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Enterprising Britain Background

Background

Enterprising Britain is a nationwide competition to find the most enterprising place in the UK - the city, town, place or area in the country that is best improving economic prospects and encouraging enterprise.

It aims to:

• Identify and recognise successful activities and initiatives undertaken to promote enterprise and entrepreneurship
• Showcase and share examples of best practice in enterprise policy and implementation
• Create a higher awareness of the importance of enterprise and entrepreneurship in society
• Identify the UK entry to the European Enterprise Awards

Enterprising Britain has been developed in consultation across central government, and in partnership with the Regional Development Agencies and Devolved Administrations and was run for the first time in 2004/5.

Enterprising Britain has two distinct stages:

• A regional competition managed by the Regional Development Agencies (RDAs) and Devolved Administrations
• A national competition managed by the Department for Business, Enterprise and Regulatory Reform.

The first stage of Enterprising Britain 2007 took place between 31 January 2007 and 31 May 2007. During this period, 12 regional winners were selected from across the UK. The second – national – stage took place from 1 June – 27 September 2007.

For more information, see www.enterprisingbritain.org