A networking success story – making connections at our annual conference
One of our core principles is to connect our members with people and projects for greater success. Throughout the year, there are many occasions when we are able to offer connection opportunities to our members. But perhaps one of the most important, is our flagship annual conference. At our 2016 conference, 60% of our delegates cited ‘networking’ as […]
Thoughts on the State of Small Business Britain Conference from Graham Marley
At the end of November last year, Graham Marley attended the 3rd annual State of Small Business Britain Conference, hosted by the Enterprise Research Centre at The Shard in London. The conference was attended by over 100 delegates and was co-hosted with the Goldman Sachs 10,000 Small Businesses Programme. The day featured presentations from a […]
PARTNER BLOG: Small Business Saturday hailed a great success!
Temperatures may have been in the low digits over the weekend but Saturday saw the UK’s small businesses community benefit from the warmth of the British public who were out in force to support Small Business Saturday. An estimated £717 million was spent with small businesses across the UK, up 15% on Small Business Saturday […]
NEN retains Customer First standard
The NEN team are delighted to once again retain our compliance against the Putting The Customer First® Standard. As many of our members know, the Standard is a tool for measuring organisational quality and customer service levels. NEN have held the Customer First accreditation for the last six years and are thrilled to have maintained […]
2016 National Enterprise Network Awards winners announced
Enterprise support excellence recognised in unique awards programme The winners of the 2016 National Enterprise Network awards were announced at the NatWest sponsored National Enterprise Network Annual Conference on Friday 18th November. Winners in seven categories were announced by National Enterprise Network Chairman Graham Marley and facilitator and BBC broadcaster Tanya Beckett at the event […]
NEN Members in the running for national funding – we call for your support
We are delighted to see a number of organisations within NEN membership in the running for this round of the RBS Skills & Opportunities fund. Over 800 not-for-profit organisations across the UK and Ireland applied and a shortlist of 95 projects was announced last week, divided into seven regions. Each organisation on the shortlist […]
We’re proud to be featured in the Business Finance Guide – a journey from start up to growth
Back in June we announced that we were one of 23 organisations who have partnered with the British Business Bank and the ICAEW to launch a new digital guide. The Business Finance Guide – a journey from start-up to growth has been produced to help Start-ups and SMEs understand the different sources of finance available […]
Making the most of Small Business Saturday
Gearing up for main event on 3rd December 2016 We are proud to be supporting Small Business Saturday this year. Here we share with you a few ideas for how you can maximise these opportunities. Supporting Small Business Saturday As you no doubt already know, Small Business Saturday is an annual grassroots, non-commercial campaign, which […]
Business Groups Join Forces To Reassure Britain’s Smallest Firms
A cohort of small business representative groups have joined forces to offer a consistent line of support to Britain’s smallest firms and the self-employed following the EU referendum. The nine organisations agreed in a meeting on Tuesday 28th June to coordinate their efforts in the interests of offering positive reassurance to small businesses. The representatives from […]
PARTNER BLOG: New RSA Report: The Digital Powerhouse
This week the RSA, Tech North and the Impact Hub publish a new report looking at the North’s emerging Digital Powerhouse. Our study finds that over 280,000 people in the region now work in the digital economy, and that the sector is creating jobs at ten times the rate of the North’s non-digital sectors. The […]