NEN Members in the running for national funding – we call for your support

We are delighted to see a number of organisations within NEN membership in the running for this round of the RBS Skills & Opportunities fund. Over 800 not-for-profit organisations across the UK and Ireland applied and a shortlist of 95 projects was announced last week, divided into seven regions.   Each organisation on the shortlist […]

2016 National Enterprise Network Awards shortlist announced

National Enterprise Network is pleased to announce the shortlist of entries for the 2016 National Enterprise Network awards – a programme established in 2007 to recognise excellence in the delivery of enterprise support, encouraging the exchange of good practice and the development of improved services and organisations. The applications received showed us first hand how […]

The voice of a million small businesses

Over the past five years, the UK has become one of the best places in the world to start and grow a business. The Global Entrepreneurship Monitor puts the UK at number one in Europe and number four globally. This has been enabled by the low costs of start-up entry, accessible technology, a flexible economy […]

Business organisations form the Small Business Taskforce

We are proud to announce that along with 12 other organisation, we have formed a taskforce which represents small businesses in the UK, and is focused on ensuring the UK retains its leading global entrepreneurship position – number one in Europe and fourth globally according to the Global Entrepreneurship Monitor. The Small Business Taskforce also […]

PARTNER NEWS: SFEDI and IOEE Celebrating Enterprise Awards 2016 Finalists Announced

The Institute of Enterprise and Entrepreneurs (IOEE) and the Small Firms Enterprise Development Initiative (SFEDI) will host the Celebrating Enterprise Awards 2016 on Thursday 10 November at the House of Lords. Celebrating Enterprise is a high-profile, annual event recognising outstanding endeavour in enterprise learning and skills; finalists shortlisted across each of five prestigious categories have now […]

Making the most of Small Business Saturday

    Gearing up for main event on 3rd December 2016 We are proud to be supporting Small Business Saturday this year. Here we share with you a few ideas for how you can maximise these opportunities. Supporting Small Business Saturday As you no doubt already know, Small Business Saturday is an annual grassroots, non-commercial campaign, which […]