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Enterprisingly Me is a monthly feature where you can follow my entrepreneurial adventures. Names have been changed to protect the innocent but everything you read really happened. I hope my story inspires you to take your first steps, or if you already have, then it lets you know you’re not on your own. Starting and […]

IOEE Centre of Excellence Manchester Metropolitan University has recently launched GROW! Grow is a place like no other at Manchester Met. It’s a space to eat, an environment to learn, a platform to create… it’s a place to grow. GROW is the result of a pioneering collaboration between sustainability and wellbeing champions MetMUnch and the […]

The Blue Planet effect and momentum from the recent War on Plastics have kept plastics high on the public agenda, with what Ocado’s head of CR Suzanne Westlake describes as “bordering on a militant approach”. This can prove challenging for smaller businesses and start-ups wanting to do the right thing and not have their packaging […]

The Celebrating Enterprise Awards 2019 is fast approaching so we’re taking a look back over last years’ winners in anticipation of the awards which will take place at the House of Lords on the 3rd October. One of the most notable receivers of an award last year was the Enterprising Learner of the Year, Haydar Ali-Ismail. Ali was […]

UK businesses are watching events in parliament with growing frustration and alarm, judging by this statement from Dr Adam Marshall, director general of the British Chambers of Commerce: “Businesses feel like Westminster is playing an endless game of political chess, while their futures and the health of the UK economy hang in the balance. “Every move in this game […]

We are delighted to announce our shortlist for the SFEDI & IOEE Celebrating Enterprise Awards 2019. Enterprising Learning Provider of the Year The Royal Agricultural University Kick Off In Business Eat That Frog CIC Enterprise Made Simple Enterprise Educator of the Year Giuditta Meneghetti Alan Murray Andrew Baird Enterprising Learner of the Year Shankar Jalota […]

Supporting employees’ mental wellbeing is a critical business issue for organisations, but it’s hard to know where to start. The Institute of Leadership & Management’s latest thought leadership research report: Mind Culture reveals alarming new statistics on how mental health is handled by managers; but more importantly, gives practical solutions on how workplaces can move forward and […]

Today marks the annual celebration of International Youth Day. It is an international day of awareness, recognizing youth across the globe and empowering the world’s youth to make positive contributions to their communities and nations. International Youth Day is not to be confused with World Youth Day. World Youth Day was founded by Pope John Paul […]

Meeting in Westminster on 31 July 2019, senior representatives from businesses including Tate and Lyle Sugars, JML Group, Tangle Teezer, Laing O’Rourke, Scottish Power and 50 Cycles told the Business Secretary how they were ready and determined to seize the opportunities of a post-Brexit Britain. They explained that while there were some concerns about readiness […]

‘Enterprisingly Me’ is a monthly feature where you can follow my entrepreneurial adventures. Names have been changed to protect the innocent but everything you read really happened. I hope my story inspires you to take your first steps, or if you already have, then it lets you know you’re not on your own. Starting and […]

Most firms that export only to the EU do not have the paperwork they need to carry on their business after a no-deal Brexit, government figures suggest. The Liberal Democrats said the statistics showed that no deal, which increasingly seems to be the outcome ministers think is most likely, would be a “wholly irresponsible political choice”. But […]

The Challenges Micro-businesses are a key part of the UK economy. They represent 96 per cent of the business population and make a significant contribution to job and wealth creation in the UK. In 2018, micro-businesses accounted for one-third of employment and just over one-fifth of business turnover. Given the economic importance of micro-businesses, there […]

Entrepreneurs are not strangers to anxiety and depression. They’re just as susceptible as the rest of the population, if not more so, to mental illnesses such as bipolar disorder, sociopathy, schizophrenia, and more. I have written here on Entrepreneur about my problems with anxiety, especially while networking. Anxiety and depression disorders are on the rise. Generalized anxiety is common, […]

You set out with the best of intentions … Coming home from your day job, you hop on your computer to work on building that eCommerce store, flipping a recent real estate purchase, driving traffic to your new retail site or hiring freelancers to help grow your agency. And eventually you see results: That side hustle […]

We are in the middle of a growing refugee crisis that is taking place across the world. According to the latest UNHCR figures there were 68.5 million displaced people at the end of 2017 and the number is set to steadily rise. In 2015 over 1 million people made their way to the European Union […]

Boris Johnson has poached Sky TV chief operating officer Andrew Griffith to be his interlocutor between Downing Street and the business community. Griffith, COO of the pay-TV giant, will be the bridgehead between business and the Government with the TV executive leading a beefed-up business team out of Downing Street. Notoriously, Johnson was overheard to […]

As our brain’s alarm reaction system, moderate levels of stress can help spring us into action, but this survival mechanism takes a toll on the body. Today, the problem we face is too much stress, partly due to a shift to hustle-focused and burnout-inducing working cultures across Europe. The chronic uncertainty of Brexit is making this worse […]

You’ve successfully grown your business and secured a solid foothold in your domestic market. That’s great, especially when statistics from the European Commission show that more than 50 percent of European businesses fail in the first five years. So, what’s next? Chances are that you are now turning your attention toward international expansion and how to achieve […]

IOEE Centre of Excellence The Royal Agricultural University’s (RAU) 12th Grand Idea competition, asked students to pitch their plans to expert judges to secure £2,500 of investment. Winner Constantin Huet, a third year Real Estate student, faced the impressive panel including Levi Roots, of Reggae Reggae Sauce; Christine Cross, former Group Business Development Director at […]

Dr. David Bozward Head of School — Business and Entrepreneurship — The Royal Agricultural University We are shining the spotlight on David Bozward, as Head of School — Business and Entrepreneurship, David has been able to give us a fantastic insight into the goings on at the newest IOEE Centre of Excellence, The Royal Agricultural […]

Southwark Council has launched Southwark Start-ups in London Libraries (SiLL), offering free support and advice to people from all walks of life to turn their business ideas into a reality. SiLL is an ERDF-funded (up until 30th June 2021) business support programme led by the British Library’s Business & Intellectual Property Centre to support people […]

Self-confidence is something that’s an assumed trait of an entrepreneur. But not everyone can feel confident all the time. Here’s a few tips to help you gain gradual confidence that won’t be knocked in a hurry. Set your sights You should be setting yourself goals to ensue you know where your heading. This way, you […]

With 47% of the UK’s workforce being women, it would seem that there isn’t really any need to balance out the gender roles in our country. That being said, the gender gap still remains evident. For example, in the main occupational groups, the gap is 4.8% and in the skilled trades occupations it is up […]

It is Mental Health Awareness Week and we’re looking at different perspectives on mental health. Over the last few years, mental health and the encouragement of mental health has become more prominent within our society. Apparently, entrepreneurs are more susceptible to poor mental health and here’s the reasons why… STRESS This might seem a little […]