Closing the Research Gap on Micro Businesses
A Critical Step for UK Productivity and Economic Growth Date: 12th June 2025 Location: University of Warwick – Warwick Business School’s campus at The Shard, London Micro businesses employing between 1 and 4 people represent the most prevalent segment within the UK’s business landscape. These small-scale enterprises form the backbone of local economies, particularly in […]
National Enterprise Network welcomes Chancellor’s Spending Plans but calls for actions now to support small and micro businesses
The National Enterprise Network highlights the parts of the Chancellor’s Spending Review and how they will impact micro and small businesses, as well as the associations that support them. In her three-year spending plan she revealed the key priorities that will impact small businesses, start-ups, and enterprise support organisations. But at the same time, the […]
Small Business Commissioner
This week the Office of the Small Business Commissioner (OSBC) published a Guide to Creating a Contract to help small businesses write and negotiate clear and simple contracts. This is a free resource aimed to help smooth working relationships, and improves payment processes in particular. Many of the payment disputes the OSBC receives are because suppliers and […]
Let’s Do Business Finance first lenders in the UK to receive accreditation for new community ENABLE Funding from the British Business Bank
Let’s Do Business Finance gets lending boost Let’s Do Business Finance, based in Hastings, East Sussex, are the first accredited lenders in the UK of the new Community ENABLE Funding programme from the British Business Bank – unlocking an additional £6 million in their lending capacity and boosting the amount of businesses they will be […]
Royal Garden Party at Buckingham Palace
Alex Till and Carol Daniels were honoured to have been invited to the Royal Garden Party at Buckingham Palace on 7th May, in recognition of the work we do through the National Enterprise Network to support new, growing, and established businesses across the country. It was a wonderful afternoon hosted by their Majesties The King […]
NEN held second DBT roundtable on the Business Growth Service
The National Enterprise Network (NEN) held a second round table with the Department of Business and Trade (DBT) focused on the Business Growth Service and business support funding. Key points included the effectiveness of startup loans and the need for a national startup program. During the meeting, concerns were raised about the variability and consistency […]
Spring Statement overlooks UK’s 800,000 annual start-up businesses
The National Enterprise Network (NEN) today expressed grave concern over the Chancellor’s Spring Statement, which has failed to address the critical needs of the UK’s entrepreneurial sector, despite nearly half of UK adults considering starting a business in 2025. As the UK approaches the financial year-end, the lack of support for Enterprise Agencies threatens to […]
Kier Starmer warned. Support for UK businesses risks collapse with stalling economic growth, funding delays and government cutbacks
The National Enterprise Network, the leading representative of business support for micro, small and start-up businesses, has warned that urgent action is needed to prevent the UK losing the vital infrastructure which supports growth across the country’s economy. As the latest news shows the UK economy continuing to slow down, NEN is calling on the […]
National Enterprise Network holds discussions with the Department for Business and Trade to actively help shape the New Business Growth Service
The National Enterprise Network (NEN) hosted a meeting with the Department of Business and Trade on 8 January 2025, to address the Business Growth Service, an integral part of the UK government’s small business strategy to be published this year. It brought together a diverse group of organisations to discuss solutions for supporting entrepreneurs and […]
‘FIRST STOP SHOP’ FOR MICRO AND SMALL BUSINESSES ‘CRITICAL’ TO UK ECONOMIC GROWTH
Leading enterprise organisations call for a move away from ‘a merry go round’ of changes to policy and funding ‘ to consistent, professional business guidance provided UK-wide with local on-the-ground delivery. The National Enterprise Network, the country’s leading provider of community-based business support for micros and start-ups, is calling on the government to listen to […]