Tuesday, 3 May 2011:
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In this issue: |
Business & growth |
Queen's Awards for Enterprise 2011: 156 Queen’s Awards have been announced this year. In addition, 11 individuals have received The Queen’s Award for Enterprise Promotion (QAEP) for their inspiring efforts to encourage UK entrepreneurship. |
Intellectual Property |
Protect your IP: Innovators and creative minds across the country are being encouraged to protect their inventions and ideas to help design the future as part of this year’s World Intellectual Property Day. |
Science |
Public Attitudes to Science 2011: Science Minister David Willetts has underlined his commitment to engage the public with science, after a survey commissioned by BIS showed that whilst there is an increasing appreciation for science, people feel less informed about it. |
Get involved |
The department currently has the following consultation open: A Competition Regime for Growth: A Consultation on Options for Reform. You can access our current and completed consultations, including Government responses, here. |
Small and large companies from across the UK have been named as winners of The Queen’s Awards for Enterprise 2011 – the UK’s highest accolade for business success.
Have you taken up the Red Tape Challenge yet? Over 6000 ideas and suggestions have already been submitted to cut back red tape.
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