Happy World Theatre day to you all! I know, you may be thinking, theatre… enterprise… how do the two link and has someone posted this to the wrong site? We know it may seem odd to link enterprise with theatre, but when you think about it, it just makes sense. Theatre is a huge industry […]
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International Women’s Day
International Women’s Day is celebrated around the world on March 8th. This day serves as a reminder of the progress made in the fight for gender equality and women’s rights. It is a day to celebrate the achievements of women and to raise awareness of the challenges women continue to face. The origins of International […]
Checking in with Enterprise Made Simple
For this article we spoke with Phil Teasdale, Chief Executive at IOEE Academy, Enterprise Made Simple and heard more about their exciting work and plans for the future. Phil started off by telling us about Enterprise Made Simple (EMS) and their mission. As a fifteen-year-old business, focusing on business support and training, Enterprise Made Simple […]
How to Create a Successful Mentoring Programme
Mentoring isn’t just for entrepreneurs or business owners. It’s also a vital aspect of any small business in terms of employees, as it helps to ensure that they are well-trained, motivated, and productive. A mentoring program can help to create a positive and supportive work environment, where employees feel valued and respected. One of the […]
Head-Over-Heels in Love With Being an Entrepreneur
It’s that time of the year again, where we express our love and appreciation for the special people in our lives. And for us entrepreneurs, that special someone is none other than our own business! Yes, you heard it right, we’re in love with being an entrepreneur, and we’re here to spill the beans on […]
Self-Employment in Gardening to Help Veterans
Social enterprise, Entrepreneurs Unlocked, provides veterans of the armed forces with a route into self-employment, in gardening, with the launch of the Defender to Entrepreneur programme. David Morgan, the founder of Entrepreneurs Unlocked, launched the Defender to Entrepreneur programme in conjunction with Sally Coulthard, founder and CEO of the Defence Garden Scheme (DGS). DGS is […]
Skill Assessment: The Importance of Learning How to Learn
Over the decades, a recurring debate in the business world has been related to the specialist vs generalist dilemma – with the first often winning over the second – to establish whether a successful professional should focus on a specialism or aim at developing a wider range of competencies. This certainly does not apply to […]
How To Avoid Stress
Stress is a natural phenomenon. We all experience it, some more than others, in many different ways. For some, stress can be running around from one task to another, for others stress can look like constant fatigue. Whatever stress looks like to you, it can be extremely daunting if you don’t know how to control […]
Mentoring Case Study: Intrinsic Therapies
For this article, we checked in with Carl Beardon, a mentor who works for Barclays Bank, and Natasha Crompton, a small business owner and mentee, who set up IntrinsicTherapies. Carl and Natasha were paired up by Paul Harper, IOEE’s mentoring matchmaker, before lockdown and the pair have had meetings ever since. It is brilliant to […]
Born in Lockdown: Happy Paws Candle Co
In an earlier article, we spoke about businesses that started up in Lockdown. One of our members came forward and said they would be happy to talk to us about their business born in lockdown. Kiera runs a home fragrance business called Happy Paws Candle Co. Happy Paws Candle Co is a candle business that […]