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The Department for Business, Enterprise and Regulatory Reform has announced its 12 finalists for this year’s Enterprising Britain competition.

Launched in January, the competition is a key part of the Government’s drive to increase entrepreneurship in the UK, and identifies areas of enterprise excellence: those places that have created jobs, forged links in communities, and improved the local climate for businesses and residents.

Twelve projects have been short-listed, nominated by each of the nine Regional Development Agencies and three Devolved Administrations, and will compete against each other at the UK final in September, to become the national Enterprising Britain 2007 winner. The winner will then represent the UK in the European Enterprise Awards later this year.

The finalists include such diverse enterprises as People Encouraging Enterprise in Rossendale, an enterprise facilitation project nominated by the North West Regional Development Agency, The Paper Trail in Apsley, a self-financing education, business and heritage centre nominated by East of England Development Agency and Croydon Enterprise, which provides support to budding enterpreneurs in Croydon, nominated by the London Development Agency.

National competition judge Lynne Franks says: ‘I am inspired by the entrepreneurial spirit shown by the projects and their communities. The Enterprising Britain competition is a great chance to recognise people at a local level who pool resources and create sustainable positive change.’

For more information please visit www.sbs.gov.uk/enterprisingbritain

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