denotes premium content | Oct 14 2008 News
posted 21 Jul 2008
‘Most enterprising’ finalists vie for social issues award
THE 12 most enterprising finalists in the
In Luton, Scarborough and Hawick, a cultural renaissance has sparked town-wide regeneration and enterprise, while in Nottingham and Southampton, science and technology businesses are booming, having been nurtured through small-business incubator schemes. Combating climate change and creating opportunities for young people are common themes uniting all the enterprising places.
They include a centre using carnival arts to transform lives; one of the largest, most successful bioscience business incubators in Europe; and a charity tackling deprivation in one of
As well as the UK Centre for Carnival Arts in Luton, BioCity Nottingham and the Ashton Community Trust in North Belfast, other finalists of Enterprising Britain 2008 include an arts and creative industries regeneration project in Scotland called Heart of Hawick; the Scarborough Renaissance Partnership that has turned around the prospects of a seaside town in decline; and Furness Enterprise, which has inspired a low-skill, low-wage, low-aspiration population to become enterprising.
Launched in February by the Department for Business, Enterprising Britain is a key part of the government’s drive to increase entrepreneurship in the
