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Search begins for North East's most enterprising place

One North East has begun the hunt for the North East’s enterprise success stories with the launch of the Enterprising Britain 2009 competition.

Lord Mandelson, Secretary of State for Business, Enterprise and Regulatory Reform, is calling for North East innovation hotspots to show why they deserve to be named the UK’s most enterprising place.

The Enterprising Britain competition seeks out areas of enterprise excellence from across the country. Last year, Tynedale Enterprise Network was named the North East’s most enterprising place in the initial stage of the competition, before going on to compete in the second stage - the national competition.

The 2009 competition is being launched in Scarborough, the winner of last year’s competition.

Lord Mandelson, Secretary of State for Business, said: “Enterprise is a long-term investment for the future and crucial for success in the current economic climate. In a downturn, it is more important than ever that entrepreneurs are supported and have the confidence they need to develop their ideas. Enterprising Britain allows communities to share their experiences of innovation, inspire others and drive forward enterprise.”

Tim Pain, Head of Enterprise, Business and Skills at One North East, said: “Now more than ever, we need to tap into examples of what is working in places across the North East in terms of supporting, encouraging and maintaining enterprise. “The competition helps highlight and spread best practice in enterprise across the UK, and I would encourage all the innovative projects that have used entrepreneurial spirit to make the North East a better place to live and work, to enter and have a chance at being crowned the UK’s enterprise champion.”

To find out more about Enterprising Britain contact Debra Patterson on debra.patterson@onenortheast.co.uk or email your contact details to enterprisingbritain@makeyourmark.org.uk.

This was posted in Bdaily's Members' News section by Ruth Mitchell .