Coventry University, Coventry Start Up Café
Contact Details: |
Dr Gideon Maas, Co-Director Institute of Applied Entrepreneurship, Institute of Applied Enterprise |
Type of Project: |
The Café is the result of a refurbishment and re-purposing of a restaurant on campus. There were plans to remodel an existing restaurant on campus into a modern coffee bar and it was agreed to use this opportunity to convert it into a start-up café. |
Start/End Date: |
Opened September 2006 |
Funding Sources
Coventry University has funded the bulk of the costs of the Café.
Catering services at the University are operated on a semi-commercial basis by the University itself under the direction of Student Services. There is a requirement for the catering within the space to make sufficient profit in order for it to be sustainable. The Director of Student Services and the Catering Manager were involved from the inception of the implementation and were extremely helpful in creating the start-up café.
The space offers excellent opportunities to tap into alternative sources of funding, and is available for hire by other bodies for a variety of events, including parties and weddings.
Cost of project
The refurbishment of the existing venue cost approximately £40k - this includes renovation, decoration, IT equipment and furniture, promotional/ branded materials and signage.
