Does great work for the small business community but need to look after their staff - Anonymous employee Enterprise Nation Employee Review

* It's not everywhere that you get an opportunity to make a difference - but working at Enterprise Nation gives you an opportunity to really support the UK's start-up and small business community. One in three working age adults are now thinking about starting a business - and that jumps to half amongst the 18 to 24 age group. In the future we'll all have 'squiggly careers' with up to 12 jobs including periods of self-employment, side hustling or running a business full time. Enterprise Nation supports those people and it's my absolute privilege to be able to work in this exciting space with a brilliant small but committed team. * CEO is a brilliant leader and figurehead for the business * I really enjoy working with the CMO who is cannot do enough to help you * Flexible, hybrid working is really helpful for me * The company is friendly and teams work together well * Away days are generous and probably the best you'll ever get! * Opportunities to grow - everyone is allocated a training budget * Generous holiday entitlement - plus a day off for your birthday! * Because it's a small business - you get to work on high level projects at an earlier stage * You are trusted to get on with things

* Some projects take you out of your comfort zone * Working from home can sometimes make you feel out of the loop * Work is never finished - there's always something else to get done

There's a clear mission driving day to day work, and a team full of bright and determined individuals. We've got a hard-working CEO who loves the company (maybe a bit too involved?). There is a spirit of positivity and a can-do attitude; people are always willing to help each other out. There are really good perks in being able to work flexibly. The head of people has made some positive policies in that area. Great benefit added this year with healthcare insurance.

The leadership team aren't really able to lead; they're too embedded in their own roles. They don't really demonstrate clear 'who we are' mission to the team, and only measure success by output. There aren't clear paths for progression, and ultimately this means a crazy high team turnover. It does feel like there's a lot of personal relationships kicking around the team - and that these are the foundation for progression.... just one to note if you're hoping to progress here. We run too many programmes, and it feels we try to do too much sometimes; there's value to saying no! The departments act too independently, and sometimes means there's a slight tension when collaboration is needed. This could all be improved with a leadership team that encourages feedback (they actually seem to run away from feedback), collaboration, and empowers the team.