Women gathered at the Kensington Roof Gardens in London yesterday to attend the first in a series of 12 Meet A Mentor events to help female led businesses meet mentors to access mentoring support. The series of events, supported by the Government Equality Office and run by SFEDI and the IOEE, will bring together female […]
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Vital Mentoring Support for Female Entrepreneurs
Female business owners across the country will benefit from additional mentoring support, Women and Equalities Minister Jo Swinson will announce this evening, at the British Bankers’ Association (BBA) 2014 Mentorsme Awards for Excellence in Women’s Enterprise Mentoring. During Global Entrepreneurship Week, the government is announcing £150,000 to fund ‘Meet a Mentor’ events which will link […]
Enterprise Ambassador Award presented to Jackie Jenks
Jackie Jenks from Lloyds Banking Group has been recognised for her contribution to enterprise support for small businesses by winning the Enterprise Ambassador award at the Celebrating Enterprise event at the House of Lords on 23rd October 2014. Jackie has been a driving force in the implementation of numerous programmes to train and deploy good […]
Mentor honoured with national enterprise award
Lloyds Banking Group’s Martin Lewis has been named Enterprise Mentoring Champion of the Year at the annual Celebrating Enterprise Awards after his expert advice helped young entrepreneurs succeed in business. The annual awards, hosted by the Institute of Enterprise and Entrepreneurs (IOEE) and the Small Firms Enterprise Development Initiative (SFEDI), bring together key figures from […]
University awarded as IOEE Centre of Excellence
Manchester Metropolitan University, has been awarded as an IOEE Centre of Excellence at an a prestigious awards event at the House of Lords. The annual awards, hosted by the Institute of Enterprise and Entrepreneurs (IOEE) and the Small Firms Enterprise Development Initiative (SFEDI), bring together key figures from the small business, enterprise and skills sector […]
EEUK Director wins Enterprise Educators award at House of Lords
Professor Andy Penaluna, a professor of Creative Entrepreneurship at the University of Wales, Trinity Saint David and a director of EEUK, has been recognised for his UK wide contribution to business and enterprise skills by scooping the Enterprise Educators Award at a prestigious awards event at the House of Lords on 23rd October. The annual […]
College pioneering enterprise learning in prisons wins Enterprise Learning Provider Award
The Manchester College, has been recognised for its passion and commitment in the field of enterprise education by scooping the Enterprise Learning Provider Award at the IOEE and SFEDI Celebrating Enterprise event. The college won this award for its commitment in developing pioneering programmes which will take enterprise learning into the prison environment. The learning […]
Enterprise mentor champion honoured with national award
Hak Salih has been recognised for his contribution to business and enterprise skills by winning the Enterprising IOEE Member Award at the Celebrating Enterprise event at the House of Lords on 23rd October 2014. Hak received his award for the voluntary mentoring support he has given many businesses in recent years via the IOEE community, […]
Enterprise learning programme receives national award
SureTrax, based in the North East, won the Enterprising Learning Product Award at the celebratory event in October. SureTrax won the award for their innovative programme to help learners maximise their employability and enterprise skills and engage with employers in a professional manner. It is now being adopted by a growing network of Colleges and […]
Malaysia’s father of creativity and innovation receives International Lifetime Achievement Award
Tan Sri Dato’ Sri Paduka Dr Lim Kok Wing, has been recognised for his international contribution to business and enterprise by winning the International Lifetime Achievement Award at the IOEE and SFEDI Celebrating Enterprise event at the House of Lords on 23rd October 2014. The annual awards bring together key figures to celebrate the very best in […]