Inspiring Stories - Enterprising Britain

Inspiring Story: Regenerating Glasgow's economy

The vision of Glasgow’s Local Regeneration Agencies to drive the economic regeneration of their city has seen them recognised as Scotland's regional winner in the Enteprising Britain competition 2009

Inspiring Story: Bringing a wealth of enterprise to Wales

The Merthyr Tydfil Enterprise Group is an umbrella group for a variety of different partners, all of which deliver projects aimed at making a positive economic impact in their community. It's impact has been recognised as the winner in Wales of the Enterprising Britain competition 2009.

Inspiring Story: Team work promotes enterprise in Northern Ireland

‘Team Derry’ is a partnership between North West Marketing and Derry City Council’s Economic Development Section that came together to address the issues faced by the area. It's Northern Ireland's winner in the Enterprising Britain competition 2009.

Inspiring Story: Hull partnerships creating enteprise in the Yorkshire and Humber region

The Hull Enterprise Partnership is the winner of the Enterprising Britain Competition 2009 in the Yorkshire and Humber region. It's aimed at pre-start up businesses to provide support, including free business workshops, one-to-one mentoring and support with funding applications.

Inspiring Story: Go Wansbeck transforming the North East

Go Wansbeck is the winner of the Enterprising Britain 2009 competition in the North East. It's a long-term, government-backed Local Enterprise Growth Initiative (LEGI) programme which began in 2007 to help turn around the area’s enterprise culture. It's transforming one of England’s most deprived districts by working to create a more enterprising society,

Inspiring Story: No Limits is helping to change the enterprise culture of the Pennine Lancashire area

No Limits is one of the entries for the 2009 Enterprising Britain competition. It's a regeneration partnership between three football clubs, four borough councils, Lancashire County Council and local businesses.

Inspiring Story: Chatham Historic Dockyard Trust transforming the Medway area in Kent

Chatham Historic Dockyard Trust charity is the South East's Enterprising Britain competition winner for 2009. By regenerating the dockyard it has created 112 homes, 120 business units and attracted 150,000 visitors a year to its museums, ships and attractions and created over 130 new businesses with a further 35 planned.

Inspiring Story: Running real businesses in London

Young Enterprise London was the London regional winner of the 2009 Enterprising Britain competition. Nine thousand young people in the last two years have set up and run their own real-life business

Inspiring Story: Using enterprise to tackle long-term unemployment

NWES was the East of England regional winner of the 2009 Enterprising Britain competition. It has helped to start up over 5,000 new businesses, creating almost 10,000 jobs; 103 businesses and 206 jobs in the last two years alone.

Inspiring Story: Improving aspirations in Ashfield

Ashfield Skills Centre was the East Midlands regional winner of the 2009 Enterprising Britain competition. 173 individuals have been helped in starting their own businesses, creating 49 new enterprises

Inspiring Story: Shropshire Enterprise Partnership supports home-based entrepreneurs

Shropshire Enterprise Partnership was the West Midlands regional winner of the 2009 Enterprising Britain competition. Its work with home-based businesses will create 1,500 new businesses and 600 jobs in the next five years.

Inspiring Story: The Scarborough Renaissance Partnership pioneers the regeneration of Scarborough

In the last six years, the Partnership has linked the public, private sector and community together towards the common goal of transforming Scarborough from a declining seaside resort to a quality town by the sea with an optimistic future. The results have been dramatic. It has helped transform Scarborough with strong leadership and genuine community involvement at its core.

Inspiring Story: Furness Enterprise improves economic fortunes in Cumbria by "Encouraging Enterprise"

The Cumbria-based organisation was recognised in the 2008 Enterprising Britain competition for its success in inspiring a low-skill, low-wage, low-aspiration population to become enterprising.

Inspiring Story: Tynedale Enterprise Network stimulates enterprise the North East

The Network, which is made up of a group of organization supporting enterprise in the area, has been instrumental in highlighting Tynedale as an area of outstanding enterprise achievement.

Inspiring Story: Broughton pioneers a rural renaissance in Yorkshire

Broughton was awarded in the 2007 Enterprising Britain competition for its transformation of a declining rural community into a beacon of enterprise.

Inspiring Story: Menter Mon transforms a Welsh community by harnessing its cultural, environmental and maritime heritage

This engine for altruistic entrepreneurship in the Isle of Anglesey, provides a range of business, ICT and community enterprise support services, including financial support.

Inspiring Story: Galeri Caernarfon Cyf transform economic and artistic fortunes in Wales

Galeri is a community enterprise and was recognised in the 2007 Enterprising Britain competition for helping to transform the economic and artistic fortunes of Caernarfon in North Wales.

Inspiring Story: The Ashton Community Trust puts the heart back into a North Belfast community

The North Belfast-based organisation has been at the centre of a physical and social regeneration of this deprived area.

Inspiring Story: The Knowle West Media Centre unlocks creativity in the South West

The centre was recognised in the 2007 Enterprising Britain competition for its success in unlocking the creative entrepreneurial potential of young people from one of the most disadvantaged areas of the South West.

Inspiring Story: Heart of Hawick engages with young people to encourage ambition and aspiration in Scotland

This arts and culture led regeneration project has made a substantial contribution to the social, cultural and economic regeneration of the town of Hawick and the wider Borders area of Scotland.