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…
This weekend the weather was glorious and I had a lovely time in Sussex. First over the cliffs at Seaford to search for crabs on the beach which took me back to my childhood when, with my brothers, I would search for hours for the pincered beasts.
Then onto the village of Glynde for a top Read more…
We’re busy putting out the message that Village SOS is open for applications – for villages with a population under 3,000 who have a community business idea, and for individuals who have run a successful business or project and think they have the skills to become a ‘Village Champion’, and turn the village’s business idea 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…
I’ve been on a tour around the UK over the past few weeks to help our fabulous panel of judges find the most enterprising place in Britain (or rather the UK) and as always the nominees are as diverse as they are geographically disparate.
Here at Make Your Mark we’ve been working closely with the BBC Read more…
Suzanne at the Big Lottery Fund just alerted me to a great resource – a report by the Young Foundation which maps rural needs across the UK. This could be useful for any entrepreneurs wishing to apply to be a Village Champion in the Village SOS project!
It’s very rare that I watch a programme which really inspires me but last night I was lucky enough to catch Mary Portas Queen of Charity Shops and it honestly left me buzzing. I’ve been thinking for a while that charity shops should be taking advantage of the recession and making it sexy to buy Read more…
In our media obsessed world TV remains the medium which is most sought after – by teens and Susan Boyles wanting their five minutes (or longer) of fame, by brands wanting to get in front of their target audience and by charities and campaigners wanting to raise awareness of issues, and to change attitudes and Read more…
At last I can share the details of a new project called Village SOS, a partnership between the BBC and the Big Lottery Fund (BIG) which will challenge villages to come up with brilliant ideas for new businesses to help revive their communities. Village SOS will invite rural communities with lots of enthusiasm and a Read more…
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