StartUp Britain is a national campaign founded by a group of eight

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entrepreneurs to encourage enterprise in the UK. The campaign was launched on 28 March, 2011 by then Prime Minister

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with the support of then

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and the

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; although, it is completely funded by private sector sponsors.

Founding members

Duncan Cheatle Duncan Cheatle is an entrepreneur and supporter of UK enterprise. He has founded and co-founded multiple enterprise support initiatives, including The Supper Club, a London-based membership club for fast-growth entrepreneurs; Startup Britain, a p ...

, The Supper Club * Emma Jones, Enterprise Nation *

James Murray Wells James Nicholas Murray Wells OBE (born March 1983) is an English entrepreneur and was founder, owner and executive chairman of Prescription Eyewear Limited (trading as Glasses Direct), London, which he started whilst at university in 2004 and so ...

, Glasses Direct and Hearing Direct *

Lara Morgan Lara Morgan is a British entrepreneur and the founder and former CEO of Pacific Direct. Having sold her share in Pacific Direct, she is now involved in several UK startups. Background Born in Germany, Catherine Lara Morgan left school aged 18 w ...

, Company Shortcut *

Michael Hayman Michael Morris Hayman (born 3 January 1970) is an entrepreneur, broadcaster and author in the United Kingdom. He is a co-founder of Seven Hills, a London-based campaigning communication consultancy. Michael is chairman of Entrepreneurs at the p ...

, Seven Hills * Oli Barrett, Co-sponsorship Agency *

Rajeeb Dey Rajeeb Dey Order of the British Empire, MBE (born 6 December 1985) is a British entrepreneur. He was the winner of the O2 X Young Entrepreneur of the Year 2009 Award and has been referred to as "among the most high profile" young entrepreneurs by ...

, Enternships.com * Richard O’Connor, Chocolate and Love

Operations

StartUp Britain was acquired in March 2014 by the Centre for Entrepreneurs, part of the New Entrepreneurs Foundation charity. It is run separately from the centre's main activities but partakes in joint reports and research to help shape and inform policy. The campaign organises an annual summer bus tour which has visited more than 60 British towns and cities. More than 25,000 people have boarded each year to receive advice from representatives of companies including PayPal, BT Business and Intuit. It runs annual finance, tech, and marketing weeks in which experts in these industries share their experiences and has also held one-day events including StartUp Food, StartUp Fashion and StartUp Entertainment which offered guidance on succeeding in these sectors. StartUp Britain has more than 100 "champions" running campaigns at local levels to encourage more people to start their own businesses. Its Pitch Up initiative has encouraged high street brands such as John Lewis and

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to accept pitches from start-up companies while more than 350 small traders have had working experience from vacant shop units through the Pop Up Britain scheme.

References

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External links

Startupbritain.org

Centreforentrepreneurs.org

StartUp Britain Facebook

StartUp Britain Twitter
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