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Enterprising Britain - 2008 winner
The winner of the Enterprising Britain 2008 South West regional
heat was Plymouth's Business Growth project.
The particular success of the project, which was well conveyed
during the regional competition and when a member of the national
judging panel visited the region, was the city's common sense of
purpose and shared goal of making Plymouth the enterprise capital
of the South West.
Partners from across the city explained how they had been
working jointly to achieve this goal via activities including:
- The Plymouth Summer Festival
- Business support in deprived areas
- An Entrepreneurs' Bootcamp
- Enterprise Week - greatest number of events and activities in
the region
Representatives of The Plymouth Business Growth Project
travelled up to 11 Downing Street on the 16th October 2008 to
receive their award as the South West winner of the Enterprising
Britain competition. The project was pipped at the post to the
national award, which Scarborough took home, but there were
nevertheless some positives to note. These included words of
encouragement from a national judge who said Plymouth was 'right up
there' and should enter again, and special mention for the South
West for receiving the largest number of entries in the regional
heats.
The Plymouth reps agreed that the regional win and words of
encouragement will spur them on to success in the 2009 competition
and to stage their best Enterprise Week yet (17th-23rd
November 2008 http://www.gew.org.uk).