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The Enterprise Business Challenge has been launched with The Peter Jones Foundation and The National Enterprise Academy.

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Alibaba.com was founded in China by Jack Ma in 1999 with a very simple mission: to make it easy to do business anywhere. We've since grown to become a truly global business with over 17,000 employees, offices all around the world and more than 40 million customers across our International, Chinese and Japanese platforms.

Alibaba.com is the world's largest online business-to-business marketplace connecting millions of buyers and suppliers around the world. Sourcing products? Alibaba.com has the most comprehensive product search engine on the internet. We are like a 24-7 online trade show; a place to connect with new customers and new suppliers. We are a global community of business-to-business professionals where you can meet, interact and learn about new trade opportunities and product trends. You will also discover the latest techniques to help your business grow and succeed.

Alibaba.com UK opened its London office in spring 2009 making it even easier for UK companies to do business anywhere. We are passionate about understanding what makes UK SMEs tick and aim to help open a world of new markets for UK buyers and suppliers.

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Olswang is a leading business law firm with a distinctive approach. Olswang's pioneering and problem-solving ethos has established a commanding reputation in the technology, media and real estate sectors, as well as a wide range of other industries. Founded in 1981, the Firm has grown to a team of over 600, including over 90 partners, across four European offices. In addition, Olswang has a long-established best friends’ network of leading independent law firms throughout the world.

As a leading financial and business adviser, Grant Thornton UK LLP provides personalised assurance, tax and specialist advisory services to over 40,000 individuals, privately-held businesses and public interest entities.

Blue Rubicon is a consultancy that leads thinking in corporate, and brand communications. The London-based company specialises in delivering campaigns which change behavior and transform reputations. Blue Rubicon's clients span a broad range of government departments and publicly-funded bodies, blue chip companies and major brands. In 2008, Blue Rubicon became the first agency to win PR Week Consultancy of the Year for a third consecutive year and currently holds this award along with top PR agency awards from the CIPR, Holmes Report and Marketing magazine, respectively. Blue Rubicon is one of Europe's most respected agencies as voted by its peer group.

Ellis Whittam provides fixed fee business support solutions, including employment law, HR, health & safety, training, occupational health and recruitment services. Although only 6 years old, it is already retained by over 1,000 businesses across the UK and is growing fast at over 40% per annum. Its mission is to provide the best quality, fixed fee, business support service in the UK.