The ERC held a Research Showcase Event on January 29th 2018 at RSA House in London. The agenda of the day was wide-ranging, reflecting the diverse projects currently underway at the Centre. The aim was to share our latest research insights and emerging ideas with key stakeholders, and to stimulate discussion about these. The ERC endeavours… Read more
Professor Mark Hart, ERC , Aston University contributed to an article in the Financial Times, January 19th 2018 looking at UK start ups. Mark Said “A lot of this business activity is marginal and done round the kitchen table. The transformation from a kitchen table business to something more substantial is a rare event. Is this… Read more
Coventry has been named as the UK City of Culture 2021. The city beat four other shortlisted cities to the prestigious title (Paisley, Stoke-on-Trent, Sunderland and Swansea), and will receive a £3m Heritage Lottery Fund grant. The ERC would like to congratulate the team involved in the Coventry bid. Researchers at the Centre recently completed… Read more
As the tortuously complex process of the UK’s departure from the EU takes another twist, Britain’s economy presents us with a deceptively simple conundrum. Yes, we have had record headline jobs growth in recent years coupled with falling unemployment. There are, however, widespread concerns about the quality of those jobs caused by the growing ‘gig… Read more
ERC researchers were in London on 29-30 November kicking off a 2-year European study on SME resilience funded by the JP Morgan Chase Foundation. This is a landmark project profiling the resilience of new and small firms and early-stage entrepreneurs (i.e., nascent entrepreneurs) to external shocks. The focus will be on 5 EU economies (U.K,… Read more
Authored by ERCs Mark Hart , Karen Bonner and Jonathan Levie the Northern Ireland element of the annual report, sponsored by Invest Northern Ireland was launched at an event hosted by Mid Ulster District Council in Cookstown today, Friday November 24th. Global Entrepreneurship Monitor (GEM) research consortium has been measuring the entrepreneurship activity of working-age adults… Read more
Press Coverage ERC Published on November 16th 2015, the report was co-authored by Enterprise Research Centre, Goldman Sachs and British Business Bank. Economic Voice 16/11/2015 New report finds smaller businesses are key to solving UK’s ‘productivity gap’ Economic Voice 16/11/2015 SME growth ambition key to UK productivity puzzle Economic Voice 16/11/2015 Small businesses might be… Read more
ERC currently have opportunities for three post-doctoral researchers to work within the Enterprise Research Center (ERC). For more information on these opportunities and details on how to apply please click here . Innovation Research Fellow: Productivity in UK Engineering -Fixed-term,full-time contract until 31.01.2021 Research Fellow: Innovation Studies – Fixed-term, full-time contract until 31.01.2021 Research Fellow: Business… Read more
Latest research from the ERC using data from the Global Entrepreneurship Monitor (GEM) shows that the number of new female entrepreneurs in the UK is on the rise. So, it is good news if you are a female entrepreneur? No, unfortunately. The research also reveals that there are large disparities between different parts of the country when… Read more
ERC staff and associates presented a number of papers at the Institute of Small Business and Entrepreneurship (ISBE) conference in Belfast on November 8/9th. Four papers were among the best paper nominees in their respective conference tracks. ERC staff also led sessions on impact (at the PhD colloquium), policy and practice and contributed to a… Read more
ERC Research Showcase 2018
The ERC held a Research Showcase Event on January 29th 2018 at RSA House in London. The agenda of the day was wide-ranging, reflecting the diverse projects currently underway at the Centre. The aim was to share our latest research insights and emerging ideas with key stakeholders, and to stimulate discussion about these. The ERC endeavours… Read more
Start-up revolution shows signs of fatigue after years of growth
Professor Mark Hart, ERC , Aston University contributed to an article in the Financial Times, January 19th 2018 looking at UK start ups. Mark Said “A lot of this business activity is marginal and done round the kitchen table. The transformation from a kitchen table business to something more substantial is a rare event. Is this… Read more
Coventry announced UK City of Culture 2021
Coventry has been named as the UK City of Culture 2021. The city beat four other shortlisted cities to the prestigious title (Paisley, Stoke-on-Trent, Sunderland and Swansea), and will receive a £3m Heritage Lottery Fund grant. The ERC would like to congratulate the team involved in the Coventry bid. Researchers at the Centre recently completed… Read more
Turbulent Times – Business as Usual: 4.5 million jobs created or destroyed in 12 months!
As the tortuously complex process of the UK’s departure from the EU takes another twist, Britain’s economy presents us with a deceptively simple conundrum. Yes, we have had record headline jobs growth in recent years coupled with falling unemployment. There are, however, widespread concerns about the quality of those jobs caused by the growing ‘gig… Read more
SME Resilience
ERC researchers were in London on 29-30 November kicking off a 2-year European study on SME resilience funded by the JP Morgan Chase Foundation. This is a landmark project profiling the resilience of new and small firms and early-stage entrepreneurs (i.e., nascent entrepreneurs) to external shocks. The focus will be on 5 EU economies (U.K,… Read more
GEM UK: Northern Ireland Report 2016
Authored by ERCs Mark Hart , Karen Bonner and Jonathan Levie the Northern Ireland element of the annual report, sponsored by Invest Northern Ireland was launched at an event hosted by Mid Ulster District Council in Cookstown today, Friday November 24th. Global Entrepreneurship Monitor (GEM) research consortium has been measuring the entrepreneurship activity of working-age adults… Read more
Unlocking UK Productivity
Press Coverage ERC Published on November 16th 2015, the report was co-authored by Enterprise Research Centre, Goldman Sachs and British Business Bank. Economic Voice 16/11/2015 New report finds smaller businesses are key to solving UK’s ‘productivity gap’ Economic Voice 16/11/2015 SME growth ambition key to UK productivity puzzle Economic Voice 16/11/2015 Small businesses might be… Read more
Opportunities at the ERC
ERC currently have opportunities for three post-doctoral researchers to work within the Enterprise Research Center (ERC). For more information on these opportunities and details on how to apply please click here . Innovation Research Fellow: Productivity in UK Engineering -Fixed-term,full-time contract until 31.01.2021 Research Fellow: Innovation Studies – Fixed-term, full-time contract until 31.01.2021 Research Fellow: Business… Read more
Does the gender pay gap exist in the world of entrepreneurship?
Latest research from the ERC using data from the Global Entrepreneurship Monitor (GEM) shows that the number of new female entrepreneurs in the UK is on the rise. So, it is good news if you are a female entrepreneur? No, unfortunately. The research also reveals that there are large disparities between different parts of the country when… Read more
ERC@ISBE2017
ERC staff and associates presented a number of papers at the Institute of Small Business and Entrepreneurship (ISBE) conference in Belfast on November 8/9th. Four papers were among the best paper nominees in their respective conference tracks. ERC staff also led sessions on impact (at the PhD colloquium), policy and practice and contributed to a… Read more
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