CUSE CIC is a social enterprise with a mission to help people realise their entrepreneurial potential.

We believe that entrepreneurship is not just about business start-up, it is a life skill that nurtures competences needed for personal development, social inclusion, active citizenship and employment.

We embed entrepreneurialism and enterprise throughout all of our culture and activities. Our programmes, based on learning THROUGH entrepreneurship, are aimed at individuals and organisations at various stages of their entrepreneurial journey, increasing their confidence and guiding them from an idea to the creation of cultural, social or economic value.

We are passionate about social enterprise and work actively to promote and provide advice and support to communities aiming to create sustainable enterprises that have genuine social impact.

CUSE is the first CIC set up by a University to help social enterprise start ups. It has a Board of senior professionals from the University, private and social sectors. We plan to be self financing within 3 years through the creation of viable trading social enterprises. It is a subsidiary of the University.

What does CUSE do?
- Provide practical hands on advice for developing social enterprises
- Promote awareness of social enterprise within the University
- Supports the social economy in Coventry & Warwickshire
- Manages the Enterprise Hub providing hot desk and meeting spaces for entrepreneurs of all types
- Manages the University’s enterprise start up programme including Tier 1 Entrepreneur scheme and the Student Enterprise Fund
- Manages an ongoing programme of enterprise related events

What has it achieved?
- Supports around 40 social enterprises and entrepreneurs at all stages of development
- Helped establish 35 social enterprise start ups
- Established a network of over 30 Social Enterprise Champions across the University
- Supported 18 social enterprises over last 18 months with cash support of £42,000
- Attracted further £50k investment for established social enterprises (Scale & Growth)