Exploring Enterprise

Epsode 21: Delivering effective business support

Episode 21 of Exploring Enterprise, the podcast series from the Enterprise Research Centre.  Professor Mark Hart, Deputy Director at the ERC is  joined by David Taylor, Founder and Managing Director of the business DNAsix as well as being as a business adviser, coach and author, alongside Jodi Fair, who is Programme Manager at Solent Business and Skills Solutions, a free business support service discussing  effective delivery of business support to the nation’s small businesses. 
 

Episode 20 – Small businesses and exporting

Professor Stephen Roper, Director of the ERC is  joined by William Bain, Head of Trade Policy at the British Chambers of Commerce; Jun Du , Director of Centre for Business Prosperity (CBP) and Professor of Economics at Aston Business School; and Eugenie Golubova, Research Fellow and my colleague at the ERC reflecting on the range of issues associated with small businesses and exporting.

Episode 19: Understanding microbusinesses

Professor Mark Hart, Deputy Director of the ERC is joined by Emily Whitehead, business coach and consultant, and Founder of Simply Great Britain, and Professor Andrew Henley, Professor of Entrepreneurship and Economics at Cardiff Business School reflecting on the world of microbusinesses or micro-enterprises, an under-researched and perhaps misunderstood part of the business population, in spite of their prevalence in the economy.

Episode 18: Supporting better management in small businesses

For the 18th episode of Exploring Enterprise, the podcast series from the Enterprise Research Centre, Professor Mark Hart, Deputy Director of the ERC is joined by Manny Athwal who is an entrepreneur and the founder and current CEO of the School of Coding, and Ian McLaughlan, who is Director of Business Growth West Midlands, a new business support service to reflect on the important theme of how to support better management in small businesses.

Episode 17: What is the future of business support?

Professor Mark Hart, Deputy Director at the ERC,is joined by Richard Jeffery, National Director of GC Business, based in Manchester, and Jane Galsworthy, Managing Director of Oxford Innovation Advice, and also the Chair of the ERC’s Steering Group. discussing a big question for all those running or providing support to small businesses – what is the future of business support?
 

Episode 16: Inclusive entrepreneurship

Professor Mark Hart, Deputy Director of the ERC, is  joined by Dr Lorna Treanor, Associate Professor of Entrepreneurship and Innovation at the University of Nottingham, and Fiona Morrill, Senior Manager at the British Business Bank to discuss and reflect on the  theme of ‘inclusive entrepreneurship’.
What is meant by Inclusive Entrepreneurship and why is it important?

Episode 15 – SMEs and fraud

Professor Stephen Roper, Director of the ERC, is  joined by Amber Burridge, Head of Fraud Intelligence at Cifas, Alan Bryce, Acting Head of the Fraud Advisory Panel, and Kristina Grinkina , Policy Adviser with responsibility for business crime at the Federation of Small Businesses reflecting on an important theme which has become a growing concern for SMEs over recent years – business crime, and particularly fraud.
 

Episode 14: SMEs, the Autumn Statement and looking ahead to 2023

Professor Mark Hart, Deputy Director at the ERC is  joined by Fiona Graham, Director of External Affairs and Policy at the Institute for Family Business, Craig Beaumont,  Chief of External Affairs at the Federation of Small Businesses, and Alex Veitch Director of Policy and Public Affairs at the British Chambers of Commerce  reflecting on the implications of last months’ Autumn Statement for SMEs and looking ahead to what lies ahead in 2023.