[New] Your Students’ Union is the new, student-facing name for Coventry University’s Students’ Union

This follows a strategic, student focused rebrand, which is not just a change in name and logo but extends to our imagery, our voice and how we communicate with our members.

This rebrand provided the foundation to launch our new strategy. This strategy is underpinned by four themes; University Experience, Supporting Students, Developing Skills, and Creating Communities. We’re confident these themes will enable us to achieve both our mission of ‘supporting student success’ and our overarching vision that ‘all students at Coventry University Group will fulfil their potential’. Our values are that we are helpful, we are inclusive and we are ethical.

The rebrand project was led internally by our communications team who collaborated with our in-house design agency, Phoenix Creative, which has been instrumental in curating and developing the new brand.

Phoenix Creative can support local businesses looking externally for creative solutions. Their work is not limited to the student sector and has been seen locally in supporting the City of Culture campaigns, Festival of Running, CBS Arena, Coventry BID and many more. The team works across digital, print, video and animation, to deliver impactful, integrated, multichannel creative solutions.

Our design agency is not the only way for local businesses to collaborate with the Students’ Union. Our commercial services team are looking to form partnerships on a local and national level to develop opportunities for our students and business to have authentic interaction, especially with the growing impact that cost of living is having on our students.

Mongan, president of the Coventry and Warwickshire Chamber of Commerce and chair of its North Warwickshire branch.

Happy New Year!

I hope you have all had a lovely festive break and best wishes to everyone for 2023.

So new year, new goals, new challenges, new hope, new optimism and new resolutions!

What does this new year have in store for you?

There is no doubt that 2023 will be tough for a lot of businesses, no matter what sector they operate in.

I know one thing is for certain, that this Chamber, along with most other Chambers of Commerce will be lobbying hard to those people in Government who could and should be helping all types of businesses come through what is very challenging times.

However, we have come through very challenging times before, those of us of a certain age will certainly remember high interest rates, energy crises, fuel shortages and winters of discontent.

It doesn’t make the current situation any easier, but we will eventually get through the current maelstrom and there will be light at the end of the tunnel, the question is how long is the tunnel?

So, what does this year have in store for me? If only I had a crystal ball but, at time of writing, I know three things for certain.

Firstly, I start my 50th year being involved in the manufacturing sector, and my word how technology has advanced during that time.

Secondly, I will officially become an OAP this year!

Finally, my term as President of this great Chamber will come to an end, it truly has been one of the greatest honours of my life, and I fully intend to relish the remainder of my time in office.

So, bring on 2023, as I know the Chamber team have some absolutely fantastic events planned. I cannot wait to, once again, get involved in helping the team in promoting, assisting and advising all types of member businesses.

Finally, as President of the Chamber I want to thank the board of directors for all their help and assistance during 2022, whilst also acknowledging the help of all the staff at the Chamber of Commerce, they are a tremendous group of people and, of course, you for taking the time to read my column.

So, I’ll finish as I started and wish you all a Happy, Healthy and Prosperous New Year.