TIME TO ACT

The future belongs to those who build it. Let’s build a better one here.

Enterprise Britain is a movement of entrepreneurs, business leaders, and investors on a mission to build a better future for the UK.

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74%

believe Britain’s position on the global stage is declining

73%

aren’t willing to take financial risks

16%

feel a significant impact when the economy grows

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Ambition

Reinvigorating Britain’s sense of ambition — and reducing the drag that stops companies from achieving their full potential.

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Ambition

Making it easier for ambitious businesses to access capital — and broadening capital ownership so society shares in their success.

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Talent

Unlocking the full potential of our homegrown talent — and attracting the world’s best and brightest to build their futures here.

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Ambition

Reinvigorating Britain’s sense of ambition — and reducing the drag that stops companies from achieving their full potential.

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Capital

Making it easier for ambitious businesses to access capital — and broadening capital ownership so society shares in their success.

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Talent

Unlocking the full potential of our homegrown talent — and attracting the world’s best and brightest to build their futures here.

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Our Advisory Board includes entrepreneurs who have scaled and exited successful businesses, unicorn founders, and investors who have backed some of Britain’s most innovative companies.

Baroness Martha Lane Fox CBE

Co-Founder, Lastminute.com

Dr Ben Maruthappu

Founder & CEO, Cera

Baroness Helena Morrissey DBE

Founder, 30% Club, Member, House of Lords

Richard Reed

Co-Founder, Innocent Drinks, Co-Founder & Partner, JamJar Investments

Stephen Fitzpatrick

Founder, OVO Energy, Kaluza, Vertical Aerospace

Brent Hoberman

Co-Founder, Founders Factory, Founders Forum Group, firstminute capital

Lionel Barber

Former Editor, Financial Times

Philip Belamant

Co-Founder & CEO, Zilch

Euan Blair

Founder & CEO, Multiverse

May Habib

Co-Founder & CEO, WRITER

Nick Hanauer

Co-Founder & Partner, Second Avenue Partners, Founder, Civic Ventures

Sir Tom Hunter

Founder, The Hunter Foundation

Baroness Martha Lane Fox CBE

Co-Founder, Lastminute.com

Dr Ben Maruthappu

Founder & CEO, Cera

Baroness Helena Morrissey DBE

Founder, 30% Club, Member, House of Lords

Richard Reed

Co-Founder, Innocent Drinks, Co-Founder & Partner, JamJar Investments

Stephen Fitzpatrick

Founder, OVO Energy, Kaluza, Vertical Aerospace

Brent Hoberman

Co-Founder, Founders Factory, Founders Forum Group, firstminute capital

Lionel Barber

Former Editor, Financial Times

Philip Belamant

Co-Founder & CEO, Zilch

Euan Blair

Founder & CEO, Multiverse

May Habib

Co-Founder & CEO, WRITER

Nick Hanauer

Co-Founder & Partner, Second Avenue Partners, Founder, Civic Ventures

Sir Tom Hunter

Founder, The Hunter Foundation

Baroness Martha Lane Fox CBE

Co-Founder, Lastminute.com

Dr Ben Maruthappu

Founder & CEO, Cera

Baroness Helena Morrissey DBE

Founder, 30% Club, Member, House of Lords

Richard Reed

Co-Founder, Innocent Drinks, Co-Founder & Partner, JamJar Investments

Stephen Fitzpatrick

Founder, OVO Energy, Kaluza, Vertical Aerospace

Brent Hoberman

Co-Founder, Founders Factory, Founders Forum Group, firstminute capital

Lionel Barber

Former Editor, Financial Times

Philip Belamant

Co-Founder & CEO, Zilch

Euan Blair

Founder & CEO, Multiverse

May Habib

Co-Founder & CEO, WRITER

Nick Hanauer

Co-Founder & Partner, Second Avenue Partners, Founder, Civic Ventures

Sir Tom Hunter

Founder, The Hunter Foundation

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A BOLD START

Our launch grabbed the country’s attention

IN THEIR WORDS

What our supporters say

“Britain has a great economic engine. But while we have one foot on the accelerator, the other one is on the brake. It’s always hard to grow a business — but in the UK we’re making it exceptionally tough. We’ve got to take the brakes off so our most ambitious businesses can drive our country forward.”

Stephen Fitzpatrick
Founder of OVO Energy, Kaluza, and Vertical Aerospace

“The world order that has largely held since the Cold War is being reconfigured, and the question for the UK is whether we shape this new era, or get shaped by it. This is a unique moment for Britain to deliver on its promise. An island of creativity bursting with talent that needs policies to recognise, promote, unleash, and support our enterprises.”

Brent Hoberman
Co-Founder and Executive Chairman of Founders Factory, Founders Forum Group, and firstminute capital

“As a business and financial journalist, I have long respected the ethos of the entrepreneur. Entrepreneurs contribute to the wealth of nations. They are also the source of inspiring stories. Britain needs to rekindle its spirit of enterprise. I am proud to be part of a distinguished group dedicated to that vital mission."

Lionel Barber
Former Editor of the Financial Times

“The UK has everything global business wants – top institutions, talent, and a place people choose to build a life. Precisely why I built Zilch here. Yet the UK’s issue isn’t innovation - it’s scale and retention. Pension funds have cut UK equity allocations by 90% over three decades, hollowing out ownership. Since 2023, £200bn of listed value has gone offshore, while under 2% has been replaced through new listings. That’s a slow-motion emergency: less capital for housing, infrastructure and tech jobs, weaker GDP growth, lower business sentiment and a smaller public market. Enterprise Britain aims to help change the rules, restore incentives and keep winners here - compounding towards a trillion-pound FTSE upside.”

Philip Belamant
Co-Founder & CEO of Zilch

“One of the biggest barriers to growth for companies in Britain is talent acquisition and retention. If we truly want our economy to thrive we must make it easy to do two things: attract the best people to help build generational British companies, and unlock the latent talent present in every organisation by equipping them with the right skills."

Euan Blair
Founder & CEO of Multiverse

“Scaleups are fundamental to the UK’s future, generating fifty percent of all new jobs - we need policies and practices to support entrepreneurs making the scaleup journey…Why? Because government doesn’t make money, entrepreneurs do, delivering the tax that pays for the NHS, social care, education and all the things we all care about. More scaleups equals more tax, simple as that. Enterprise Britain is making the right call to action.”

Sir Tom Hunter
Founder of The Hunter Foundation

“Britain has the potential to be a world leader in areas like innovation, enterprise, and AI – but for too long we have let caution hold back our country’s potential. This report is the wake-up call we need to unleash change. By backing the UK’s most promising entrepreneurs with real capital and ambition, we can drive the growth, vitality and shared prosperity Britain deserves."

Dr Ben Maruthappu
Founder & CEO of Cera

“I’m involved today with a number of British businesses that are truly innovative and ambitious — but we badly need more if our wonderful country and its people are to thrive. There will always be problems, setbacks and challenges in life, in business and in careers — but also opportunities, triumphs, and moments to seize. I am delighted to be joining forces with others who are determined to create and to celebrate aspiration and success, through Enterprise Britain.”

Baroness Helena Morrissey DBE
Founder of 30% Club, Member of the House of Lords

“Entrepreneurs are the starter culture of a country’s economy and society. The more vibrant the entrepreneurial scene, the more growth, the more wealth, and the more opportunity for everyone. Lose them at your peril.”

Richard Reed
Co-Founder of Innocent Drinks, Co-Founder & Partner at JamJar Investments

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NEWS & UPDATES

Our advocacy has paid off: Government announces action on non-competes and notice periods

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Ahead of the Autumn Budget, Britain’s fastest-growing businesses want clarity and stability

New research from Enterprise Britain finds that Britain's fastest-growing companies want clarity and stability from the Burnham government leading into the Autumn Budget.

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Bosses at UK’s fastest-growing firms say government must act in Budget to boost job creation

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Scale-up leaders call for action on non-competes and notice periods to speed up hiring

According to new research from Enterprise Britain, nearly nine in ten scale-up leaders say non-competes have made it harder to hire the people they need. Nearly eight in ten say the same about long notice periods.

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Enterprise Britain responds to the new Prime Minister Andy Burnham

Following Andy Burnham's arrival in Downing Street, we set out what entrepreneurs, business leaders, and investors need to see from his premiership.

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The future belongs to those who build it. Let’s build a better one here.

A narrative of decline has taken hold

Our call to action

The future belongs to those who build it. Let’s build a better one here.

Driven by first-hand

experience

Driven by first-hand

experience

Our launch grabbed the country’s attention

What our supporters say

Join the movement

Our advocacy has paid off: Government announces action on non-competes and notice periods

Ahead of the Autumn Budget, Britain’s fastest-growing businesses want clarity and stability

Bosses at UK’s fastest-growing firms say government must act in Budget to boost job creation

Scale-up leaders call for action on non-competes and notice periods to speed up hiring

Enterprise Britain responds to the new Prime Minister Andy Burnham