Like any policy area, entrepreneurship comes with its own jargon, acronyms and buzzwords. To help demystify it, we’ve created the A to Z of Entrepreneurship – a guide to key concepts, policies and initiatives shaping the UK’s entrepreneurial ecosystem.
We hope it serves as a useful resource for politicians, policymakers, researchers and anyone looking to better understand the landscape of entrepreneurship policy.
Our intention is for the A to Z to be a living, breathing, and ever-evolving archive — continually being updated and expanded as and when policies change. As such, if you think we’ve missed a topic out or if you spot something that’s not quite right, please feel free to get in touch with us.
Accelerators
Apprenticeship Levy
Companies House
Enterprise Zones
Help to Grow: Management
Investment Reliefs
Mansion House Reforms
Patent Box
Regulatory Innovation Office
UK Shared Prosperity Fund
Advanced Market Commitments
British Business Bank
Competition and Markets Authority
Export Finance
High-growth Firms
jHub Defence Innovation
National Wealth Fund
Public Procurement
Spinouts
Visas
Youth Entrepreneurship
Advanced Research and Invention Agency
Business Asset Disposal Relief
Data (Use & Access) Act
Freeports
Intellectual Property Office
King’s Awards for Enterprise
Office of the Small Business Commissioner
Quoted Companies
Start Up Loans
What Works Centre for Local Economic Growth
Zombie Firms
Annual Investment Allowance
Business Rates Relief
Economic Development Organisations
The GREAT Campaign
Invest in Women Taskforce
Licensing
Open Data
R&D Tax Credits
Talent Retention Schemes
X-Road