Why Do I Work In Enterprise?

‘We pass through this world but once.
Few tragedies can be more extensive than the stunting of life,
Few injustices deeper than the denial of an opportunity to strive,
Or even to hope,
By a limit imposed from without, but falsely identified as lying within.’
Stephen Jay Gould
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Recovery, regeneration and renewal: back to the past?

Recovery, regeneration, renewal, renaissance.
What is it with the ‘Re’ prefix in the economic development business?
‘Re’  indicates a sense of reversal, going back to the original place, a sense of ‘undoing’.
Recover -”to regain health or strength” – “to get (anything) back“
Regenerate -”make over, generate again,”
Renew – “to resume, revive – to bring back vitality“
Renaissance – “to [...]

Ideas are not the problem…part 2

Here are 998 business ideas – just free for the taking:
http://www.sixmonthmba.com/2009/02/999ideas.html

Ideas and Opportunities are NOT the Problem

Business opportunities are like buses, there is always another one coming along – Richard Branson
At least that is the case if you are already ‘enterprising’.  Then the main problem is to stop the flow of opportunities and ideas long enough to make disciplined progress on any one of them.
However if you have been born and [...]

Enterprise, Entrepreneurs and the Fine Art of Progress

‘Enterprising’ people can recognise a gap between the way the world is, and the way they would like it to be and are taking actions that they think will help to close the gap between the two.
They are practitioners of the fine art of progress. I would also make a case that everyone [...]

Minding the Assets

It is deeply ingrained in most enterprise professionals to try to fix things. Business plans, cash flows, products and people.
We listen to our clients for signs of weakness or difficulty and then we try and fix the problem, usually by referring them to a course or another expert.
Much of our work is biased towards [...]

It’s all about dreams!

Policy makers are keen on promoting enterprise and entrepreneurship.
Those who work in Department of Business Enterprise and Regulatory Reform (DBERR) see enterprise as a way of increasing competitiveness and gross national product (GNP).
The Department of Work and Pensions are interested in promoting enterprise as one way of getting people off of benefits and back into [...]

Engaging Communities in Enterprise

‘I just wanted to say thank you very much for the workshop, I thought it was absolutely brilliant and made me think on a deeper level of what community is all about. The book is great and very inspiring so thanks for that too. I had a lot of fun and it wasn’t one of [...]

Why Aren’t We Mowed Down in the Rush…

 
More enterprising communities are stronger, wealthier, happier and sustainable.  
Aren’t they?
The advantages are obvious.
So how come, when we’ve explained the benefits of enterprise so carefully, and offered all the help and support any budding entrepreneur could possibly need, we’re still not mowed down in the rush as enthused and energised communities respond to [...]

Barriers to Enterprise

I am starting a collection of barriers to enterprise – reasons why people do not put their enterprising ideas into practice.
My collections is a little small at the moment – so please help me by using the comments box to add to the collection:

If I start my own business I will lose my benefits [...]