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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
With September upon us, it isn’t just the start of a new month, but the start of our full NEN Conference and Awards communication programme too! Ready to meet this year’s conference facilitator and keynote speaker? We announce two big name set to lead this year’s event….. Facilitation from BBC Business journalist Tanya Beckett The […]
New research has found that contractors are set to leave the public sector if a damaging Government proposal comes into effect. A new survey from IPSE, the Association of Independent Professionals and the Self Employed, has found that over half (54%) of so-called Personal Service Companies (PSCs) working in the public sector would leave the […]
Navigating new waters – the future for business and business support post Brexit. As and when we leave the European Union, it will undoubtedly cause a massive impact to our sector and for the businesses we support. Together, we need to understand how business and business support will operate in a post EU environment. […]
At the end of last month, the Start Up Britain bus returned to London and completed its 2016 six week tour with a final stop at Kings Cross square. During the 45 day tour, the bus visited 30 towns in England, Wales and Scotland and aimed to engage with 10,000 people. As an official tour […]
National Enterprise Network joined 300 other professionals from UK’s trade associations and membership bodies last night for the 2016 Trade Association Forum Awards in London. Our applications to highlight the success of our 2015 Annual Conference and the impact of our January 2016 #NENandProud campaign were shortlisted in three categories. The 2015 Annual Conference of […]
A cohort of small business representative groups have joined forces to offer a consistent line of support to Britain’s smallest firms and the self-employed following the EU referendum. The nine organisations agreed in a meeting on Tuesday 28th June to coordinate their efforts in the interests of offering positive reassurance to small businesses. The representatives from […]