The enterprise gap and entrepreneurship

Entrepreneurship is a key driver of change by stimulating innovation, competitiveness, job creation and growth, yet its potential for redressing imbalances in deprived areas is still under-utilised. This ‘enterprise gap’ and the potential for identifying and seizing new business opportunities will be the focus of this LNet theme.

Innovation

The core of innovation is the successful exploitation of new ideas. In the context of LNet, innovation is seen as the capacity to understand and support local market needs through the development of new approaches to enterprise.

Social Enterprise

Social enterprise is an approach to business which links entrepreneurial spirit to social objectives and goals. LNet will focus on practical approaches to linking communities to markets and supporting business environments which are responsive to local needs.