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ABDN Dinner and Awards back in town (22 February 2010)
The 12th Annual ABDN Dinner and Business Awards will soon be here and promises to be an amazing night with inspirational speakers, entertainment, fine dining and more. ...

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Bankers give helping hand to young inner city businesses (22 February 2010)
Bankers in Leeds are working together to mentor and support inner city start-up businesses in the first of three new collaborative ventures organised by Financial Leeds and Leeds Ahead. ...

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Win £10,000 with your business idea (13 January 2010)
Local housing tenants in the north of England and Scotland are being called on to come up with a business idea that will benefit the local community, and be in with a chance of winning £10,000. ...

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Sharing the Success provides £5million boost to local economy (21 December 2009)
After two and a half years Sharing the Success is well on its way to achieving its targets to regenerate some of Leeds' most disadvantaged areas through enterprise. ...

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New Year inspiration for local businesses (07 December 2009)
ABDN have organised a morning of inspiration and motivation to combat new year blues for business. ...

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Celebration brings new start up businesses together (30 November 2009)
We’ve just had 'Global Entrepreneurship Week' and to mark the occasion Sharing the Success held a special Celebration for new entrepreneurs supported by the programme. ...

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Leeds residents are enterprising bunch! (22 October 2009)
Since Sharing the Success began in 2007 over 300 businesses have been helped to start in some of the poorest parts of Leeds. ...

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Sweet sound of success for enterprise rehearsal graduate (27 August 2009)
Lyes Charallah has turned his music dream into reality through the Enterprise Rehearsal programme ...

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Market stall to inspire new start ups (20 August 2009)
Budding entrepreneurs are celebrating the launch of ‘How Bizaar!’ a market stall which gives them the chance to test run their products with little financial risk, which opened in Leeds’ historic Kirkgate market this week ...

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Young Leeds builders improve local area and their prospects (30 July 2009)
Young construction trainees from Leeds have taken a step up on the career ladder by successfully completing a regeneration project to redevelop 13 bin yards within the East End Park Clarks neighbourhood. ...

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Grant fund criteria extended (20 July 2009)
A grant scheme launched earlier this year by Sharing the Success and Leeds City Council has extended its eligibility criteria to widen its appeal.The Business Growth Fund aims to help small businesses in disadvantaged areas of Leeds expand, and recruit staff from local firms. ...

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School enterprises on show (08 July 2009)
Social enterprises and fairtrade initiatives developed by school children were highlighted in a showcase event recently. ...

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Leeds businesses celebrate at Yorkshire Biz Awards (02 July 2009)
Two Leeds businesses have bucked the economic downturn by being named winners of the Yorkshire Biz Awards on Friday (26 June 2009). ...

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From penny bazaar to 'How Bizaar!" (26 June 2009)
Budding entrepreneurs in Leeds are being given the chance to test run a market stall free of charge. ...

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Leeds showcase for African and Caribbean business (24 June 2009)
Leeds is to stage its first African and Caribbean Business Exhibition. It will take place at Shine on Friday. ...

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Challenging hearts, minds and communities through enterprise (01 June 2009)
Two years into the Local Enterprise Growth Initiative (LEGI) the Leeds programme, Sharing the Success, plays host to the first and only UK conference to showcase the successes, issues and challenges faced by those delivering regeneration and enterprise programmes ...

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Artists win development opportunities (06 April 2009)
The standard of entries at this year's Artsmix* Emerging Artist Awards was so high that an additional award was made at the ceremony which was held last week. ...

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Leeds business talent rewarded at ABDN bash (02 April 2009)
Last week's Annual ABDN Dinner and Business Awards was a glitzy, energetic and entertaining affair by all accounts. Now in its 11th year the dinner also included a special business matchmaking element to help guests generate new leads ...

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Biz Awards will recognise business heroes (20 March 2009)
This June the Biz Awards, now in their third year, will recognise some of our business heroes from the Yorkshire and Humber region. ...

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Chapeltown businesses offered cash boost (19 March 2009)
Businesses in Chapeltown, Leeds can apply for new funding from Sharing the Success and the Townscape Heritage Initiative to develop available workspaces in the area ...

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Strictly Come Business hits Leeds (03 February 2009)
Housing management and regeneration group Places for People has launched its new project called 'Strictly Come Business'. ...

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Inspiring local entrepreneur passes on his wisdom (02 February 2009)
The fourth enterprise centre to open in 12 months with funding and support from Sharing the Success, the West Leeds Enterprise Centre, will encourage local people to become more enterprising. ...

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Helping lone parents back into work at Hillside (29 January 2009)
Lone parents in communities like Holbeck and Beeston are being helped back to work by the Access to Employment Programme 'New Opportunity Experience'. ...

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Leeds Residents take on the Crunch (20 November 2008)
Hillside school re-opens in a deprived area of Beeston in Leeds to help local people turn ideas into income. ...

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Enterprise hub celebrates official opening (09 November 2008)
Shine, a beacon for business, enterprise and the arts in the heart of Harehills has celebrated its official launch and welcomed two more new tenants – pushing it towards full occupancy. ...

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New businesses in Seacroft invited to rise to the challenge (22 October 2008)
Residents in East Leeds are set to benefit from the latest centre to open in the city, intended to support local enterprise in the area and build confidence, prospects and skills amongst its users. ...

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It's not all doom and gloom in construction! (06 October 2008)
Listen to a recent interview with Rob Wolfe and Peter Millar from Construction Leeds. They talk to constultant Mike Chitty about the opportunities that exist in the construction industry today. ...

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Credit Crunch won't stop Construction Leeds (18 September 2008)
The current crunch in the construction industry has a knock on effect not only for those already working in the industry, whose jobs may be in jeopardy, but also for those hoping to train and gain employment in construction in the future.  ...

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Enterprise Conversation uncovers talents of Leeds locals (05 September 2008)
Iain Scott's Enterprise Island Challenge returned to Leeds this summer and uncovered a excellent mix of personalities and great ideas. ...

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Business isn't boring say Urban Biz (01 August 2008)
Carnival fever hits Leeds this August with the 41st West Indian Carnival and Urban Biz, providers of business support, are hoping to add a twist to proceedings this time round. ...

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Get your ideas in First! (24 July 2008)
This summer, bus travellers in Leeds will be invited to spend their time on board more profitably, by taking part in a text messaging initiative that could lead towards a new career.  ...

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Challenge searches for budding entrepreneurs (07 July 2008)
Iain Scott, the enterprise guru, is back in Leeds this month searching for anyone with a business dream – especially those who have done nothing about it and need a push in the right direction. He’s been invited back by Sharing the Success and Holbeck Urban Village. ...

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Future tycoons get a taste of business (01 July 2008)
Pupils and teachers involved in the Enterprise Ambassador programme funded by Sharing the Success gathered with other special guests last week to celebrate their achievements. ...

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STS on the road (23 June 2008)
Sharing the Success' project team and partners have been out and about the last few weeks meeting the people of Leeds and promoting the enterprise message. ...

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Research shows deprived areas ready for business (10 June 2008)
A new report shows there is a strong appetite for self-employment and to start new businesses ...

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Artsmix opens doors to creatives (14 May 2008)
A specialist workshop has been opened in Sheepscar for budding creative entrepreneurs. ...

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Win £2,000 for your business! (01 May 2008)
The Biz Awards are back and this year entrepreneurs in Yorkshire and Humber have the chance to win £2,000 for their business.  ...

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Enterprising Rubbish (28 April 2008)
Leeds teachers recently participated in a development day to raise awareness of how schools can promote a philosophy of 'reduce, reuse and recycle' in their schools. ...

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Hillside reaches new highs (15 April 2008)
A recent inspection of the roof at Hillside Primary School, soon to be the community enterprise centre, has left Tiger11’s director Jeremy Morton dizzy with excitement.  ...

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New enterprise centre and business outreach programme launched in Chapeltown. (20 March 2008)
The Biz Centre in Chapeltown was launched on 19th March 2008, demonstrating a new drive to help enterprising residents turn ideas into businesses.  ...

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Senior city bosses visit landmark social enterprise venture (10 March 2008)
Senior city bosses have added their seal of approval to a major £4.5 million regeneration project in one of Leeds’ most deprived areas. ...

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Enterprising Communities hunt out new talent (18 February 2008)
The quartet will be responsible for a major project – part of a £20 million Leeds-wide scheme– aimed at helping people from deprived areas to turn their business ideas into reality ...

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New funding to build enterprise through the arts (06 February 2008)
A successful trial project which enabled arts-based businesses to sell their products at a city centre market has been given additional funding. ...

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Construction Leeds calls for greater collaboration at anniversary celebrations (24 January 2008)
As Construction Leeds celebrates a successful first year it calls for increased support from all sectors of the development community in Leeds. ...

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Boost for Beeston and it's Enterprising Locals (21 January 2008)
Help for business startups in Beeston and its surrounding areas with the opening of a new £1.4m community enterprise centre at the site of the old Hillside Primary School. ...

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East Leeds Links to Schools (08 January 2008)
Construction Leeds, Leeds Ahead, Aire Valley Leeds and Birse Civils Ltd  working together to encourage local students to consider a career in the construction  ...

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Groundbreaking regeneration project launches (03 January 2008)
A host of regeneration decision makers have officially launched a groundbreaking £4.5m enterprise centre in Harehills. ...

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Youngster in Leeds are throwing away their piggy banks and getting into a more professional way of saving (05 December 2007)
Youngsters in Leeds are throwing away their piggy banks and getting into a more professional way of saving. ...

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Enterprising Locals on Course for Success (29 November 2007)
Leeds’ entrepreneurs of the future are on course to set up a range of diverse and exciting new businesses, following an intensive learning weekend with the UK’s top enterprise guru, Iain Scott. ...

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Enterprising Schools Learn Lessons from Business (21 November 2007)
Headteachers from Leeds schools have been exploring how socially responsible business projects could help to improve results for children and young people. ...

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Enterprise Ambassadors Mean Business in Leeds Schools (29 October 2007)
Six ‘Enterprise Ambassadors’ are heading into Leeds’ schools to inspire any budding Alan Sugars and Richard Bransons in the city. ...

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