Posts Tagged ‘enterprise’
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FSB urges people to Keep Trade Local and NEN agrees!
Tuesday 26 March 2013The FSB revives its Keep Trade Local campaign at FSB National Conference in Leicester Small businesses believe that a lack of consumer confidence will pose a significant challenge to their business in the coming 12 months, according to the latest findings of a the Federation of Small Businesses (FSB) snap poll ...[more] -
National Enterprise Network sponsors Social Enterprise Award at Lloyds TSB People and Environment Business Awards for (PEABs) 2013. Please promote to your clients and consider entering yourselves – only seven days to go!
Monday 18 March 2013The People and Environment Awards for Business (PEABs) were launched to celebrate how green initiatives can be good for business as well as the planet. The Awards will showcase excellence and innovation as demonstrated by an individual or team within an organisation of any shape or size, whose contribution to ...[more] -
Shell LiveWIRE would like our help!
Thursday 7 March 2013Win a £100 Amazon voucher by entering their short survey. With this year's Budget on the horizon, Shell LiveWIRE like to hear your views, and those of your clients on the challenges of being an entrepreneur today, and what you would like to see in this year's Budget. They are also ...[more] -
Calling National Enterprise Network members who support Youth Enterprise!
Monday 4 March 2013Most of our members run programmes that help and support people under the age of 30 to explore enterprise, start up and succeed in business - does yours? If so, RBS Inspiring Youth Enterprise may be able to help you. You can apply for grant funding of up to £50,000 to ...[more] -
Members HBV Enterprise makes page 3!
Tuesday 19 February 2013Of Hackney today! To view the article, please click HERE [caption id="attachment_4507" align="alignright" width="300"] David from HBV advising a local client[/caption] [more] -
Surprise, surprise clients still prefer face to face support!
Friday 4 January 2013The Business Link helpline was established to support those clients who were not able to access the www.businesslink.gov.uk website or who were not able to find what they were looking for on there. With later decisions to migrate all Government web support through www.gov.uk, quite why BIS commissioned (or continued with) a study ...[more] -
What have the LEPs ever done for us?
Thursday 14 June 2012In this dedicated blog, our Chairman Doug Scott shares his views as to how the LEP’s are performing in their second year, further to a conference attended earlier this year. The LEPs are in their second year. It is a good time to ask: how are they performing? Is the Government’s ...[more] -
Our member Donbac wins prestigious award
Tuesday 10 January 2012“Outstanding contribution to the local economy 2011” National Enterprise Network member Donbac, the enterprise support organisation based within Doncaster, has won a major award for their outstanding contribution to the local economy - announced at Doncaster’s most prestigious Chamber Business Awards Gala Dinner. The award recognised an outstanding contribution to the economy ...[more] -
Former Chief Executive recognised in 2012 New Year Honours List
Tuesday 3 January 2012George Derbyshire, former Chief Executive of NFEA, has been awarded on OBE in the 2012 New Year Honours List for services to Enterprise. George was Chief Executive of NFEA for nine years up until his retirement on 30 April 2011 (now known as National Enterprise Network). He was the driving force ...[more] -
Acknowledgement in Mary Portas Review
Tuesday 13 December 2011Mary Portas published her review of the future of our high streets on Tuesday 13th December, which set out her vision to breathe economic and community life back into our high streets. The Review makes ambitious recommendations on what can be done – by government, local authorities and business – ...[more]