We're thrilled to share the news that Liza Kellett (MA Work-Based Learning, 1998) has won the Yorkshire & Humber 'Social Entrepreneur of the Year' After being shortlisted, the winners were announced at the online award ceremony on 27th May 2021. The award is designed to recognise individuals working within a social enterprise who have demonstrated excellence in their field,...
Nick Williams is Professor of Entrepreneurship at Leeds University Business School. His research focuses on entrepreneurship and place, with a particular interest in internationally mobile entrepreneurs. This blog post is based on research undertaken as part of his Leverhulme Trust Research Fellowship on diaspora entrepreneurs (project reference 2016-297), and on his forthcoming book with...
Leeds University Business School features in a spotlight on Yorkshire business schools in Yorkshire Business Insider Magazine's April edition. In the article 'Getting A Head For Business' Associate Professor Richard Tunstall comments on the Leeds University Business School's wide ranging offerings & initiatives for local businesses, senior leaders and entrepreneurs, highlighting a number of...
Following two years of working on a BA/LV funded project on ‘A Better Future – Understanding Refugee Entrepreneurship’ (BFURE), Dr Deema Refai from the University of Leeds and her collaborators Dr John Lever and Dr Radi Haloub from the University of Huddersfield, have delivered their project’s closing event on 8th April 2021. The event was...
Chair: Richard Tunstall, University of Leeds Panel: Rana Harvey, Founder and Managing Director, Monster Group and CEES Enterprise Ambassador Dr James Gupta, Founder and CEO Synap and CEES Enterprise Ambassador Simon King-Cline, Founder Aspect Communications Ltd Facilitator: Alex Kevill, University of Leeds The Covid-19 Pandemic has had enormous impact on many areas of life. The unprecedented experience of lockdown, and non-essential businesses being forced to...
BA/LV Small Grant Funded Project led by Dr Deema Refai, University of Leeds Business School and Dr John Lever and Dr Radi Haloub, University of Huddersfield Description In recent years, the refugee crises in Europe has raised concerns about addressing social and economic needs of the growing numbers of refugees arriving in the UK from countries...
Each year, the Centre For Enterprise and Entrepreneurship Studies calls on its Enterprise Ambassador community to take part in 'Speed Networking'. During this event, students on the MSc Enterprise and Entrepreneurship Studies and final year 'With Enterprise' students are invited to meet with the Ambassadors and quiz them on their experiences of setting up and...
Responsible Innovation Challenge! As part of the West Yorkshire Innovation Festival, enter the Responsible Innovation Challenge for a chance to work in a team to pitch a creative idea for solving a social, economic, environmental challenge, which could add value to people’s lives and/or lead to a business or social enterprise. For information on the...
As part of the MSc Enterprise and Entrepreneurship, students usually visit several small businesses that were started up independently. They have a tour around the premises and listen to, and ask questions of, the business owner. Learning what it takes to put into practice those entrepreneurial ideas! This year, due to Covid-19 restrictions, the students...
Enactus is an international organisation that connects students, academics and business leaders through entrepreneurial-based projects that empower people to transform opportunities into real, sustainable progress for themselves and their communities. Enactus Leeds run student-led social enterprises which aim to create social progress and inspire the next generation of socially responsible business leaders!They believe in doing business to...