A new London-based health and wellbeing start-up is expanding rapidly and recruiting new IT and marketing teams, following enterprise mentoring support from Lloyds Bank. Located in Kentish Town, Orange Moon provides a number of holistic products and services including advice on health, leisure and general wellbeing. The business’ aim is to educate, inspire and motivate […]
Author Archives: Sophie Hardwick
Women In Wales Gather For Meet A Mentor
When the national Meet a Mentor tour rolled into Cardiff, local female entrepreneurs were keen to network, share ideas and begin productive, supportive, business mentoring relationships. Teresa Norris went along on the search for a female mentor to advise her on her fledging enterprise. The former nursing sister hadn’t worked for a number of years […]
SMALL BUSINESS CONFIDENCE INCREASING, RESEARCH FINDS
Confidence among small and medium-sized businesses is growing as more are achieving profits and expect larger turnover and workforces in the next 12 months, Government research published today reveals. The Small Business Survey 2014 is the nation’s most reliable source of evidence on enterprise. The research finds a third of small and medium sized employers expect […]
Meet a Mentor – How are we doing?
Meet a Mentor is in the midst of running a series of events for female entrepreneurs so we thought we’d give you an idea of how people have found it so far. Don’t forget we still have places left for our remaining events in Exeter, Northern Ireland and Manchester, so if you’re still interested in attending […]
Public sector contracts open to more SMEs than ever before
This month, new legislation comes into effect resulting in one of the biggest ever changes to the way the public sector buys goods and services, and opening up the public sector’s spend to more SMEs than ever before. The major reforms have opened up the public sector’s £187 billion spend each year to SMEs by changing the […]
Interested in mentoring? Read this quick guide to getting started
Want to mentor? If you are interested in mentoring, the Introduction to Enterprise Mentoring training course materials are still available to access on Get Mentoring, however you can no longer gain the certificate or attend funded workshops to do this course. To complete the course, gain the certificate, and connect with potential mentees online, join the IOEE. By joining you […]
Right time, right place
Some business mentoring relationships develop organically. A spark is ignited, common ground forged and the two parties each recognise the potential for a productive, rewarding and lasting exchange. This was the case with Tracy Richardson and her mentee Lisa Ridley, who met at a breast cancer charity event where Lisa had a stall selling handmade, […]
Lord Young Publishes Report On Small Businesses
This week the Prime Minister’s Enterprise Advisor Lord Young, published a report on the changing face of business over the past 5 years. Read the report here. The report shows that small businesses are entering a ‘golden age’, with a record number of small firms now established in the UK – some 5.2 million, an increase […]
Cluck Cluck! Success at Meet A Mentor
Meet a Mentor events are a great place for business mentors to pair up with mentees looking for guidance and inspiration. However, for some, simply attending an event can be a reminder of how far they’ve come. This was the case for Victoria Hall (pictured, left), a former picture editor who turned her artistic flair into a business four […]
The Future Looks Sweet For Cumbrian Chocolate Producer
One of the Lake District’s most popular confectionary shops is growing rapidly and expanding its offering following enterprise mentoring support. The Chocolate Cottage, based on Stock Lane in Grasmere, was launched by husband and wife team Richard and Angela Barker. The couple spotted an opportunity for a local confectionary shop specialising in hand-made chocolates and […]