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Feature: Enterprising Futures roundtable: How is the economic climate affecting young people? October 2009

The recession has hit an ‘entitlement generation’ – young people who expected to walk straight into a great job and with no experience of previous recessions – according to panellists in the first of our three videos on ‘Enterprising Futures’.

Inspiring Story: Claire Young's Elegant Ideas

After being named runner-up on The Apprentice in 2008, 30 year old Claire Young went on to launch luxury wedding venues company Elegant Venues.

Inspiring Story: Gone Fishing

After training as an actor, Andrew Fishwick decided to focus on producing innovative work for the theatre. In 2006 he founded independent production company The Fish Partnership.

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Inspiring Story: Social Enterprise Is The Up And Coming Trend In The UK

"When I see the huge amount of people sending me emails with great ideas for social enterprises, asking me for advice, and when I meet the young social entrepreneurs themselves at events, I know that social enterprise is the up and coming trend in the UK.

Inspiring Story: Learning From People You Know

"The future of enterprise in this country is diverse, and it’s time to find a way for more people to access the benefits of having their own business if they want one."

Inspiring Story: Arif Ahmed and Kubair Ahmed Shirazee - CEO and COO, Ikonami

"We became friends at university and set up ikonami, a software company, in our respective bedrooms in 1999 because we thought that we could “do it better”.

Page: Celebrities

Enterprise UK has a host of celebrity supporters from TV, film, sport, music and business. Possessing qualities similar to those needed to get a new venture off the ground, these individuals have made it happen for themselves, showing that with hard work and dedication, anything is possible.

Inspiring Story: You Don't Have To Sacrifice Money To Do Good Things

Tom Savage works tirelessly as an innovator of ethical entrepreneurial ideas, exploring the roles that social entrepreneurship can play in supporting community centred conservation initiatives. He set up Blue Ventures, Tip the Planet and Bright Green.