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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 5 February 2018 | Birmingham, UK. An international study of small and medium-sized firms has been launched… 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
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