Pictured above: John Latham (right) collecting the
award on behalf of CUE Ltd from Peter Harman of the UKBI
Coventry University Enterprises Ltd (CUE) has been awarded the
2009 Business Incubation Award for Achievement in Business
Incubation.
CUE received the accolade at the UKBI (United Kingdom Business
Incubation) awards ceremony in Belfast recently for the work it
does to support fledgling businesses.
This award, acknowledges individuals who have striven to ensure
that business incubation is at the heart of local, regional and
national agendas, is extremely well networked and influences
practitioners and stakeholders to deliver better practice in all
that they do.
CUE is one of the largest university enterprise organisations in
Europe and employs over 140 people within the field of business
support, business incubation and technology transfer.
John Latham, Pro Vice Chancellor for Business Development at
Coventry University accepted the award from Peter Harman, the Chief
Executive of the UKBI.
John said: "I am delighted with this award as it recognises
how hard we work to support and develop businesses in Coventry and
the region.
"CUE offers business support to over 7,000 businesses a year and
our specialist services are driven by the demands of the companies
seeking our help.
"Our mission is to encourage and promote innovation and
entrepreneurship within a supportive environment and to creative
opportunities for business development both here and abroad. It is
nice to be acknowledged for doing just that."