Enterprise Week was fun - was at six events in London and Liverpool, talking to MPs, young entrepreneurs, enerprise graduates, GCSE students, and primary school girls. It was mostly due to SCORE, our latest book about entrepreneurs. The enthusiasm and excitement from every group was infectious and I have signed up for all kinds of projects and schemes over the next year to keep the excitement going. More of this later.
Inspired by Enterprise Week and the number of comments I heard that suggested that lots of MPs, journalists and others don't understand what enterprise is, or what kind of creature an entrepreneur is. So we've sent a copy of SCORE to every MP (646 of them) plus MEPs, some peers and journalists. Addressing and signing over 700 letters is not something I care to do every week, but if they enjoy the book and get the message, it's well worth it.
Before all that we had our last book launch of the year, waving off LEAVING, volume 5 of Mersey Minis. With the fifth volume we could launch the set in its chic PVC belt, clear, so you can see all the colours and cover illustrations. Very cute. AND we had an exhibition of all the illustrations at the same event. Lots of fun, and bundles of books vanishing with new owners - lovely.
