Witnessing the start-up revolution in London’s Techcity
I took my usual trip to London this week for an ISBE trustee board meeting, held this time in London Metropolitan University’s incubator in Shoreditch...
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Thirty Years On and Support for Young Entrepreneurs is Still Vital
2012 marks the 30th anniversary of the founding of Shell's Livewire programme to support young people in their entrepreneurial aspirations. Sally Jones travelled to London for their Young Entrepreneur of the Year Award 2012 after being involved in shortlisting the finalists
The Pitch – Part 2: On the day.
Following on from The Pitch - Part 1, where I told you about my start up business Love Me Sew; applying and being chosen as a finalist in the Start Up Britain's Pitch Up Scheme, we traveled to London for the day of the pitch...
The Pitch Part 1: The Application
The Leeds Enterprise Centre Administrator talks business start up, getting help and advice from experts and pitching to the retail giants!
Entrepreneurship Safari
Given the longevity and success of Henry Mintzberg's Strategy Safari (2002) perhaps it's not surprising that researchers and policymakers have broken cover to explore the savannah in search of entrepreneurship.
Geology of Innovation: Wish you were here!
With governments vying to be the ‘best place’ for innovation a geological taxonomy appears to be erupting! Probably triggered by Michael Porter’s research on economic clusters.
To grow or not to grow? That is the question!
With so much debate about growth vs austerity, we might just be forgetting one tiny thing …
Where will the growth (really we mean jobs) come from?