
Centre for Entrepreneurs
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Welcome to the Centre for Entrepreneurs, the new home of CFE and NEF. The Centre for Entrepreneurs (CFE) is the UK's leading entrepreneurship foundation. We support the doers and makers who change lives and grow Britain.
Centre for Entrepreneurs
1y ago
After the success of our inaugural Investor Demo Day in the Spring, we were pumped to be able to host the event again at Rathbones in November and it did not disappoint! Featuring 10 businesses, all graduates of our NEF+ programme, pitching for pre-seed or seed funding rounds, the pitching standard was exceptional.
This was the perfect opportunity for our talented founders to get into conversation with established angel and early stage investors, prompting follow-up conversations helping them to raise investment, broaden their network and get advice on their startup.
Amongst those pitchi ..read more
Centre for Entrepreneurs
1y ago
In Q4 this year, we kicked off a new three-part industry focused podcast series in partnership with London Metropolitan University. These events provided an opportunity for our NEF alumni and wider network to share their extensive industry expertise through lively and engaging panel discussions.
Our first podcast, recorded in November, focused on the Food & Drink industry with guests including Si Carty (NEF 2016) founder of Amino, Lou Dillon founder of Twisted Kombucha and Lucy Adams founder of Martee’s (spun out of Founders Factory).
The Health & Wellness industry was the second ..read more
Centre for Entrepreneurs
1y ago
Image courtesy of Dall-E with prompts from CFELast minute present ideas for the current or would-be entrepreneur in your life
Timothy Barnes, CEO, Centre for Entrepreneurs
14 December, 2023
We asked some of CFE’s staff, trustees, partners and donors for their thoughts on must-read books they have encountered this year on relevant topics such as entrepreneurship, business strategy, economics or wider trends that might be driving new opportunities and here they are.
Dee Stirling, CFE Trustee:
“I have so many books to mention but sending just one here, Let My People Go Surfing by Yves ..read more
Centre for Entrepreneurs
1y ago
Autumn Statement 2023 – Chancellor Paints a Big Picture by Numbers
Chancellor Jeremy Hunt MP was in boisterous mood delivering the Autumn Statement. The jokes were rolling along, references to colleagues on his own benches came aplenty and the messages were for the masses and not the blessed few: National Insurance tax cuts to benefit half the country, the biggest businesses incentivised to invest and millions of self-employed to see simpler and lower taxes, too. Nothing came without a big number to underline the scale.
For entrepreneurs and small businesses, this is no bad thing. After all, w ..read more
Centre for Entrepreneurs
1y ago
Summer 2023 Update: Wrapping up an eventful quarter!
Contents:
Launch of the CFE annual Business Startup Index →
NEF+ Updates →
NEF+ Alumni Updates – Demo Day →
Incubator and Accelerator Network Update →
Refugee Entrepreneurship Network →
Spinout Survey →
Founders Forum Updates →
A Big Thank You – Ed Haddon →
CFE Team Update →
Launch of the CFE annual Business Startup Index
For the past nine years, the Centre for Entrepreneurs’ annual analysis of Companies House data has provided a detailed snapshot of business formations across the UK. The Centre’s mapping of business formations to l ..read more
Centre for Entrepreneurs
1y ago
After the success of our inaugural Investor Demo Day in the Spring, we were pumped to be able to host the event again at Rathbones in November and it did not disappoint! Featuring 10 businesses, all graduates of our NEF+ programme, pitching for pre-seed or seed funding rounds, the pitching standard was exceptional.
This was the perfect opportunity for our talented founders to get into conversation with established angel and early stage investors, prompting follow-up conversations helping them to raise investment, broaden their network and get advice on their startup.
Amongst those pitchi ..read more
Centre for Entrepreneurs
1y ago
In Q4 this year, we kicked off a new three-part industry focused podcast series in partnership with London Metropolitan University. These events provided an opportunity for our NEF alumni and wider network to share their extensive industry expertise through lively and engaging panel discussions.
Our first podcast, recorded in November, focused on the Food & Drink industry with guests including Si Carty (NEF 2016) founder of Amino, Lou Dillon founder of Twisted Kombucha and Lucy Adams founder of Martee’s (spun out of Founders Factory).
The Health & Wellness industry was the second ..read more
Centre for Entrepreneurs
1y ago
Image courtesy of Dall-E with prompts from CFELast minute present ideas for the current or would-be entrepreneur in your life
Timothy Barnes, CEO, Centre for Entrepreneurs
14 December, 2023
We asked some of CFE’s staff, trustees, partners and donors for their thoughts on must-read books they have encountered this year on relevant topics such as entrepreneurship, business strategy, economics or wider trends that might be driving new opportunities and here they are.
Dee Stirling, CFE Trustee:
“I have so many books to mention but sending just one here, Let My People Go Surfing by Yves ..read more
Centre for Entrepreneurs
1y ago
Autumn Statement 2023 – Chancellor Paints a Big Picture by Numbers
Chancellor Jeremy Hunt MP was in boisterous mood delivering the Autumn Statement. The jokes were rolling along, references to colleagues on his own benches came aplenty and the messages were for the masses and not the blessed few: National Insurance tax cuts to benefit half the country, the biggest businesses incentivised to invest and millions of self-employed to see simpler and lower taxes, too. Nothing came without a big number to underline the scale.
For entrepreneurs and small businesses, this is no bad thing. After all, w ..read more
Centre for Entrepreneurs
1y ago
Summer 2023 Update: Wrapping up an eventful quarter!
Contents:
Launch of the CFE annual Business Startup Index →
NEF+ Updates →
NEF+ Alumni Updates – Demo Day →
Incubator and Accelerator Network Update →
Refugee Entrepreneurship Network →
Spinout Survey →
Founders Forum Updates →
A Big Thank You – Ed Haddon →
CFE Team Update →
Launch of the CFE annual Business Startup Index
For the past nine years, the Centre for Entrepreneurs’ annual analysis of Companies House data has provided a detailed snapshot of business formations across the UK. The Centre’s mapping of business formations to l ..read more