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| 1 July 2005 | PR 05/67 |
Free business seminar to support region’s entrepreneurs
Local networking group, Loughborough Enterprise Club, is teaming up with emda, the East Midlands Development Agency, on 5th July to give businesses the chance to learn about current initiatives to support innovation in the region.
Two representatives from emda will be speaking at the free business event. Mirella Barnes will be presenting emda’s role in regional business support and Amreesh Mishra will discuss emda’s emerging innovation business plan.
Organised by Loughborough University Enterprises Ltd (LUEL), the monthly Loughborough Enterprise Club events offer local businesses an invaluable opportunity for networking in a supportive environment.
“Our meetings give businesses across the region the opportunity to gain professional advice and learn about initiatives that support innovative ventures and entrepreneurship,” says Jo Derbyshire, Managing Director of LUEL. “We encourage anyone starting up or growing an innovative business in the region to come along to learn how they could benefit from the excellent support on offer.”
The event takes place at 4pm on Tuesday 5th July at Loughborough Innovation Centre, located on the Loughborough University campus. Businesses in the region are welcome to attend. For further information about Loughborough Enterprise Club or to reserve a place at the event, email enterpriseclub@lboro.ac.uk, or visit http://www.lboro.ac.uk/enterpriseclub
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For further information please contact:
- Gemma Pendleton, Marketing Officer,
Loughborough University Enterprises Ltd
T: 01509 228684, E: G.I.Pendleton@lboro.ac.uk - Hannah Baldwin, Head of PR, Loughborough University,
T: 01509 222239, E: H.E.Baldwin@lboro.ac.uk
Notes to editors
Loughborough has an established reputation for excellence in teaching
and research, strong links with industry, and unrivalled sporting achievement.
Assessments of teaching quality by the Quality Assurance Agency place
Loughborough in the top flight of UK universities, and industry highlights
Loughborough in its top five for graduate recruitment. Around 45% of the
University’s income is for research. The University has been awarded
four Queen’s Anniversary Prizes: for its collaboration with aerospace
and automotive companies such as BAE Systems, Ford and Rolls Royce; for
its work in developing countries; for pioneering research in optical engineering;
and for its world-leading role in sports research, education and development.