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Dan Branston was already an undergraduate at The University of Leeds when he applied to study for an MSc at the Centre for Enterprise and Entrepreneurship Studies (CEES). As a Biology student, he’d gained strong experience in laboratory work and theory, but felt he needed to be better equipped for the working world. Dan knew...
Doctoral Researcher Sherif Youssef has joined the Centre of Enterprise and Entrepreneurial Studies (CEES) as the base for his social impact and policy studies. Sherif engages in inter-disciplinary research at Leeds, splitting his time at CEES with time at the School of Sociology and Social Policy, writing his PhD and engaging with different practitioners to...
Founder and CEO of Leeds-based businesses Top Screen Media Ltd and White Label Loyalty Achille Traore is one of the Enterprise Ambassadors giving their time to support the students. As a long-time ambassador, Achille has mentored a range of students, including the team who went on to become founders of successful social platform LADbible. The...
This year the Centre for Enterprise and Entrepreneurship Studies (CEES) has hired a new Student Intern, Rachel! Rachel is currently in her second year studying BA Management and works to promote CEES, enterprise education and the various entrepreneurship opportunities on offer at the University of Leeds; via our social media and by attending several networking...
Dr Richard Tunstall’s chapter in ‘Revitalising Entrepreneurship Education: Adopting a critical approach in the classroom’ reviewed by AMLE Journal Richard Tunstall’s chapter, ‘Education or Exploitation? Reflecting on the Entrepreneurial University and the Role of the Entrepreneurship Educator’, published by Routledge in ‘Revitalising Entrepreneurship Education: Adopting a critical approach in the classroom’ has been singled out...
Unpacking family heterogeneity of family businesses in emerging economies This project seeks to examine the complexity of family businesses in emerging countries by unpacking the heterogeneity of families. Family businesses form a large number of businesses in emerging economies and internationally. However, the research in these economies is still scarce. The Centre for Enterprise and...
The Centre for Enterprise and Entrepreneurship Studies hosted the first panel event of the year with a panel looking at the non financial motivations of starting a business. Chair: Professor Nick Williams Students who take enterprise courses or modules at the University of Leeds benefit from the advice given by the CEES Enterprise Ambassadors. These...
Entrepreneurs under transition from informality to formality in rural Peru Name: Dr Robert Newbery Affiliation: Newcastle University, UK It is estimated that almost 90% of the farms and enterprises operating in the rural and mountainous areas of Peru are unregistered and hidden away from official systems. State actors see the formalisation and recognition of...
On Tuesday the 29th of October, the Centre for Enterprise and Entrepreneurship Studies (CEES) hosted their annual enterprise networking event; which brings together students from across the Masters, Partner Masters and Undergraduate With Enterprise programmes and connects them to our CEES Enterprise ambassadors and academic staff. This is a popular event which enables students to...
Enactus (Entrepreneurial Action Through Us) is one of the many student-led volunteering societies that is run at the University of Leeds; and acts as a platform to empower others to start-up various social enterprises in the form of community projects. The society is a global, non-profit community, which connects students, academics and business leaders with...