MAKE YOUR MARK

Make Your Mark is the national campaign to unlock the UK’s enterprise potential. The campaign aims to inspire people to have ideas and make them happen, whether by starting businesses or social enterprises or by making an idea happen at work

Make Your Mark inspires young people by:

    * identifying ambassadors to act as role models and mentors;
    * facilitating challenges to develop young people’s enterprise skills;
    * connecting young people through clubs and networks
    * influencing those that make decisions that impact on young people’s aspirations.

The not-for-profit campaign is backed by an unprecedented coalition of businesses, charities, education bodies and government. It was founded by the four leading UK business membership organisations – the British Chambers of Commerce, the CBI, the Federation of Small Businesses and the Institute of Directors. It is also supported by the Department for Business, Enterprise and Regulatory Reform and is endorsed by the Prime Minister, Gordon Brown. Make Your Mark has five regional hubs, including a hub in Yorkshire & the Humber which works to unlock enterprise potential across the region.

Download the Campaign Background pdf

Download the Campaign August Newsletter pdf

 

Contact:

Jane Walton
Head of Region
Enterprise Insight/Make Your Mark - Yorkshire and the Humber
The Half Round House
Roundhouse Business Park
Wellington Road
Leeds LS12 1DR

Tel:0113 3944984
Mob:07703 318503

Email: wakefield@makeyourmark.org.uk

http://www.starttalkingideas.org/wakefield
http://www.makeyourmark.org.uk

Hear Jane Walton, Head of Campaign Yorks & Humber Region Make Your Mark

Rt Hon Ed Balls MP

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Now watch profiles of the businesses of two of those young interviewers!

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