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Global entrepreneurship week on its way

Businesses in the region are being urged to get involved in Global Entrepreneurship Week (GEW), which takes place in the North East from 16–20 November 2009.

Small companies, large corporates and social enterprises, have one last chance to get involved in GEW in a number of ways.

Louise Kempton, Enterprise UK head of North East region, said: “Why not use Social Enterprise Day to shine the spotlight on the inspirational people in your workplace, using their ideas for social or environmental change.

“Social enterprise is an amazing opportunity for us to shape the future of the world.

Louise suggests activities such as encouraging employees to design new products or processes, setting up a mentoring scheme or getting involved with the local community.

“Your employees have fantastic ideas and know the business inside out, so inspire an intrapreneurial culture by encouraging them to share ideas across the company. You could use Global Entrepreneurship Week to recognise and celebrate your most innovative and enterprising employees or develop your staffs creative and enterprise skills by matching them with senior staff in a buddying scheme.

“Let’s shine a spotlight on the North East as a hub of entrepreneurial action.”

Register your event on www.gew.org.uk/register_an_activity.

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