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The North Yorkshire Enterprise Cafe

February 24th, 2010 by Diane Beckett

This afternoon Enterprise UK Yorkshire & Humber held an Enterprising Places Network Event as part of the North Yorkshire Enterprise Cafe organised by NYBEP. Hosted in the rural setting of Sandburn Hall in Flaxton on the outskirts of York.

With threats of snow and bad weather conditions we were very impressed with such a great turn out of attendees. In the grand but foggy surroundings, we were seated on round tables and treated to a delicious warm buffet lunch.

The event brought together a wide range of enterprising case studies with an educational theme hearing from…

The University of York’s Entrepreneur Society
St Aidan’s CE High School from Harrogate
Pupil’s from Brayton College in Selby

After a short break the speed networking challenge began. This proved to be particularly difficult as there were so many inspiring individuals and organisations in the room – we all struggled to stick to the quick turn around time. Luckily everyone got the chance to continue networking over tea and coffee.

The final part of the afternoon concentrated on round table workshop discussions looking at what makes an enterprising place, barriers to enterprise and inspiration. Comments and notes were made directly onto the chequered paper table cloths which were collected at the end to be collated and shared – watch this space to hear about the results…

Speed networking at the Enterprise Cafe


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One Response to “The North Yorkshire Enterprise Cafe”

  1. Diane Beckett Says:
    February 26th, 2010 at 1:19 pm

    Key Points from Discussions

    What does Enterprise mean to you?
    - Raising aspirations
    - Innovation/solution focused
    - Going it alone
    - Vision, hard work and self belief
    - Being resourceful
    - Positivity/confidence
    - ‘Can do’ attitude/problem solving
    - Creativity
    - Ambition
    - Self motivation
    - Forward thinking
    - Proactive

    What triggers an individual to become an entrepreneur?
    - Gaps in the market
    - Life changing events/circumstances e.g. redundancy
    - Money
    - Passion/dream
    - Personality/desire
    - Self awareness
    - Boredom/frustration
    - Having an idea
    - Being in control/own boss
    - Positive role models

    What are the barriers to becoming an entrepreneur?
    - Risk adverse/fear of failure
    - Lack of knowledge, education, information, advice & guidance
    - Self doubt/lack of confidence
    - Finance
    - Isolation
    - Age, sex, racial discrimination
    - Institutionalisation
    - Family issues/personal responsibilities
    - Peer pressure
    - Location
    - Red tape
    - Time
    - Lack of experience

    What would allow you to become more enterprising?
    - Free from commitments/constraints of society
    - Working with real entrepreneurs/role models
    - Positive environment
    - More money
    - More support from ‘big fish’
    - Accessing opportunities e.g. the work of the Prince’s Trust
    - Partnering/collaborations
    - Mentoring
    - Networking
    - Incubation support

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