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The search is on to find the UK’s enterprise champions with the launch of the DTI’s Enterprising Britain 2007 competition. This year’s competition was launched by industry and regions minister Margaret Hodge and representatives from the 2006 regional winner West Kilbride (pictured).

The competition forms part of the Government’s drive to increase entrepreneurship in the UK, identifying areas of enterprise excellence: those places that have created jobs and made a difference to local businesses and people.

Hodge coomments: ‘There are cities, towns and communities throughout the country that have placed enterprise at their heart and helped make Britain a better place to live and work. Enterprising Britain is a great chance to celebrate this.’

Twelve regional winners will be selected in competitions run by Regional Development Agencies and Devolved Administrations around the country over the next four months.

In September a panel of expert judges will select a national winner from the regional finalists and the winner of Enterprising Britain 2007 will be announced.

The overall UK winner will then represent the UK in the European Enterprise Awards at the end of the year.

The regional heats for the competition will run from 31 January to 31 May and projects can enter via their local Regional Development Agency, the Welsh Development Agency, Invest Northern Ireland or Scottish Enterprise.

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