Richard and Clare Talbot-Jones, who run Talbot Jones Risk Solutions, recently attended our Celebrating Enterprise 2016 Awards event in the House of Lords. In this month’s blog, Clare tells us about how our award winners and finalists inspired her. “Seize every opportunity- you never know where it might lead”, Richard advised in his interim appraisal […]

Enhancing the student experience in FE through embedded enterprise Wednesday December 7th 2016, 10am to 4pm Barnsley College, Conference Room, Old Mill Lane Site, Barnsley, S70 2AX There is still time to register to attend this EEUK Enterprise Exchange event generously hosted by Barnsley College. The event will be of interest to those working in […]

In the UK it has been found that entrepreneurs work an average of 52 hours a week – that’s a figure 63% longer than the average employee. While you may enjoy the hard graft and see it as a short-term solution to long-term success, in fact there is evidence to suggest that burning the candle […]

Last year, as part of the BBA IOEE mentoring programme, University of Worcester postgraduate student and aspiring entrepreneur Sarah Mitton was matched up with Tim Newman, a Commercial Banking Relationship Director at Lloyds Banking Group. We caught up with them both to find out more. A few years ago Sarah Mitton was working for UnLtd, […]

Last month, SFEDI’s very own Leigh Sear and Ruth Lowbridge were invited to act as judges of the inaugural Blue Patch New Business Awards. Blue Patch is a social enterprise and online marketplace selling British-made luxury lifestyle goods and working with some of the country’s best designers and makers. Billed as a ‘search for young, […]

It’s that exciting time of year again. The Celebrating Enterprise Awards 2016 are just around the corner and the names of the finalists have now been released. This year, like every year, all of those who have made the shortlist are talented and hard-working, as well as being committed in their own unique and innovative […]