Supported by the South West Regional Development Agency and endorsed by Lord Mandelson, Secretary of State for Business, Enterprise and Regulatory Reform, Enterprising Britain aims to seek out areas of enterprise excellence, where the support and encouragement of entrepreneurs and businesses will help stave off the worst of the economic downturn, and bring us out stronger on the other side.
All entrants must represent an identifiable geographic area, such as a town, a city, a parish or neighbourhood and be able to demonstrate that enterprise is central to the economic and social transformation of that area.
The 2009 competition has two stages:
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A regional competition managed by SWRDA.
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A national competition run by the Make Your Mark campaign, on behalf of BERR.
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A prize package of £10,000 is offered to the regional winners of the South West heat (subject to SWRDA approval of how it is used). In addition, all regional winners will receive publicity at both a regional and national level, through the competition's dedicated media relations campaign.
The deadline for SWRDA to take receive entries is 30 April 2009.
Further information can be found at the website link below.
