All "social-enterprise" articles
- Government courts social entrepreneurs
- A programme encouraging social entrepreneurialism - where profits are channelled into helping the disadvantaged or the environment - is being launched in London on Tuesday.
- See more in: social entrepreneurs, Labour, Gordon Brown, social enterprise, London, Oxo Tower, events, news
- Closing date for £5k awards approaches
- Time is running out if you want to vie for the top prize at the annual Start-Up Star business awards.
- See more in: news, start a business, start-ups, Award
- Raising finance from grants
- Not every business will qualify of course, but if you meet the criteria it's money you do not have to repay.
- See more in: finance, funding, grants, guides
- The modern business owner
- Shifting perceptions of entrepreneurs and entrepreneurialism mean people should find it easier to draw inspiration from business.
- See more in: entrepreneur, entrepreneurialism, Richard Branson, Alan Sugar, report, LSE, 1980s, ethical consumerism
- Grant providers directory
- Links to the websites of various grant providers that take you straight to the relevant web page. Subdivided into categories.
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- Walkodiles, Walk-rounds and Wummle
- First round finalists are announced in the Grampian Awards for Business Enterprise 2007.
- See more in: Grampian Awards, Scotland, Scottish, Tricker PR, ENET, news, Award
- YO! entrepreneurs
- Yo! Sushi founder and one-time 'Dragon' Simon Woodroffe is to talk about his colourful life as an entrepreneur at the Grampian Awards for Enterprise finals.
- See more in: Grampian Awards, Scotland, Scottish, Tricker PR, Yo! Sushi, Dragon's Den, ENET, Simon Woodroffe, news, Award
- How awards are judged
- What do judges look for in competition entries? Two judges for the Grampian Awards for Business Enterprise 2007 tell us what they look for.
- See more in: Grampian Awards, judges, Scotland, Scottish, Tricker PR, ENET, news, Award
- Starting out: who to turn to for advice
- You are highly unlikely to possess the complete range of specialist skills and knowledge required to set up a business. Here's a guide to getting advice about starting a business.
- See more in: advice, business advisors, solicitors, lawyers, trade associations, business support organisations, start a business, startups, guides, accountancy
- The secrets of success
- Two economic experts have published their findings as to why some businesses have been run more successfully than others.
- See more in: LSE, London School of Economics, Body Shop, Last FM, Webvan, Dos and don'ts, BT Business, guides
- Awards: benefits of making the shortlist
- Confidence, courage and recognition - three of the invaluable benefits of being a finalist in an award as outlined by Simon Woodroffe, Yo! Sushi founder and one-time 'Dragon' from Dragon's Den.
- See more in: Grampian Awards, Scotland, Scottish, Tricker PR, Yo! Sushi, Dragon's Den, ENET, Simon Woodroffe, benefits, guides, Award
- Relocate to... the United States
- Receptive to entrepreneurs with inspirational ideas, the United States is among the best places to do business in the world.
- See more in: relocate, relocation, United States, country, economy, guides, overseas, US
- Resources guide: raising finance
- Money should not necessarily be an object, as there are no shortage of organisations out there to help you raise finance to start or buy a business.
- See more in: resources, links, directory, buy a business, start a business, startups, finance
- The future of social networks
- The second web revolution is upon us and social networking is at its heart. Jenny Rose at Happy PR makes some predictions about how the phenomena will develop in the coming months.
- See more in: IT, social networking, communications, Ecademy, Web 2.0, guides
- Work for texperts, kill the pub quiz
- Working from home needn’t necessarily involve stuffing envelopes, telesales or telemarketing.
- See more in: work from home, telesales, telemarketing, texperts, AQA, David Platt