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On the 8th of November, the Centre for Enterprise and Entrepreneurship Studies hosted the first panel event of the year with a panel looking at innovation and entrepreneurship in the health sector, chaired by Dr. Alex Kevill.
My visit to Morocco was a welcome return to the African continent. But to North Africa whereas previously I mostly visited Eastern and South Africa. What surprised me most was how much of it was similar in context.
Professor Diane Holt updates us on the first few weeks of her Semester at Sea.
After a busy few weeks of induction activities, lectures, and seminars, our annual ‘Networking and Nibbles’ event was a welcome opportunity to bring enterprise students together form across the university to meet each other and share ideas.
Rebecca Padgett, Facilitator of our Help to Grow: Management course, looks at how SMEs can attract and retain new and diverse talent. The article, titled ‘Business matters: recruiting and retaining talent for SME growth’, discusses the challenges being faced by SMEs to find the right employees for their business. Ms Padgett notes that post-pandemic, the...
Rebecca Padgett, Senior Teaching Fellow for Employability and Professional Development looks at how SMEs can attract and retain new and diverse talent. In an SME your people are your business, but finding the right employees is one of the most difficult and crucial parts of any business – and it’s getting harder. Recent research shows...
Writing for The Conversation, Dr Gittins examines the implications of the UK government's temporary scheme to entice older farmers into retirement to attract younger people into the profession. In the article, titled ‘British farmers are being offered a lump sum payment to leave the industry – but at what cost to agriculture?’, Dr Gittins uses the...
Professor Nick Williams Tuesday 31 May 2022 Nick Williams is Professor of Entrepreneurship at the University of Leeds. His research has focused on different forms of crises and its impact on entrepreneurship. He has recently collaborated with a group of academics on the ERICC Project which examines the impact of COVID-19 on UK-based high-growth firms....
Congratulations to Sam Ryan (Accounting and Finance, 2014) for his inclusion in Forbes 30 under 30, Europe 2022. Sam is included in the Forbes technology category, of the annual Forbes 30 Under 30 Europe list, which illustrates the power of young entrepreneurs and leaders have to transform business and society. “This year’s class is boldly redefining 10...
Shadow Business Secretary Jonathan Reynolds visited Leeds University Business School to see MSc Enterprise and Entrepreneurship students present their ideas to SME business owners.