City is on enterprise shortlist
22 May : Plymouth has been shortlisted in a DTI competition to find the most enterprising place in the South West.
Creative ways of making city thrive
11 Apr : Representatives from Plymouth's creative sector will be meeting later this month to look at common areas of concern and possible ways of boosting the sector in the city.
Events on 'challenge' are kept a secret
27 Mar : The Entrepreneurs Bootcamp event is set to be one of the toughest experiences its 11 participants have encountered so far.
Is Plymouth UK's city of enterprise?
26 Mar : Plymouth is entering a competition aimed at finding the most enterprising place in the United Kingdom.
Bootcamp beckons studio space Sam
27 Feb : At 27-years-old, graphic designer and web entrepreneur Sam Gray is among the city's youngest company directors.
Putting a boot up city's businesses
23 Feb : What is the entrepreneurs' bootcamp?
Where are all the city's new entrepreneurs?
21 Feb : An innovative business bootcamp will give Plymouth's wannabe tycoons the chance to gain five years' experience in five days, organisers say.
Future choices
30 Jan : Up to 900 teenagers will be visiting a careers event today that will aim to help develop Plymouth's workforce of the future.
Careers event with a difference
16 Jan : Swapping leaflets and talks for interactive events, live music, a 'virtual baby' and even a fire engine - a Plymouth careers event this month is likely to give youngsters a day to remember.
Enter-prize winners
18 Nov : Winners of the Enterprising Plymouth Business Awards 2006 have spoken of their pride at lifting the prestigious trophies.
We are the champions
17 Nov : Plymouth's most successful and most innovative businesses and individuals have been toasted at the Enterprising Plymouth Business Awards 2006.
Bright future in prospect
15 Nov : What a wonderful showcase for our city - and what a great global advertisement for the hi-tech, innovative and exciting hotbed that is 21st-century Plymouth. Yesterday's Enterprising Plymouth Making Plymouth......
City honours its achievers
15 Nov : The brightest young business brains and the most caring members of the community have been honoured in a packed awards ceremony as part of Plymouth's Enterprise Week.
Enterprise is praised by minister
14 Nov : Secretary of State For Trade and Industry Alistair Darling has praised the spirit of enterprise he has seen first-hand in Plymouth.
Enterprise week advice evening
14 Nov : Businesses from across Plymouth and the South Hams have attended a Business Advice Evening on the first day of National Enterprise Week.
New and exciting times
13 Nov : Today marks the start of Enterprise Week and there has been no better time to celebrate enterprise in Plymouth.
Helping to realise vision of the future
13 Nov : Plymouth is a large city with a 241,000-strong population and a further 100,000 people in its economic hinterland. It is home to many leading UK and foreign-owned companies.
Brainpower on tap for firms in the South West
13 Nov : With more than 30,000 students and 3,000 staff, the University of Plymouth is a major business and employer in the city, as well as creator and transferer of knowledge.
Minister to give keynote speech at Plymouth event
13 Nov : The Secretary of State For Trade and Industry is to visit Plymouth tomorrow to see first-hand how the city is throwing itself behind National Enterprise Week.
Celebrating innovation in the city
13 Nov : There's no doubt about it, Plymouth is changing and changing fast.
By gum! Wrigley takes the initiative
13 Nov : As one of the world's leading confectionery firms, The Wrigley Company Ltd is proud to be supporting Enterprise Week.
Providing software solutions
13 Nov : Nothing in business is certain except for change, which is something Goss, the UK's leading supplier of Enterprise Content Management solutions, is prepared for.
Helping you to make your ideas happen
13 Nov : Plymouth law firm Foot Anstey's participation in Plymouth Enterprise week is part of its ongoing commitment to the city and the South West.
Exciting waterside regeneration
13 Nov : Enterprise Week, with its programme of events around Plymouth, promises to bring thousands of business people together as part of the continuing drive for growth.
It's ts all round for firms
13 Nov : Youngsters from schools across Plymouth have come together to take part in a new business challenge. Teams competed in the Trading Places event, held at the Guildhall.
Shining example of innovative outlook
13 Nov : Innovation is the ability to see change as an opportunity rather than a threat, which is something Rittal-CSM understands more than most.
A message to the Herald from the Prime Minister
13 Nov : I am delighted to send my personal support to the Herald's Enterprise Week - and to join with this paper in expressing my confidence in a bright future for Plymouth.
Huge celebration of city's enterprise and creativity
13 Nov : Plymouth's celebrations of National Enterprise Week start today - and they look set to be the biggest and best yet.
Chance to get ahead in the start-up stakes
13 Nov : Starting a business doesn't have to be lonely or daunting.
Savour the insights of city's chef brothers
9 Nov : Plymouth's celebrity sibling chefs the Tanner Brothers are making autumn a mouth-watering proposition for Plymouth Media Partnership members - and city food fans too.
Business awards finalists revealed
9 Nov : The Herald has announced the innovative and dynamic businesses and individuals who are finalists in the Enterprising Plymouth Business Awards 2006.
Minister's visit a 'coup for city'
9 Nov : The Secretary of State For Trade and Industry is to visit Plymouth next Tuesday to see first-hand how the city is throwing itself behind National Enterprise Week.
Creative Thinking Helps Firms to Grow
8 Nov : A guest speaker who has helped scientists at the National Space Centre with creative problem solving in relation to a mission to Mars is coming to Plymouth next week.
Pictures Show City at its Best
8 Nov : Bonfire night, Halloween, Plymouth Argyle's promotion push: have you taken photos and movies of the latest happenings? Why not send them to the Making Plymouth Great website? The amazing online time capsule, capturing images of Plymouth in 2006, has already received hundreds of your photos and videos.
Helping to Build City's Economy
7 Nov : Next week is National Enterprise Week across the country, and once again Plymouth will put on one of the most impressive ranges of activities anywhere in the country.
Firms are Urged to Profit from Advice Bank
7 Nov : Firms are being urged to take advantage of free business advice on offer at the Making Plymouth Great showcase.
Thinking Big for Success on Small Screens
7 Nov : Early on in our interview the Twofour Group's managing director Mark Hawkins mentions that he has three degrees.
Beautiful Idea From Agency's Successes
7 Nov : A plymouth employment agency is taking part in National Enterprise Week by opening a beauty salon.
A Challenge of Engineer Pupils
7 Nov : Young people in Plymouth will be challenged to build a prototype wind generator as part of the Schools Engineering Challenge 2006.
Chance to See How the Chamber Champions Business
3 Nov : Plymouth Chamber of Commerce is inviting all businesses in Plymouth to find out how the organisation is promoting enterprise in the city.
A Glimpse of the Future of Business
3 Nov : Innovative businesses set to become major players in Plymouth's economy in the future are to be highlighted during National Enterprise Week.
Plymouth's 'Speed Networking the Nation' Event
Arts and Creative Industries 'Speed Networking the Nation' Event organised by Arts Matrix and Plymouth College of Art and Design announced.
Supporting Small Firms in Many Different Ways
11 Oct: Plymouth Branch's AGM took place on Monday night and has resulted in two more members joining the committee, so we are all looking forward to continually developing our input into Plymouth's business life. At the AGM, regional chairman Malcolm Colegate highlighted the way work on better communications and relationships undertaken by chairman Richard Thomas was paying off...
Interest High in Website Telling Why Plymouth is Great
10 Oct: Hundreds of people visited the Making Plymouth Great website on its first day.Staff at Derriford-based software firm GOSS said some had made inquiries about adding movies, images and sounds to the 'digital time capsule' at www.makingplymouthgreat.co.uk
Business Success in the Spotlight
10 Oct: Plymouth is set to showcase its innovation and business successes to the rest of the country as it gears up to mark National Enterprise Week.
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Don't Just Watch for the Sidelines
10 Oct: Plymouth Network of Women (NOW) was launched in April 2005, when guest speaker Ann Widdecombe MP inspired attending guests with a speech highlighting the role women undertake in society and within the business community.
Economic Growth Ambitions
27 Sep: Transforming the way we approach business in Plymouth is one of the keys to achieving the city's big ambitions for economic growth - and this month a bid was submitted for more than £20 million of Government funding to do just that.
Aim to Double Start-Up Rates
16 Aug: If Plymouth succeeds in attracting up to £20million of funding under the LEGI scheme, the city will set itself the target of doubling start-up rates within three years. Andrew Ashley, Managing Director of the Business Advice Centre, said that Plymouth needed to up its level of entrepreneurship if it is to succeed in its goal of upping its performance level.
Bid to Help Create and Grow Firms
15 Aug: The Local Enterprise Growth Initiative (LEGI) is a Government initiative that funds projects that will lead directly to the creation of new businesses and the growth of existing businesses in deprived areas.
Fresh Growth Starts with a New Budd
25 Jul: Communication is a key word for Elaine Budd
Elaine to Lead City's Push for Prosperity
12 Jul: A new project manager has been appointed to help drive the growth of Plymouth's Business Community