NEN aims to expand reach by connecting with CEDOS
On 28 May, Alex Till, Chairman of the National Enterprise Network (NEN), and Carol Daniels, Operations Director met with Rob Wadsworth, Programme Manager from CEDOS to discuss future collaborative opportunities. In the meeting, each organisation presented their organisation’s purpose and their various initiatives, exploring potential avenues for closer cooperation. CEDOS represents senior Economic Development professionals […]
NEN’s April Member Huddle discuss challenges and opportunities for the future of business support
There was a high turnout for NEN’s April members’ huddle which discussed a range of topics from how to create effective consortiums to the need for a national business support strategy at government level. Attendees included Simon Goon from Umi, Jennifer Crowther from Yorkshire in Business, Amy Enright from Evolve Advisor, Tracey Moore from the […]
Ways to boost UK Growth: UK members meet with Lib Dem Industrial Strategy spokesperson Sarah Olney
National Enterprise Network members and partners recently met Sarah Olney, Lib Dems spokesperson (Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy) to emphasise the need for a national business support programme to boost micro-business’ chance of success. The meeting, arranged by NEN, was an opportunity for the network and key members, including Umi, Menta, Stanta and Birmingham Enterprise […]
UMi to deliver the new government Business Support Service for SMEs
UMi has secured a contract with the Department for Business and Trade (DBT) to spearhead the new Business Support Service, striving to assist the growth and success of SMEs in England. The National Enterprise Network (NEN) and its members have been asked to collaborate to boost the service’s resources. NEN specifically will share their wealth […]
More budget changes … but the fundamental needs for enterprise and employability don’t change
Alex Till, Chair of the National Enterprise Network, welcomes Jeremy Hunt’s Spring Budget boosts for SMEs as a first step to boost growth, but warns the measures do not go far enough to meet businesses’ urgent needs. “Start-Ups, micro and small businesses are critical to the UK’s economic growth, and it was good to hear […]
Campaigning to boost the UK’s business support network
The country is facing the largest change in the business support landscape for the past 20 years and NEN’s Manifesto for Change in Enterprise Support is calling on the country’s leaders to unlock the UK’s growth potential by ensuring co-ordinated support for start-up, micro and small businesses. Originally launched at NEN’s conference last Autumn, NEN’s […]
NEN meets Iain McNicol for key talks
NEN Chairman Alex Till and Operations Director Carol Daniels met with Lord Iain McNicol, a prominent member of Jonathon Reynolds’, Labour shadow Minister for Business and Trades team. The informal, yet highly productive, meeting took place on 6 February, 2024 at the House of Lords, and focused on addressing the challenges faced by small enterprises […]
London E-Business Support Programme launches this month
Carol Daniels, NEN Operations Director, attended the launch of the LONDON E-Business Support Programme delivered by NEN members Business for London on 22 February 2024. Over the next two years, the Programme will empower the capital’s SMEs to boost their business growth, enhance efficiency and increase their resilience, by adopting and effectively utilising digital tools […]
New expert will champion small businesses across Government
Shirley Cooper OBE has been appointed as the new Crown Representative for small businesses. She will work to promote the needs of small businesses to government and ensure suppliers seize the benefits of the Procurement Act. Shirley Cooper OBE, former chair and president of the Chartered Institute of Procurement and Supply, met Parliamentary Secretary Alex […]