As I mentioned in my blog post last week we can’t open a newspaper or switch on the TV without stumbling across a story of an entrepreneur these days. As if to prove my point two new series start on the BBC this week. Tonight sees the doyenne of candles and moisturisers, Jo Malone, helping Read more…
Ten enterprising students at Newcastle College showed they have what it takes to be the next Simon Cowells by pooling their ten pound loans and holding a rock concert for their fellow students last Friday night. After receiving start up capital to the tune of £100 between them as part of the Make Your Mark Read more…
Singer, Songwriter, Entrepreneur…
Beverley Knight has many strings to her bow – not only is she one of the UK’s top female artists but she also has her own successful make-up range.
She obviously has entrepreneurial flair in buckets and has offered her advice to students taking part in the Make Your Mark with a Tenner competition.
Here Read more…
In 2008 we (Enterprise UK – or Make Your Mark as we were known back then) published ‘The Future Face Of Enterprise’, a collection of viewpoints. We asked over 50 entrepreneurs, business people, industry experts, social commentators, academics what they thought would shape the future face of enterprise in the UK.
Two years later and we’re Read more…
None other than chart-topping artist Tinchy Strider has been in the news this week encouraging young people to manage their money, and advising them to always put some away for a rainy day.
Timely advice – this month up and down the country young people have been entrusted with £10 and asked to make as much Read more…
Tenner is live!!
Had a fantastic day in Swindon yesterday meeting entrepreneurial students from Commonweal School, St Joseph’s Catholic College, Drove Primary and Swindon Academy for the Tenner launch.
Maybe it was because the sun was shining, it was St David’s day, but the atmosphere in Swindon was buzzing! It was great hearing what the students plan Read more…
I risked life and limb yesterday as I strapped on ice skates for the first time ever to celebrate the culmination of this year’s Second Chance programme with Team Northumbria, from Northumbria University.
The Second Chance scheme offers disadvantaged adults the opportunity to participate in a structured sport and education programme, whilst also integrating with similar individuals Read more…
It’s 10:30am on Monday morning, the first day of Global Entrepreneurship Week and I am on my way to the North East launch event, The Secret to Global Sales on a Shoestring. Set at the Baltic Gallery of Modern Art the setting is perfect for great photos, PR and a general buzz of excitement from Read more…
X Factor? Strictly? The finals to these two shows may be rapidly approaching, but here at Enterprise UK we prefer our competitions to have a more entrepreneurial slant.
That’s why we’re looking forward to the grand final of The Pitch, which will represent the culmination of a nationwide search for the UK’s most creative and innovative Read more…
Google has an answer for everything. Its Google trends search allows you to see a graph of how many people have search for something over the past six years. A search for ‘Make Your Mark’ shows quite familiar and daunting spikes in searches during mid-November.
Anyway, below is the graph of searches in the UK for Read more…
Yesterday the results of a surveyidentified David Beckham as the best role model for British children. Cheryl Cole came second in the poll with Homer Simpson coming out as the worst role model.
So in one respect they are both successful and wealthy, but in another how suitable are they for young people to identify a sense of reality Read more…
Do you view celebrities as entrepreneurs?
Their are some very interesting views on this one in the Make Your Mark Forum, to find out what they are join in and have your say. From Rhianna umbrellas to Bill Oddie Binoculars.
Join in on the forum and wet your entreprenuerial appetitie with topics from your big idea to being networked.
See you in the Read more…
Is the recession demarcating class divides in ‘Middle Britain’? On the one hand you have recession-proof Guardian readers lauding the miracle of frugality that the recession is bringing – cycling and recycling is King and they rejoice that the world has seen its senses and buys organic. On the other, we have the ultimate harbingers Read more…
Nominations for the Queen’s Award for Enterprise Promotion 2010 have now opened. Lord Mandelson suggests that ‘recipients of The Queen’s Award for Enterprise Promotion (QAEP) are outstanding individuals who are inspiring tomorrow’s entrepreneurs and giving them the skills and attitudes they need to succeed’ and that ‘they hold the key to unlocking Britain’s entrepreneurial talents Read more…
I was alerted to a blog by Bloggers Circle, which suggests that to be a social entrepreneur you need to be angry. Last week I listened to Radio Four’s Bottom Line and James Dyson said to innovate you need to be angry. He was angry that vacumn cleaners didn’t suck and his hugely successful business Read more…
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