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Encouraging Young Entrepreneurs

During 2010/11 the IAE worked with 25 Schools/Colleges and actively engaged with over 952 Secondary and Further Education students.  The Institute offers Schools and Colleges...
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GPSVision to take on the Logica Dragons Den

GPSVision, Coventry University Technology Park tenant, and experts in ROI consultancy & software, have been successfully shortlisted from hundreds of SMEs from across t...
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Dr Gideon Maas visited South Africa

Gideon visited three universities in South Africa during April 2012.  They were the North West University, Stellenbosch University and the University of Cape Town.  All these...
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European Project Promotes Business-University-Student Partnerships

A European Commission funded project has been set up to promote and strengthen links between entrepreneurial universities and multi-national businesses by encouraging active ...
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Million+

Twenty years since the 1992 Further and Higher Education act was passed to allow modern universities to apply for ‘university title,’ the university think-tank million+ has h...
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Clever Lens are picture perfect!

Founded in 2011 by Tayo Daramola & Kelvin Fred-Horsfall, two final year students at Coventry University, Clever Lens are an emerging Media Production company situated...
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Open Innovation Master Class Success

The Open Innovation master class, held in ACT UK earlier this month, has been hailed as a great success from both delegates and speakers alike.  The master class, which f...
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Budding Entrepreneur Graduate Wins Children's Yoga Franchise

More than 2000 applications, from graduates aiming to win a franchise opportunity with YogaBugs, were whittled down to one lucky winner. Simon Duong, who has a first class de...
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Dr Gideon Maas Appointed as Extra-ordinary Professor

A group of the North-West University visited Coventry University during 2011.   They were impressed in the way entrepreneurship is promoted at Coventry University and decid...
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Case Study - Jason Kurmoo

Age 30 BA (Hons) Communication, Culture and Media Year 2   Company Name: Crew Members Direct I had always done well academically but when I lef...
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Looking forward to 2012

The IAE is looking forward to another challenging year.  To accelerate its activities the focus for the 2011-2012 year will be on the following: Business model The fo...
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Looking Back on 2011

The uniqueness of the IAE lies in the fact that it follows a hybrid strategy where its activities span from educational programmes to assisting companies to grow to their ful...
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Global Entrepreneurship Week 2011 Winners

 The winners of the IAE Enterprise 2011 week competitions have been announced. Global Entrepreneurship Week 2011 took place in the middle of November and attracted more th...
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Open Innovation Masterclass

Increasingly, businesses are accepting that the need to collaborate is critical to their survival, job creation and growth.  Collaboration through open innovation often creat...
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Coventry University wins Entrepreneurial University of the Year award

Coventry University have successfully been named the ‘Entrepreneurial University of the Year’ at the Times Higher Education Awards. The winner was announced on the 24th Novem...
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Case Study - Maureen Bennett

Maureen Bennett   Age 22   BSc (Hons) Biomedical Science   Company Name: Students Easy Move   I have always enjoyed science and for many years wanted to be a doctor, ...
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Case Study - Natalie Lyon

Age 26 BA (hons) Dance and Professional Practice Year 3 Company Name: Misfitted I have always loved dance and my dream was to go  to dance school however I have family...
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The Open Innovation Programme for SMEs (i-UEN) – ADDITIONAL WORKSHOP!

Date: Tuesday 15th November 2011 Time: Registration 8.30am 9am – 4pm (includes buffet lunch) Venue: Staffordshire University, Ashley Building, Leek Road Campus, Stoke on ...
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Idea on a Beer Mat Competition

Have you got an innovative or enterprising idea for a product or new business?  Enter your idea into this competition and you could win between  £50 to £250. The competition...
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Phoenix Den & Business Start-up Support Event

If you have been thinking about an innovative or enterprising idea for a product or new business and wondering whether it could be feasible, pitch it to the Phoenix Den Panel...
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RIP & MIX Ideas Challenge

    A creative activity to enable you to come up with lots of ideas quickly, a visual way of thinking about Business, Design and Enterprise, prizes for the most creative id...
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International Business Incubation Workshop

To assist potential entrepreneurs to create and grow their own sustainable businesses over generations the Institute of Applied Entrepreneurship at Coventry University has or...
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Smarter growth through open innovation for West Midlands businesses

Businesses in the West Midlands are being given the opportunity to boost profits and expand into the global market by working together to spark new innovative ideas with help...
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Case Study - Sian Toon

Age 29 BA (Hons) Fashion Design - 1st class honours 2008-2011 Company Name: The Haberdashers’ Hub   I was 17 when I had my first child and many people thought that t...
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Innovation University Enterprise Network SME Breakfast Workshop – Collaborate for Success!

Coventry University are inviting you to this FREE workshop to learn how the I-UEN project can benefit your business. Date: Monday 26th September 2011 Time:   7.45am – 10...
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I-UEN Launch Event

On Monday 12 September the IAE had a successful launch event to the Innovation University Enterprise Network Project. Over 40 delegates were in attendance and the general...
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Coventry University student launches urban fashion line

Owen Deneny Age: 32 Year 1 -  BA Hons Enterprise and Entrepreneurship Company Name: Dead Kingdom ClothinG   A first-year Enterprise and Entrepreneurship student from Co...
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Innovation University Enterprise Network (I-UEN)

The project will look at trends in open innovation, how to build an open innovation culture within an organisation and support SME’s in setting up open innovation procedures ...
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Case Study - Daniel Hiscoke

Daniel Hiscoke Age 21 Year 4 - MDes Consumer Product Design Company Name: Intention to Invention I visited other Universities when looking for a course but at Coventry I f...
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Coventry University IEEC 2011

7-9 September 2011 The 6th Annual International Entrepreneurship Educators Conference ‘IEEC2011’ will explore the most critical theme currently facing all those who create e...
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