Paul Dolman, a self employed plumber, has won a national award recognising his enterprise skills. His win was announced at a prestigious event at the House of Lords on Thursday, 23rd October. Paul was nominated for the Enterprising Learning award by TCHC. The award recognises those individuals that have demonstrated commitment and excellence when studying enterprise skills and […]
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Celebrated business owner wins Lifetime Achievement Award
JOHN TIMPSON CBE, has been recognised for his contribution to business and enterprise skills by winning the Lifetime Achievement Award at the Small Firms Enterprise Development Initiative (SFEDI) and Institute of Enterprise and Entrepreneurs (IOEE) Celebrating Enterprise event at the House of Lords. John has a reputation for being a paternalistic employer and, since regaining […]
Acceptance speech by John Timpson CBE
Receiving the Lifetime Achievement Award at the SFEDI and IOEE Celebrating Enterprise Awards 2014 Thank you very much for this award I feel very honoured to receive it. When Ruth Lowbridge told me about it she asked me to talk a bit about our business, so here goes. They might not admit it, but all […]
The IOEE brings together the enterprise sector for House of Lords celebration
Key figures from the small business, enterprise and skills sector in the UK gathered at the House of Lords this week to celebrate the very best in enterprise learning and skills. The awards, hosted by the Institute of Enterprise and Entrepreneurs (IOEE) and the Small Firms Enterprise Development Initiative (SFEDI), brought together representatives from small businesses, further and higher educational […]
Cycling Buddies Turn Business Owners With Exciting New Venture
Matt Clay and Taylor Reece share more than a solid 20-year friendship. Both are passionate about building single speed ‘fixie’ bikes. This year they decided to turn their considerable knowledge of single speed bikes, bike parts and accessories into a reputable retail business, The B Store in Birmingham. We spoke to Matt about their friendship, the business and the support the pair received […]
Little Lamb Phonics Finds Mentoring Support
Jude Lennon (pictured) and her partner Dom Bryan have combined their skills to launch Little Lamb Phonics and Little Lamb Tales. With 18 years’ teaching experience behind her, Jude was well equipped to become a freelance storyteller and develop a fun, interactive app to help children learn to read phonetically. Dom’s technical knowhow led to him providing […]
Keeping it in the family
Family businesses are flourishing in the UK. Research conducted by the Institute for Family Business* reveals some interesting statistics about just how important family businesses are to the economy, to employment, to our regions and to some of our most significant industries. Take a look at our top ten facts on the vital contribution made […]
Luna Business Solutions celebrates its first two certificated learners
This month, IOEE recognised centre, Luna Business Solutions, has been congratulating the first two learners to complete its newly certified Strategic Business Planning programme (Tiago Dal Molin and Stavriani Leontaridou with their IOEE certificates of recognition). The programme recently became the first of four to be approved by the IOEE, as being delivered in accordance to the […]
Enterprise Education across the globe
This month the IOEE were honoured to accept an invitation to visit the Limkokwing University of Creative Technology in Kuala Lumpur to discuss and share best practice around the theme of enterprise and entrepreneurship education. Ruth Lowbridge, Executive Chair of SFEDI Group, and Nathan Hardwick, Executive Chair of the IOEE, (pictured left with the Limkokwing […]
Five key issues highlighted by survey of UK Enterprise and Entrepreneurship Educators
In June 2014, Leigh Sear presented at a Global Summit of Entrepreneurial Educators in Swansea, hosted by the University of Wales Trinity Saint David. He presented the five key issues that had emerged so far from a SFEDI run survey of enterprise and entrepreneurship educators in the UK. He shares them with the IOEE here: […]