Nominated by Social Enterprise London - Allison Ogden-Newton,
Chief Executive of Social Enterprise London and a judge of the Edge
Upstarts 2006 awards said, "Heather is fantastically inspiring and
continues to amaze me with her energy and insight."
The Edge Upstarts Awards encourages and rewards extraordinary
vision, ethical business practice and social responsibility.
They aim to showcase businesses that offer innovative and sustainable solutions to social problems. Supported by practical learning foundation Edge and the New Statesman, this year�s Edge Upstarts Awards focus on the people and training that drive the social enterprise sector.
�Striding Out provides flexible, tailored and high quality support for
young entrepreneurs and Enterprise Insight has endorsed
Striding Out as an example of best practice� Jo Hill, Enterprise
Networks Manager, Enterprise Insight
Enterprise Insight runs the Make Your Mark campaign
www.starttalkingideas.org.uk that aims to inspire young
people in their teens and twenties to turn their own
ideas into reality. We will be working with Striding Out
to promote their model in our five campaign hub areas
Lowestoft, Liverpool, Coventry, Wakefield and Teeside
These awards are in memory of Professor David Nicholas.
David was a brilliant innovator who pioneered The Virtual
Company concept. While working for Business Link
Wessex he increased the national inventor / start-up
conversation rate for turning incredible ideas into credible
businesses by a factor of six.
David was awarded an MBE for this pioneering work. He became a visiting Professor at Kingston University and worked as the Principal TVC Facilitator until his death.
Striding Out received a Level 1 Start-Up Award in June 2005
for its contribution to the local young entrepreneurial
community. Striding Out is a social enterprise, which will
invest its profit back into supporting its target beneficiaries.
The Community Impact Award, acknowledges businesses who
have made a positive contribution to the local community
in which it's based.
