Sarah Dillingham, who has two decades of experience running enterprise information projects in the City and for central government, has now established tech start-up company CaseStudyNinja.com in Beckenham, South London. She attended the London GEO Meet a Mentor event in October 2015 on the lookout for a mentor, with a view to gaining some guidance […]
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SFEDI and EEUK create standards for Enterprise Educators
SFEDI, working in partnership with Enterprise Educators UK, is currently developing a set of professional standards for enterprise and entrepreneurship educators. What does it mean to be an enterprise educator? Fifteen years ago, there were few people who would describe themselves as enterprise and/or entrepreneurship educators. Now, there are a range of people in schools, […]
The Wedding Planners Guild
“When you want something so much, sometimes you must push yourself out of your comfort zone for the sake of your business.” It’s been an extremely busy few months for owner manager of The Wedding Planners Guild, Yvonne Bennett. As well as being invited to join SparkUp, a business acceleration programme in her home city […]
Autumn Statement Round-up
On the 25th November, the government published both its Autumn Statement and Spending Review. Much of the news concerned with small and micro businesses, with changes to tax, grants, loans, apprenticeships and a huge BIS budget reduction all set to impact on the UK’s entrepreneurial communities. Here, we’ve created a quick round-up of the news […]
2015 Celebration in Mentoring
The facilitation and promotion of enterprise mentoring is a core aspect of the IOEE’s work. The British Banking Association (BBA) is one of our valued mentoring partners and alongside them, the IOEE oversees an excellent matched mentoring programme. The 2015 Celebration in Mentoring IOEE/BBA was held in Birmingham to Celebrate the success of our mentors […]
TONI&GUY and the IOEE: a match made in enterprise heaven
The IOEE has partnered with high profile hairdressers TONI&GUY to launch a series of unique learning programmes – Creating Enterprise. Designed to cultivate enterprising spirit in young people studying creative subjects and to arm them with valuable business skills, the programmes will be delivered by approved IOEE Academies, including universities and colleges across the UK. […]
Melanie Bryan OBE: Enterprise Support Champion 2015
Melanie Bryan is an IOEE Fellow who holds an OBE for her Services to Social Enterprise and Women’s Enterprise, and now she has also been named IOEE Enterprise Support Champion of the Year at the Celebrating Enterprise awards. We caught up with Melanie to find out about the event and hear what winning means to […]
Phillip Hesketh: Enterprise Learner 2015
Phillip Hesketh, along with wife Sophie, runs The Belfry, a warm and welcoming bed and breakfast in the pretty seaside town of Whitby on England’s north east coast. However, it is for his perseverance and enthusiasm as a student that Phillip was awarded the title Enterprise Learner 2015. He received the accolade at the Celebrating […]
The International Lifetime Achievement Award
“This award is important because it came from an organisation that’s very actively engaged with the small business community and its learning, as well as being committed to engaging all partners in this process.” Professor Allan Gibb OBE was presented with the International Lifetime Achievement Award at the IOEE Celebrating Enterprise Awards 2015. Afterwards, he […]
The Celebrating Enterprise Awards 2015
This year’s Celebrating Enterprise Awards, held in a prestigious setting of the House of Lords, was a fabulous success. As well as creating the opportunity for IOEE to recognise the hard work, creativity and sheer dedication of individuals and organisations operating across the Enterprise Learning and Skills sector, the event is also a unique opportunity […]