rural

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: Oliver Blackwell

Oliver Blackwell attracted high profile media attention after unveiling his unique invention, the WasyDryIron: the world’s first drumless washing machine that also irons clothes.

Next Step: Women in Rural Enterprise

Women in Rural Enterprise or WiRE has been offering business support to rural women since 1996. Today WiRE is a national business club for rural women, offering practical and specific business services and support for women in rural enterprise.

Next Step: Rural Women’s Network

The Rural Women’s Network (RWN) was set up in 2001 through Voluntary Action Cumbria and the North West of England to help women in Cumbria realise their full potential through business support and the development of personal and workplace skills.

Next Step: Extending Rural Enterrprise programme

The Extending Rural Enterrprise programme is attempting to promote and support enterprise among disadvantaged and hard-to-reach communities.

Next Step: EFFP

Lots of information on this site from English Farming and Food Partnerships for people in collaborative business. They cover all aspects of working in partnerships, from starting up through to training for directors.

Next Step: Rural Net UK

ruralnet|uk is a rural regeneration charity that promotes a living and working countryside and finds new ways for rural communitites to strengthen their local economies.

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