News: Enterprise Week call to Rotherham entrepreneurs
To coincide with Global Entrepreneurship Week, the newly formed Rotherham Enterprise Board is outlining ways to boost levels of enterprise across the already enterprising borough.
Funded by the European Regional Development Fund and made up of Rotherham entrepreneurs who want to give something back to the community, the Board is steering the promotion of enterprise and ensuring the right support is out there for businesses and budding entrepreneurs.
A key event will be a Rotherham Enterprise Show, something currently missing locally but which budding entrepreneurs in Sheffield and other Yorkshire towns benefit from.
And the Board is giving an open invitation to existing entrepreneurs to join and throw their weight and experience behind its efforts. A "Mentor Bank" is already under way and should be up and running in January, with successful and active business people offering support to existing and new businesses.
Other projects include a new website and a Rotherham version of TV's Dragons' Den. The website will be an easy-to-use and up-to-date website, providing an invaluable local resource, while the Dragon's Den will help mentors find out about investment opportunities among Rotherham businesses and, if they wish, invest to bring these to fruition.
Board chairman John Wainwright, of Executek, said: "We know that many people dream of running their own business. But the prospect can be daunting, so we're working to ensure there is help at hand.
"The Board is new, but we have made significant progress in 2009, and 2010 will see the pace of activity quicken up and the hard work continue. We've much activity planned and the consistent support from Board members has enabled the achievements to date.
"We're focused on identifying key strategies and actions to ensure an increase in the rates of successful business start-ups and growth in Rotherham, something we'll be monitoring very closely."
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Funded by the European Regional Development Fund and made up of Rotherham entrepreneurs who want to give something back to the community, the Board is steering the promotion of enterprise and ensuring the right support is out there for businesses and budding entrepreneurs.
A key event will be a Rotherham Enterprise Show, something currently missing locally but which budding entrepreneurs in Sheffield and other Yorkshire towns benefit from.
And the Board is giving an open invitation to existing entrepreneurs to join and throw their weight and experience behind its efforts. A "Mentor Bank" is already under way and should be up and running in January, with successful and active business people offering support to existing and new businesses.
Other projects include a new website and a Rotherham version of TV's Dragons' Den. The website will be an easy-to-use and up-to-date website, providing an invaluable local resource, while the Dragon's Den will help mentors find out about investment opportunities among Rotherham businesses and, if they wish, invest to bring these to fruition.
Board chairman John Wainwright, of Executek, said: "We know that many people dream of running their own business. But the prospect can be daunting, so we're working to ensure there is help at hand.
"The Board is new, but we have made significant progress in 2009, and 2010 will see the pace of activity quicken up and the hard work continue. We've much activity planned and the consistent support from Board members has enabled the achievements to date.
"We're focused on identifying key strategies and actions to ensure an increase in the rates of successful business start-ups and growth in Rotherham, something we'll be monitoring very closely."
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