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Publication: Evaluation guidance for Global Entrepreneurship Week Hosts

This brochure covers Enterprise UK’s evaluation templates. It’s focused on Global Entrepreneurship Week (GEW) and is aimed at hosts and partners, but it’s applicable for anyone that wants to measure the effectiveness their entrepreneurship events and activities.

Date Published: 
November 2009

Publication: Entrepreneurs, British business and the global economy

More people aspire to set up a business

  • One in ten people are currently running own business (10%) and a further 17% aspire to set up sometime in the future.
Date Published: 
2009

Publication: Transforming behaviours - entrepreneurs in disguise

Attitude problems?

ComRes and Enterprise UK survey into young people’s attitudes towards entrepreneurship

Executive Summary


In June 2009, Enterprise UK commissioned ComRes to conduct a survey of young people’s attitudes towards entrepreneurship and their views about setting up their own business. ComRes interviewed a representative sample of 2019 young people aged 16-30 living in the UK. 

Date Published: 
November 2009
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Publication: Consultation: Impartial Careers Guidance

Responding to the DCSF consultation on the core statutory careers guidance, Enterprise Insight expresses our concern that the guidance omits any mention of self-employment and entrepreneurship. We recommend that references to self-employment and entrepreneurship is made explicit and make suggestions for where this could be included.

Date Published: 
July 2009
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Publication: Consultation: Response to the review of PSHE education

Enterprise Insight strongly endorses the proposal in the Independent Review of Personal, Social, Health and Economic (PSHE) education that ‘enterprise’ will feature as a statutory part of the national curriculum at Key Stage 1 and 2. This response, therefore, is to indicate that we believe the proposed changes to PSHE could be modified for greater impact in terms of enhancing enterprise education in the UK.

Date Published: 
July 2009
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Publication: Why Bother?

Make Your Mark is run by Enterprise Insight. We’re creating an enterprise culture in the UK by inspiring poeple to turn their enterprising ideas into reality.

So what’s the point? These troubled economic times mean that we need enterprising people now more than ever. Fresh thinkers who spot opportunities, apply their entrepreneurial talents and overcome obstacles to make their ideas happen.

That’s why we bother and why we think you should too. Download our report to find out more.

Date Published: 
February 2009
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Publication: Consultation: Actions for an Enterprising London: Enterprise Insight response to the London Assembly Review

Creating an enterprising London requires a focus on creating an enterprise culture not just promoting more business start-ups – understanding the attitudes and motivations of individuals and drawing on excellent practice occurring elsewhere, Enterprise Insight has suggested to the London Assembly.  Enterprise Insight’s response to the Economic Development, Culture, Sport and Tourism Committee’s review of support for start-ups in the Capital, also highlights the innovative ways Make Your Mark operate and new work planned for the future.

Date Published: 
April 2009
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Publication: Consultation: First response to the Independent Review of the Primary Curriculum

Make Your Mark's initial response to the Independent Review of the Primary Curriculum, outlining Make Your Mark's interest in this area and some key areas of our research into enterprise education.

Date Published: 
April 2008
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Publication: Consultation: Higher Education at Work - High Skills: High Value

Make Your Mark responds to the the DIUS strategy report, 'Higher Education at Work' by identifying three issues that should be addressed;

(1) Placing enterprise skills at the heart of employability

(2) Creating real-life opportunities for enterprise

(3) Stimulating sustainable demand from students

Date Published: 
October 2008
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Publication: Consultation: Response to the Independent Review of the Primary Curriculum

Make Your Mark responds to the Interim Report from the Independent Review of the Primary Curriculum, launched last year. Following the publication of the report, Make Your Mark convened a group of experts in the field of enterprise education (including policy experts, education experts and headteachers).

Date Published: 
February 2009