Welcome to the Entrepreneurship in FE portal. This Web Portal facilitates a communication medium for the participating entrepreneurs. This project aims to create an environment where an entreprenuerail culture can develop within Further Education. Its is funded by European Peace II funding, which is facilitataed through Proteus NI.Castlereagh College of Further and Higher Education is working in partnership with North Down and Ards Institute from September 2004 - June 2006.The Global Entreprenuership Monitor (GEM) report 2004, states;"Entrepreneurship is one of the cornerstones of a modern, fully developed economy and the life blood of thriving local communities, as it contributes to job creation and economic growth and is crucial to innovation and competitiveness. The challenge is creating an environment in which entrepreneurship flourishes and entrepreneurs become future employer and employee, the future must not just be on fostering and supporting entreprenuership in NI, but also be on accelerating entrepreneurship".