Representation - National Enterprise Network

Supporting our members by representing their interests to government and others in the public and private sector

Alex Till. NEN Chairman

As a Board, we are committed to representing the interests of membership through as many channels, and with as many stakeholders as we can as we know that new opportunities are important in helping to define all our futures.

Here’s a few ways that we have showcased our unique national network of credible, quality assured enterprise support organisations during the last quarter.

June – August 2019

Attended the launch of the Small Business Charter at House of Lords.
Attended the IPSE Freelancer Awards ceremony in London
Attended The New Entrepreneurs Foundation (NEF) summer party at Rothschild & Co in London
Participated in a roundtable hosted by the Centre for Entrepreneurs “From Inmates to Entrepreneurs”
Attended the launch of the Refugee Entrepreneurship Pilot launch

Over the coming months we are busy preparing for our Annual Conference and Awards ceremony taking place in London on Friday 22nd November. Ticket bookings are now open – I look forward to seeing you there!

Represent

We support our members by representing their interests to government and others in the public and private sector.

Promote

We support our members by promoting their successes.

Connect

We support our members by connecting them to people and projects inside and outside the Network.

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Being a member of NEN not only validates our work in building and fostering enterprise, but connects us with likeminded organisations where we can collaborate and influence the sector.

Stephen Waud, Chief Executive, Business Enterprise Fund

NEN provides a great platform for networking and sharing experiences with other enterprise agencies and business support providers. It also helps in raising the business support sector’s profile and position with Local Enterprise Partnerships (LEPs) and senior government decision makers – all of which helps us to continue to help start-ups and small businesses.

Geoff Ranson, Special Projects, StartUp Croydon

Portobello Business Centre has been a member of the NEN since the start – we’ve always found strength and support from the membership whenever we’ve asked for it.

Allen Pluck, Chief Executive, Portobello Business Centre

The strategic added value of being a NEN member and supporter is significantly important to Menta for three reasons. Firstly, it enables us to be nationally recognised. Secondly, it gives us the BEIS accreditation and quality standard. And thirdly, it gives us the opportunity to work with like-minded CEOs from across the country to share ideas and best practice.

Alex Till, Chief Executive Officer, Menta

At first, we weren’t convinced that we would get good value for money from being NEN Associates but we have been proved wrong. We have built some great relationships with other members and last years conference, and CEO round table, were worth the membership fee alone.

Richard Myers, Commercial Director, Transmit Start-Ups

NEN offers us opportunities that we cannot get elsewhere, and this enables us to offer enhanced support to our clients. It’s great to be part of a network that offers so much and to see how us and other enterprise agencies are making such an impact is fantastic.

Leanne Pilkington, Finance Manager, Finance For Enterprise

AES has been a member of NEN for a number of years and we really feel like it is one big family. If we have a problem or an issue we can rely on the support of NEN to help us out. The NEN team work really hard to make sure our sector is recognised by government and other organisations that influence policy on business support.

Wendy Spencer, Chief Executive Officer, Airedale Enterprise Services

Without NEN we would really feel alone. NEN makes us feel part of something much wider than just us in Scarborough. It links us with other organisations with the same ethos and goals, but ones that also face the same challenges. Together we are stronger.

Jennifer Crowther, Head of Yorkshire in Business

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