Last month, the Annual Apprenticeship Conference and Exhibition was held at Birmingham’s International Convention Centre. The event, which is part of Further Education Week took place from 16th to 18th March, coinciding with National Apprenticeship Week. A number of IOEE team members attended the conference and one speaker in particular, Shakira Martin, Vice President of […]
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Group mentoring sees female-led businesses thrive
Two years ago, a diverse set of business women were united by Chris Leighton, a Southampton-based Get Mentoring mentor and coach who runs Zeal for Business. Together, they’ve turned enterprise mentoring into a group activity, with exceptionally successful results. One of the mentoring group, Sally Brown of The Happy Bee Company took time out from […]
Spotlight On … Jared Fryer
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 […]
An enterprise mentor with a global outlook
Educated at Copenhagen Business School, Denmark born Taus Nöhrlind has a working life with enterprise mentoring at its core. As well as running his own enterprise, Nöhrlind Ltd., which is dedicated to helping small and medium sized businesses enter international markets, he is a visiting fellow at Anglia Ruskin University (IOEE Centre of Excellence) where […]
IOEE Status for Midlands Academy
A new, innovative enterprise academy for business support advisers and business leaders has been launched in the Midlands. The Midlands Business Leadership Academy (MBL Academy) is one of the new enterprise academies for the IOEE, providing professional business support qualifications for business advisers and effective leadership skills in business for entrepreneurs. Sue Bedward, Director of […]
IOEE joins Queen’s Celebrations
You’re likely already aware that the Queen will enjoy her 90th birthday this summer. It’s a significant milestone and celebrations will be taking place across the UK to mark the momentous date. One such initiative is Station to Station, which will happen over the weekend of the 11th and 12th June at railway stations the […]
LSBU School of Business Awarded Prestigious Small Business Charter Award
London South Bank University’s School of Business has been awarded a Bronze Charter award by the Small Business Charter, in recognition of their ongoing support for small and medium sized enterprises. The Small Business Charter awards recognise business schools which actively support the growth of small firms, provide students with tailored start-up support and which […]
The 2016 Budget brings good news and bad news for small businesses
The rise in the National Living Wage has huge implications for small firms who, from April 2016 will see a rise to £9 per hour from the current rate of £7.20. Small firms or businesses employing a significant number of staff on the minimum wage are likely to feel this change most keenly, although there […]
Boosting enterprise in deprived communities
Self-made millionaire Baroness Michelle Mone OBE has conducted and delivered an independent review entitled ‘Be the boss’ on how the number of business start-ups within Britain’s most deprived communities can be bolstered. Today, one in ten people of working age is self-employed, with this figure expected to rise in coming years. However, the number drops […]
SFEDI contributes to the development of an apprenticeship for entrepreneurs
As a partner of the UnLtd led apprenticeship trailblazer, SFEDI are pleased to announce that the Department for Innovation, Business and Skills has approved the apprenticeship standard for entrepreneurs. For today’s youngsters, apprenticeships are big news. Presenting the opportunity to learn how to be anything from a railway signal engineer to a retail manager, a […]