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Inspiring Enterprise Client Esi Hardy, the founder and Managing Director of Celebrating Disability is hosting her second free Disability Awareness workshop in Basingstoke on 25th August. Celebrating Disability is a disability equality consultancy with an aim to support businesses, education establishments and individuals to become confident and knowledgable around disability and disabled people. We do […]

Not everyone starts a business following a ‘eureka!’ moment – many people decide they want to be their own boss then embark on a search for business ideas. To do this, of course, you need to ensure you find the right business for you. You also need to make sure you have sufficient funding in […]

We are celebrating the success of a member who has gone from redundant to business owner thanks to input from Inspiring Enterprise. After being made redundant from a senior role in career coaching at the BBC, Jane Saunders is ready to launch her new coaching business thanks to the support from mentors and advisers at […]

Barry came along to an Is it for Me? Session in March and since joining the project he has registered as a sole trader and has started trading, I met up with him to chat to him about his story so far…   Tell us a bit about your business and where the business idea […]

The University of Winchester is appealing for recent graduates looking to start their own business to join a major project aimed at boosting business opportunities for people not in work. Inspiring Enterprise has received £1.45m of National Lottery funding from the Big Lottery Fund and European Social Fund as part of the Building Better Opportunities […]

Sometimes it can be difficult to know if an enterprise has a social element or not, so we thought we would compile a list of some of our favourite social enterprise around the country.   Community shops and cafes Hambledon Village Shop is the longest-established community run shop in South East England having opened in […]

So you’ve thought about it and decided to go for it and start your business – Great! There’s a lot to consider, We’ve compiled a handy checklist to help you keep on top of everything.   Choose a business name. Something catchy and relevant, or maybe your own name Set up your legal structure – […]

Esi Hardy joined the Inspiring Enterprise project in January and has been working with our adviser Susan, who has been helping her get started. She has now registered as a sole trader, written her business plan, and has her website up and running. I caught up with her to find out a little bit more […]

  What is social enterprise? A social enterprise is a business which aims to help people, communities or the planet. The Big Issue, Divine Chocolate and Jamie Oliver’s Fifteen restaurant are all examples. According to government statistics in 2010 there are 68,000 social enterprises in the UK.   How is a social enterprise different to any other […]