North East Growth Hub Launches

In recent months, all over England, Local Enterprise Partnerships have been launching their own area-specific Growth Hubs. These valuable initiatives see public and private sector organisations partner up in order to provide businesses with easy access to and information about the support they require. In total, there’s a network of 39 hubs and one of […]

Richard Beresford: A Tribute

Dr Richard Beresford passed away suddenly on 3 May 2016. Richard, a SFEDI/IOEE Advisory Council member, was due to step into the role of Chair of Enterprise Educators UK this September and will be sorely missed by the enterprise community. Leigh Sear, Chief Executive of SFEDI Solutions, worked closely with Richard. He said: “I first […]

Spotlight On … Amarjeet Hans

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 […]

Fitness specialist gets new businesses in shape

Fiona Brown is an entrepreneur, a fitness education specialist, a Pilates instructor, a personal trainer and now an enterprise mentor too. We caught up with the dynamic 58-year-old, to talk about The EnergyWise Academy she runs in Edinburgh, and her latest venture, mentoredbyfiona.com. Some people can’t stop moving; they’re always eager to give life a […]

Enterprise mentor helps mentee Join the Dots

Join the Dots is a consumer insights and market research agency, which helps clients operating across all sorts of industries to better reach consumers. The agency’s chair is Trish Comley, who, along with her husband, set up the business in 1998. In addition to playing a strategic role in growing her own company, Trish now […]

IAB Workshop for Small Businesses

Next week, the International Association of Book-keepers (IAB) is running an invaluable workshop in Manchester, for small and micro businesses. The International Association of Book-keepers (IAB), which has over 10,000 members operating across 60 countries, is an influential organisation that sets professional standards and delivers qualifications. In addition to working with and for book-keepers themselves, […]