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Enterprise Works

Making enterprise everyone's business.

In today's rapidly changing world, innovation and adaptation are essential for the resilience of our economies and communities. At Enterprise Works, we recognize the vital need to make our society safer, healthier, and more sustainable.

Driven by this mission, we support business start-up and growth, from individuals from any community and believe in the power of enterprise and entrepreneurship to drive social change and deliver better economic and social outcomes for everyone.

Our Vision

Enterprise Works is our bold initiative to foster a diverse, connected, and supportive entrepreneurial ecosystem that extends deeply into the community. 

Built on an axis of action, research and policy, we combine the collective capability and expertise of the University's research and teaching with the convening power and network of a global community to challenge the status quo and envision the world as it could be.

Find out how we are achieving this vision

What we do

Services for researchers and students

There are a number of ways we can support researchers and students.

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#YorkNYBusinessSpotlight

We all know York & North Yorkshire are great places to do business. We want to recognise and act as an advocate for the incredible work undertaken by our entrepreneurs, communities and business leaders - especially diverse and female-led businesses and founders - and banish the idea of York being a place of business “hidden gems”. 

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Join our community

Enterprise Works Connect provides free access to a network of entrepreneurs at all stages of development and experienced subject matter experts who can answer your questions, support the development of your ideas, find funding, provide best practice and share their experiences to help your business.

Access to the network is open to all regional entrepreneurs, not just those from the University.

Apply to join Enterprise Works Connect

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Upcoming events

Event

Tuesday 15 September 2026 10am

Family Business Growth Conference: Legacy Sector or Growth Engine?

Event

Thursday 17 September 2026 11am

Together we will continue to build a regional business ecosystem where all women in enterprise thrive.

Latest news

News

11 August 2026

When we talk about family businesses, the conversation almost always begins with succession. Who will take over? Will the next generation step in? How do we preserve the legacy?

News

11 August 2026

The UK's search for long-term growth has become increasingly urgent. Businesses are under pressure to invest, innovate and adapt, while navigating economic uncertainty, technological disruption and changing expectations from the next generation. Yet many family businesses have been tackling these challenges for decades.

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