SFEDI-led not for profit, Apprenticemakers, which supports small businesses interested in apprenticeships, is hosting a panel discussion at the Spark the Change conference at The Brewery in London on July 5th. The panel will be made up of small businesses that have employed apprentices and have created real change in their business and the wider community. Spark […]
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IOEE at Venturefest West Midlands
Late last month, a few key members of the IOEE team attended Venturefest West Midlands, a great day-long event that allows entrepreneurs, investors, innovators and enterprise agencies to connect with one another in new and rewarding ways. Held at Birmingham’s NEC, Venturefest is a unique gathering that welcomes enterprising people from across all sectors. It […]
MMU hosts free Best Practice Workshop
SFEDI AND THE INSTITUTE OF ENTERPRISE AND ENTREPRENEURS (IOEE) PROMOTE NATIONAL ENTERPRISE STANDARDS MMU HOSTS FREE BEST PRACTICE WORKSHOP FURTHER EVENTS TAKING PLACE AT UK UNIVERSITIES AND RESEARCH CENTRES Working in collaboration with Enterprise Educators UK, SFEDI and the IOEE have organised a nationwide programme of events to explore and promote best practice in the […]
The EU: will we stay or will we go?
Tomorrow the UK will go to referendum on a question that could dramatically alter the country’s economic and trade landscape. Should Britain remain a member of the European Union (EU) or leave to face the future independently? In the run up to the vote on Thursday 23 June, we emailed our members to find out […]
Spotlight on… Julie Kouamo
The IOEE’s member base is incredibly diverse, with people from all walks of life signed-up to enjoy the privilege, services and benefits associated with it. To let you know just how broad a spectrum of people we work with and what membership represents to them as individuals, we’ve created Spotlight on… which, every month, introduces […]
SFEDI: 20 years at the Heart of Enterprise
We’re extremely proud to announce that this month SFEDI (the Small Firms Enterprise Development Initiative) marks its twentieth year championing the enterprise learning and skills agenda on behalf of small businesses. To celebrate this landmark anniversary, in addition to holding our annual Celebrating Enterprise 2016 Awards in the House of Lords, we will also be […]
IOEE Enterprise Academy with Enterprising Ideas
Simply Do Ideas is a trailblazing new online platform which provides young people who have enterprising ideas with the tools they need to shape them into viable business plans. In the past month, the organisation has achieved IOEE Enterprise Academy status. We caught up with Chief Executive Officer Lee Sharma, who told us more about […]
Regional enterprise expertise, Captured
This year, as part of the UK Commission for Employment and Skills’ Futures Programme, Newcastle University Business School and SFEDI have joined forces on a project called Captured. This innovative pilot programme is designed to support the development of micro and small businesses across the North East of England by connecting them with the managers […]
Government supports local businesses through Growth Hub Week
This week is Growth Hub Week! From 16th – 20th May 2016, individuals and enterprises across England will celebrate the completion of the growth hub network. This landmark means there’s now a live hub in each of the 39 LEP areas, covering 100% of England’s registered business population. This dedicated week is intended to raise […]
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