http://blog.enterpriseuk.org For people who have ideas and make them happen. Thu, 08 Jul 2010 10:20:29 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.1 en hourly 1 http://blog.enterpriseuk.org/2010/05/10/4761/ http://blog.enterpriseuk.org/2010/05/10/4761/#comments Mon, 10 May 2010 08:57:40 +0000 hbourne http://blog.enterpriseuk.org/?p=4761 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...]]> http://blog.enterpriseuk.org/2010/05/10/4761/feed/ 0 http://blog.enterpriseuk.org/2010/03/29/thrash-metal-meets-the-y-m-c-a-at-the-home-of-x-factor-winner-in-north-east-tenner-challenge-event/ http://blog.enterpriseuk.org/2010/03/29/thrash-metal-meets-the-y-m-c-a-at-the-home-of-x-factor-winner-in-north-east-tenner-challenge-event/#comments Mon, 29 Mar 2010 15:14:00 +0000 Amelia http://blog.enterpriseuk.org/?p=4594 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...]]> http://blog.enterpriseuk.org/2010/03/29/thrash-metal-meets-the-y-m-c-a-at-the-home-of-x-factor-winner-in-north-east-tenner-challenge-event/feed/ 0 http://blog.enterpriseuk.org/2010/03/11/beverley-knight-lends-her-support-to-tenner/ http://blog.enterpriseuk.org/2010/03/11/beverley-knight-lends-her-support-to-tenner/#comments Thu, 11 Mar 2010 15:48:58 +0000 Carys http://blog.enterpriseuk.org/?p=4469 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...]]> http://blog.enterpriseuk.org/2010/03/11/beverley-knight-lends-her-support-to-tenner/feed/ 0 http://blog.enterpriseuk.org/2010/03/11/what-has-changed-in-two-years/ http://blog.enterpriseuk.org/2010/03/11/what-has-changed-in-two-years/#comments Thu, 11 Mar 2010 11:03:44 +0000 hbourne http://blog.enterpriseuk.org/?p=4474 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...]]> http://blog.enterpriseuk.org/2010/03/11/what-has-changed-in-two-years/feed/ 0 http://blog.enterpriseuk.org/2010/03/05/money-tips-from-tinchy-strider/ http://blog.enterpriseuk.org/2010/03/05/money-tips-from-tinchy-strider/#comments Fri, 05 Mar 2010 14:09:28 +0000 hbourne http://blog.enterpriseuk.org/?p=4436 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...]]> http://blog.enterpriseuk.org/2010/03/05/money-tips-from-tinchy-strider/feed/ 0 http://blog.enterpriseuk.org/2010/03/02/tennerific-swindon/ http://blog.enterpriseuk.org/2010/03/02/tennerific-swindon/#comments Tue, 02 Mar 2010 08:57:23 +0000 Carys http://blog.enterpriseuk.org/?p=4418 Read more...]]> http://blog.enterpriseuk.org/2010/03/02/tennerific-swindon/feed/ 1 http://blog.enterpriseuk.org/2009/12/18/amelia-gets-her-skates-on-to-celebrate-a-great-cause/ http://blog.enterpriseuk.org/2009/12/18/amelia-gets-her-skates-on-to-celebrate-a-great-cause/#comments Fri, 18 Dec 2009 10:17:15 +0000 Amelia http://blog.enterpriseuk.org/?p=4152 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...]]> http://blog.enterpriseuk.org/2009/12/18/amelia-gets-her-skates-on-to-celebrate-a-great-cause/feed/ 0 http://blog.enterpriseuk.org/2009/11/16/a-rainy-day-in-newcastle-doesnt-dampen-entrepreneurial-spirits-but-wets-the-appetites-of-budding-business-people-of-the-north-east/ http://blog.enterpriseuk.org/2009/11/16/a-rainy-day-in-newcastle-doesnt-dampen-entrepreneurial-spirits-but-wets-the-appetites-of-budding-business-people-of-the-north-east/#comments Mon, 16 Nov 2009 15:20:57 +0000 Amelia http://blog.enterpriseuk.org/?p=3671   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...]]> http://blog.enterpriseuk.org/2009/11/16/a-rainy-day-in-newcastle-doesnt-dampen-entrepreneurial-spirits-but-wets-the-appetites-of-budding-business-people-of-the-north-east/feed/ 0 http://blog.enterpriseuk.org/2009/10/30/the-pitch-grand-final/ http://blog.enterpriseuk.org/2009/10/30/the-pitch-grand-final/#comments Fri, 30 Oct 2009 11:04:56 +0000 Alex_Goldup http://blog.enterpriseuk.org/?p=3634 Read more...]]> http://blog.enterpriseuk.org/2009/10/30/the-pitch-grand-final/feed/ 0 http://blog.enterpriseuk.org/2009/09/24/does-google-predict-the-future/ http://blog.enterpriseuk.org/2009/09/24/does-google-predict-the-future/#comments Thu, 24 Sep 2009 17:04:58 +0000 jonathan http://blog.makeyourmark.org.uk/?p=3204 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...]]> http://blog.enterpriseuk.org/2009/09/24/does-google-predict-the-future/feed/ 0