ABS is a partner, along with the National Federation of Enterprise Agencies (NFEA) and The Prince's Trust in the highly successful New Entrepreneurship Scholarships Programme (NES).
The NES programme helps people living in disadvantaged areas to start in business. People from disadvantaged areas and backgrounds often have the ideas and ambition to succeed in business, but many say they find it hard to find support and finance relevant to their needs.
NES which is funded by the Learning and Skills Council, aims to overcome these difficulties by providing a comprehensive package of support, mentoring and funding in order to encourage and support the start-up and growth of new businesses.
All business ideas within reason are supported, and social enterprise ideas are particularly welcomed.
Visit the NES website if you are interested in applying for a programme.
Business Schools Taking Part in the NES Programme:
- Durham Business School, Durham University
- Kent Business School, University of Kent
- Liverpool Business School, Liverpool John Moores University
- Manchester Metropolitan University Business School
- Nottingham University Business School
- Plymouth Business School, University of Plymouth
- School of Management, University of East Anglia
- Sunderland Business School, University of Sunderland
- Teesside Business School, University of Teeside
- The East London Business School, University of East London
- University of Central Lancashire
- University of Northumbria Business School
- Westminster Business School, University of Westminster
- Wolverhampton Business School, University of Wolverhampton