Archive for January, 2009

STOP – Tenner time!

January 30th, 2009 by emma_kate

Well, nearly.
Tenner month is almost upon us – that’s when thousands of young people around the UK will be turning a ten pound loan from Make Your Mark into a profit. As if the profit wasn’t enough, they’ll also aim to have a positive social impact on their community or even the wider world. If Read more…

Kid-preneurs

January 30th, 2009 by Peter

I think before today I’d placed enterprise education stuff happening in primary somewhere in my brain as something different from things happening in secondary. But that’s just daft – its just not the case.It’s the same set of skills and attitudes they’re trying to instil even if they’re doing it slightly differently.
We heard today some Read more…

Make Your Mark do a live ideas mashup

January 30th, 2009 by katef

Check out Make Your Mark doing a live ideas mashup at their team meeting last week on youtube!

www.makeyourmark.org.uk/ideasmashup

7 steps to creating the right impression

January 30th, 2009 by emma_jones

You only get one chance to create a first impression. To make sure it’s the right one, follow these 7 steps that will have people meeting you, liking you and, critically, wanting to do business with you.

Be confident – walk into a room with your head held high and confidence intact. This will come across Read more…

UK business boomers attend EN student event

January 30th, 2009 by Arnold Sarfo-Kantanka

Student-based company Elevation Networks, in conjunction with Brunel University’s Entrepreneur Society, recently hosted the event ‘Let’s Talk Business’, with six guest speakers advising ambitious students on gaining financial wisdom for personal business ventures.
National celebrity of Dragon’s Den fame Levi Roots made a guest appearance, sharing the story behind the success of his infamous ‘Reggae Reggae Read more…

Eastern Region hits the big screen!

January 29th, 2009 by beccie

The Eastern Region office has had their director’s hat on these past few weeks and we can now unveil our Enterprise Week 2008 in the Eastern Region DVD!
The dvd will hopefully be on the website by the end of next week so watch this space!

Expensive food but an entrepreneur in the making?….

January 28th, 2009 by Nadine Hill - The Dream PA

A 6 year old’s view on enterprise!

What’s the big IDEA?????

January 27th, 2009 by vanessa_b

Here at Make Your Mark HQ we had a fantastic meeting about Entreprenerurial Youth with members from the Youth Sector who are all really excited about the enterprise journey young people from the informal youth sector are about to embark on.
I asked them what they would do with a whole TENNER , you decide on the Read more…

Join the Twitteverse

January 26th, 2009 by diana

Just a quick one-the nice chaps at Business Zone have pinned down the 10 ways Twitter can help promote your business. It’s all very useful stuff and we at Make Your Mark HQ are slightly (very) obsessed with a bit of Twittering so these tips come in super handy.
Diana
PS: We are not the only Twitter Read more…

50 Cats or a whale? The mortal battle…

January 26th, 2009 by diana

When the nice fella from Third Sector Lab gave us a chance to post a question to Janis Krums-the citizen journalist who took this picture-we decided to pin him down on the important stuff. Have a read…

Amazing resource for entrepreneurs!

January 23rd, 2009 by jonathan

I just found the mother of all resources -
The Enterprise Centre for the Creative Arts list of FREE podcasts!!!!
Loads of talks and lectures – particular from Enterprise Week – its got everything from being more confident to branding and starting a business!

Wanna join the revolution?

January 23rd, 2009 by Phil

Social Enterprise West Midlands is running a trade fair for those looking to start or collaborate on social enterprise.
The social enterprise revolution starts on Tues 10th Feb at Centenary Square, Birmingham from 11:00 and what’s more is that it’s FREE: http://sewm.eventbrite.com
SEWM website: http://www.socialenterprisewm.org.uk

Mutual appreciation!

January 23rd, 2009 by Eimear

I would like to share something with you: here at Make Your Mark we LOVE our Ambassadors.

Throughout the year our Ambassadors juggle busy schedules running their businesses (sometimes singlehandedly) with helping Make Your Mark inspire young people with their amazing stories.  Don’t just take it from me, the stats speak for themselves:

Ambassadors spoke at over 75 events during Read more…

The fountain of money – is it still flowing?

January 23rd, 2009 by jonathan

If the economic gloom is getting you down, why not whistle a jaunty tune, sing everything for the rest of the day, or go to a CBI conference on accessing finance in the recession.
Although it might sound a little dry, if you’re an entrepreneur you really shouldn’t have missed some top speakers answering:
(1) Is there money Read more…

The worries of the entrepreneur

January 21st, 2009 by diana

In today’s current climate- a sentence I’m sure you’ve heard a thousand times this week already- the financial worries of the small business are as individual as the owner.
You may have remembered that I Tweeted that the BBC will be following a small group of entrepreneurs over the coming year. They aim to find out Read more…