Conference Some members of the CUSE team attended the 5th Annual Incubator & Accelerator Network Conference at the STEAMhouse, Birmingham. The Incubator and Accelerator Network (IAN) aims to increase the scale and impact of business incubators and accelerators across the UK. The network encourages entrepreneurship across the UK and supports incubator and accelerator staff by bringing members together to share best practice, learn and connect. Enactus Coventry Enactus Coventry is part of Enactus UK, the UK’s leading youth social action and youth social enterprise charity, working with thousands of young entrepreneurial spirits. Using the framework of the sustainable development goals and the Enactus UK criterion, Enactus teams across the country, support local communities using innovation and business principles. The Enactus UK mission is to create a better more sustainable world for us all, and the Enactus Coventry team is already working with them to make this a reality. Enactus is a global community of students using entrepreneurship, innovation, and ingenuity to create real business and tackle the sustainable development goals. To find out more about how you can get involved, register at enactusuk.org/join
Connect2 Connect2 is a project, based at CUSE that can offer you free one-to-one support towards staring your own business or social enterprise. You can also be supported to find work or further training. To be eligible for Connect2, you must be aged 16+, have the right to live and work in the UK, be unemployed or economically inactive (e.g. full-time study) and live in a CV1 – CV6 postcode. Please contact Steve on SCrump@cueltd.co.uk for more information and to register. ARLI Sustainable Construction Masterclass - Final Reminder! How to make construction more sustainable: a balanced approach to environmental responsibility for SMEs? An opportunity for SME's in the West Midlands to join them as they explore sustainable construction, innovative materials and technologies that will impact the design and build of your buildings. Through this masterclass and further support, we will explore sustainable construction and technologies that could benefit your business. Transforming carbon-intensive projects to sustainable, low carbon alternatives. Discussions will be led by subject/Industry specialists and you will leave CPD certification for your attendance. Date and timeMon, 26 September 2022, 09:00 – 14:30 BST |