Enterprise for everyone
The Institute of Enterprise and Entrepreneurs is for anyone who is thinking about starting or already running their own business, those who support them and those employed in innovative and entrepreneurial businesses.
Our purpose is to support our members in developing and continuously improving their enterprising skills allowing them to maximise both their personal potential and their wider contribution to the growth and success of UK PLC.
We have more than 30,000 members from across the spectrum of enterprise activity – students who have yet to start a business, entrepreneurs in the early stages of running their business, business owners looking to grow their business, managers working in an enterprising way, mentors and support professionals, and recognised learning providers.
We offer enterprise related training and qualifications, enterprise events and enterprise resources working with a range of private and public sector partners and delivering through a network of Centres of Enterprise Excellence and Enterprise Academies.
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SFEDI aims to support Apprenticemakers uptake with it’s new Champion Training
February 16th, 2016This month, SFEDI run activity, Apprenticemakers, has been fine tuning its new Apprenticeships Champion Training, which was piloted with two cohorts of business support professionals in December. Certificated by the IOEE, the one day course is designed to support people … Continued
“We’re hugely committed to the SFEDI Directory, we’re early adopters, we’ve engaged with it and we’re committed to letting others know about it.”
February 16th, 2016Robert Turnbull works as an adviser for New Anglia Growth Hub, run by the Suffolk Chamber of Commerce, and is one of 39 Growth Hubs situated across England. Offering business support and advice to small and medium sized businesses in … Continued
IOEE joins London South Bank University board
February 16th, 2016Sarah Trouten, IOEE Chief Executive, has been invited to become an inaugural member of London South Bank University Business School’s advisory board. This is an exciting time for the Business School, which is currently working towards an ambitious vision to … Continued
Psst…have you heard of intrapreneurship?
February 16th, 2016Intrapreneurial culture means rethinking how your business pushes forward into new areas, innovates and embraces fresh, creative thinking. Anyone with the drive to start up a business – that essence of ambition combined with curiosity – is by nature entrepreneurial. … Continued
Everyday innovation
February 16th, 2016How important is innovation to your business or organisation’s everyday operations? A recent survey conducted by Lloyds Bank asked SMEs exactly that. It revealed that while almost all firms want to bolster their innovation levels (91%), two thirds of them … Continued

