ERC Press Coverage 2016

The Guardian 22/12/2016 A great black book’: how to exploit contacts for global success – The Guardian Online. MH_GEM FT 15/03/2016 North of England’s economy undermined by entrenched weaknesses  – FT (Web) The Daily Telegraph 14/03/2016 Party like it’s 1999 – we could be heading for a bursting bubble again  The Daily Telegraph (print) FT 19/02/2016… Read more

Europe’s Hidden Entrepreneurs Entrepreneurial Employee Activity and Competitiveness in Europe.

A new report by the World Economic Forum and the Global Entrepreneurship Monitor released today focuses on a hidden aspect of European innovation – intrapreneurship. Intrapreneurship involves workers formulating and implementing new ideas within organizations rather than starting their own businesses. The report draws upon data from the Forum’s Global Competitiveness Index and GEM’s Adult… Read more

Hammond’s Productivity Plan – what’s in it for small firms?

When Philip Hammond, the Chancellor, stood up to present the Autumn Statement he had a problem and a plan. The problem combined the hit on growth from Brexit, stubbornly low productivity and stretched public finances. The plan focuses on investing to boost productivity. So where do small firms fit in? Well – unlike many recent… Read more

ERC State of Small Business Britain Conference 2016

ERC’s State of Small Business Britain Conference 2016, co-hosted with the Goldman Sachs 10,000 Small Businesses Programme, welcomed over 100 delegates to the iconic London building, The Shard on 30th November. The morning session was chaired by Lucy Armstrong, Chair of the ERC’s Advisory board, and began with a welcome from ERC Director Professor Stephen… Read more

Is our obsession with fast growth and job creation stifling productivity?

As he stood at the Dispatch Box on November 23rd, Chancellor Philip Hammond laid bare to Parliament a problem that has been vexing economists since the 2008 crash. The UK, he intoned, has a truly dreadful productivity rate. To illustrate the point, he told MPs gathered for the Autumn Statement that the average UK worker… Read more