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Bedford's 'E' for enterprise

Deborah McGurran | 19:31 UK time, Friday, 11 February 2011

Worker in business office

The MP for Bedford has been busy.

r is fresh from the success of the head teachers' lobby last month.

Thirty five head teachers from Bedford met the, pressing for more investment in the borough... and they got some.

That's hot on the heels of the funding for the academy in Bedford secured last summer.

Now the MP has enterprise in his sights.

"We've done a lot for the 'E' in education," he tells me, "Now it's 'E' for enterprise."

"We're encouraging the business community to put their hands in their pockets and help fund start up entrepreneurs and support them with advice."

If it sounds a bit like Dragons' Den - that's because it is: "But not in a competitive way. If we can get a community to support small businesses and create an enterprise culture it will be a fantastic thing for jobs in the town," he says.

And is confident in the 'E' for expectation that the town of Bedford can pull it off.

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