Welcome to the Enterprise Research Centre
The Enterprise Research Centre (ERC) was established in February 2013 to answer one central question, ‘What drives SME Growth?’
Our mission is to become a focal point internationally for research, knowledge and expertise on SME growth and entrepreneurship. ERC brings the evidence base on SMEs and enterprise together, drives out new research insights and works to ensure research shapes better policies and practices to help SMEs to grow.
New Opportunities with the ERC
ERC currently have an opportunity for a Post-doctoral Research Fellow: Innovation and Productivity to work within the Enterprise Research Centre (ERC). The person appointed will work with Professor Stephen Roper on projects related to business innovation, diffusion and productivity.This position focuses on SMEs, innovation, productivity and business eco-systems.The post requires strong econometric skills, an interest in… Read more
The Future of the ERC
ERC are delighted to announce that the ESRC, along with funding partners BEIS, Innovate UK, the British Business Bank and the Intellectual Property Office will be funding an exciting programme of research and engagement at the Centre for the next three years. We will continue to cement the reputation of the ERC as the ‘go… Read more
Latest ERC Research paper published
Team size, diversity and performance of new ventures and SMEs : a meta-analysis. Research Paper No 64 New ERC research paper out today which describes what we know about the effect of top managerial teams (TMT) size and diversity on the performance of new ventures and SMEs.
Latest ERC Publication
Organisational capital, exploration and exploitation: Econometric evidence for UK services firms. Research Paper No 65 New ERC research paper out today looking at practices in service sector firms.
Why do some firms survive a crisis and others don’t? Europe-wide study launched to find out
Europe-wide study by the Enterprise Research Centre (ERC) to find out what makes small and medium-sized businesses good in a crisis Researchers from Aston and Warwick business schools to lead the study, supported by the JPMorgan Chase Foundation An international study of small and medium-sized firms has been launched to find out why some are… 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
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