Enterprising North East England 2009
Enterprising North East England 2009 is part of Enterprising Britain is a nationwide competition to find the most enterprising place in the UK – a location where enterprise is creating jobs and transforming communities – both of which are vital during these uncertain economic times. The competition is now in its fifth year and is (especially in the current economic climate) a key part of the Government’s drive to increase and support entrepreneurial activity.
Enterprising Britain 2009 will have two distinct stages:
- A regional competition managed by the Regional Development Agencies (RDAs) and Devolved Administrations in partnership with Make Your Mark.
- A national competition, run by the Make Your Mark campaign, on behalf of the Department for Business, Enterprise and Regulatory Reform (BERR).
Enterprising Britain aims to:
- Encourage people to get involved and make their ideas happen, whether it is in school, at home or at work and inspire the next wave of entrepreneurs;
- Celebrate the success of pioneering examples of enterprising places throughout the UK;
Provide inspiration for others to do more to support enterprise in their area and weather the economic storm, ready to emerge stronger. - Enterprising Britain is open to all places (in the UK) that can demonstrate how they have transformed the community through enterprise over the last two years.
All entrants must represent an identifiable geographic area, such as a town, a city, a parish or neighbourhood and be able to demonstrate that enterprise is central to the economic and/or social transformation of the place.
The competition is also used to identify the UK entries to the European Enterprise Awards. Further information about the awards can be found at:
http://ec.europa.eu/enterprise/entrepreneurship/smes/awards/index_en.htm
The timetable for assessments is as follows:
- 25 February 2009 - Official Launch of Enterprising Britain 2009 in Scarborough
- 12 May 2009 - Deadline for completed entry forms for Regional competition
- April/May - Short-listing of entries and presentations to judging panel for short-listed entrants.
- June 2009 - Regional winner officially announced and entered into national competition
- June/July 2009 - Judging of National competition
- October 2009 - National winner of Enterprising Britain announced at awards ceremony
- Spring 2010 - European Enterprise Awards
Application Forms can be downloaded from this website (see below) or from www.makeyourmark.org.uk/enterprisingbritain
For further information contact the Enterprise & Business Support Team on 0191 229 6400.
Useful links
Link to Enterprising Britain Website
Link to the European Enterprise Awards
Link to the 2008 Regional Winner, Tynedale Enterprise Network
EB 2009 entrants' leaflet [PDF]
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