Entrepreneurship and Enterprise
The Queen's Award for Enterprise Promotion 2010
Aimed at entrepreneurs, businessmen and women, inventors and
innovators who give their time and, possibly financial support, to
other potential entrepreneurs whether or not they are still in
education or at the business start-up/growth stage.
Those in education, training and youth work who are providing
people of all ages, particularly the young, with enterprise skills
and attitudes.
Those involved in social enterprise who achieve business
outcomes or equip others with business skills.
Nominations for 2009 are now closed but more information on the
Awards is available at Queens
Awards.
Services across Bedfordshire
There are a range of services across Bedfordshire for people who
have recently started a business or are interested in starting
their own business.
Business Link East provide a range of business
start-up services, with a range of advice and guidance delivered
through both one-to-one and workshop sessions. Contact them on
08457 171615.
WENTA are the local
Enterprise Agency, providing start-up assistance to clients across
Bedfordshire. Their schemes include support specifically for those
looking to get back into the employment market along with a range
of managed workspace available on flexible terms. Contact them on
0845 371 0891.
Business Start Up Community
Have you recently started a business or thinking about starting
a business.
- Community is a portal website for people in the
UK who are thinking of starting a business of their own or just
starting out in business with a Support Directory, Forum, Business
Help Desk and many other features
- Business Community - Live! are evening
networking events for entrepreneurs and business professional
For more information please visit Business Start Up
Community .
EEDA's Understanding Finance for Business Programme
EEDA's
Understanding Finance for Business programme will help
you to identify the right type of finance for your business.
The programme takes you through a structured process to help you
maximise your chances of obtaining funding from the most
appropriate source.
Aimed at SME's based in the East of England with fewer than 250
employees who are looking to secure more than £10,000 of external
funding.
The programme is run on behalf of EEDA by St John's Innovation
Centre. St John's Innovation Centre is a globally renowned
business incubator, which has a wealth of experience in working
with entrepreneurs and the investment community.