Archive for the ‘News-NFEA’ Category
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PNE Group Appoints New Chief Executive
Tuesday 24 May 2011NFEA North East member, PNE Group, the Newcastle and Gateshead based social enterprise, has appointed Dr Dawn Cranswick as its new Chief Executive. Dawn takes over as CEO from Sandy Ogilvie, who is stepping down after 11 years in the role. For 30 years, NFEA member the PNE Group (formerly known as ...[more] -
NFEA says: Don’t cut face to face advice
Wednesday 4 May 2011NFEA's departing CEO has said in a recent Telegraph article that the end of Business Link funding in November risks failing start-ups. In his last week in post at the end of April 2011, George Derbyshire was interviewed by the Telegraph's enterprise editor Richard Tyler, in which he reiterated that the ...[more] -
NFEA London member launches new start up scheme
Thursday 28 April 2011NFEA London member and national disability charity Livability has launched a brand new service, the Livability Enterprise Agency, to help disabled and disadvantaged people set up their own businesses. The service will provide one-off workshops to help people start thinking about self employment as well as longer courses covering business planning, ...[more] -
NFEA Announces New Chief Executive
Thursday 24 March 2011NFEA news alert 24 March 2011 NFEA Announces New Chief Executive NFEA - the national enterprise network - has announced that Dawn Whiteley will take up the post as NFEA Chief Executive further to George Derbyshire's retirement on 30 April 2011 after nine years at the organisation. Dawn Whiteley joins NFEA from ...[more] -
Conflicting views of business support uncovered in new NFEA policy paper
Wednesday 16 March 2011NFEA has published a new policy paper for the enterprise sector further to controversial findings uncovered in a recent Department for Business, Innovation and Skills (BIS) and Businesslink.gov.uk report. The BIS sponsored research showed: “A reduction in the availability of Business Link’s face to face service could result in a lower ...[more] -
Small Business Survey
Wednesday 9 March 2011NFEA is delighted to be taking part in a campaign to generate up to the minute views on business support. In association with Enterprise Nation, the Small Business Survey asks start-ups and small businesses for information on their business, the support they receive and future development needs. The survey is live throughout ...[more] -
NFEA Partners in SME & Start-Up Guide
Monday 28 February 2011NFEA is delighted to be a partner in the SME & Start-Up Guide, a publication developed by Jigsaw Promotions to aid small businesses and entrepreneurs of all kinds. A digital edition of the guide can be viewed here, and NFEA members should receive some hard copies over the coming weeks. [more] -
George Derbyshire Announces Retirement
Tuesday 22 February 2011NFEA today announces that George Derbyshire will be retiring as NFEA Chief Executive on 30 April 2011 after nine years at the organisation. George's contributions during his time at the organisation have been hugely valuable. He has been the driving force behind NFEA's vision for its members to be recognised as the ...[more] -
Business in Bloom campaign
Thursday 3 February 2011NFEA is supporting a campaign to transform the lives of 500,000 people, by helping them start or grow businesses in 2011. This press release from business support company Enterprise Nation explains the scheme, and how NFEA members, as well as wider sector organisations can get involved: One week after launch, the Business in ...[more] -
NFEA North East member celebrates 30 years in business
Friday 17 December 2010PNE Group, the NewcastleGateshead based enterprise agency, is celebrating 30 years of delivering innovative, sustainable solutions for the development of people, performance and places in the North East, nationally and internationally. To mark its 30th birthday, PNE is launching three new initiatives to boost young entrepreneurs, reward outstanding volunteers and to ...[more]