Public sector
Newsflash! The reigning champion of the Enterprising Britain competition, Scarborough, is celebrating again after being named the most enterprising place in Europe at this year’s European Enterprise Awards run by the European Commission. Read more
Local authorities and strategic partnerships (LSPs) are key to developing a positive culture for entrepreneurial activity, unlocking the untapped potential for enterprise in their local area.
Councillors, council officers, business leaders, and other community stakeholders are central to the development of an enterprise culture at the local level. It’s essential that enterprise is a key part of local economic and regeneration strategy.
What makes an enterprising place?
Here’s what Wayne Hemmingway, Founder of Red or Dead, has to say:
How you can get involved
Revitalise your community
Promote entrepreneurship and put your community on the map. Involve local schools and businesses. Read more
Ideas Wall
Get staff thinking up innovative ways to save money, improve processes, or new ideas and projects to benefit the local community. Read more
Add a focus
Capitalise on the focus days of the Week - Women’s Enterprise Day and Social Enterprise Day. The media will be looking for specific stories about these areas, so make sure you mention the focus day in your press release!
Find out what else you can run on the Ideas Bank.
Engage with the private sector
Significant benefits can result from creating links between communities and the businesses that operate in the local area. Despite this, connections between charities and businesses are often created in an ad hoc way.
The BITC Toolkit aims to provide help in adopting a more strategic approach to developing that relationship to deliver mutual support for each other’s aims and objectives.
Inspiring stories
Herefordshire Council
The Council’s vision is for Herefordshire to be a place where people and businesses work together to bring about sustainable prosperity and well being for all. Read their story
BioCity Nottingham
BioCity Nottingham has been recognised for its success in inspiring a low-skilled, low-wage, low-aspiration population to become enterprising. Read their story
North Staffordshire Regeneration Zone
NSRZ was recognised for its invaluable role in turning round the economic fortunes of North Staffordshire. Read their story
