{"id":1004,"date":"2014-03-14T12:02:25","date_gmt":"2014-03-14T12:02:25","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/erc.wpstaging.co.uk\/?page_id=1004"},"modified":"2022-03-30T12:23:54","modified_gmt":"2022-03-30T11:23:54","slug":"home","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.enterpriseresearch.ac.uk\/","title":{"rendered":"Home"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id='revolutionslider_1'  class='avia-layerslider avia-revolutionslider main_color avia-shadow  avia-builder-el-0  el_before_av_one_full  avia-builder-el-first   container_wrap sidebar_right'  >\n\t\t\t<!-- START ERC Homepage Slider REVOLUTION SLIDER 6.6.18 --><p class=\"rs-p-wp-fix\"><\/p>\n\t\t\t<rs-module-wrap id=\"rev_slider_3_1_wrapper\" data-source=\"gallery\" style=\"visibility:hidden;background:transparent;padding:0;margin:0px auto;margin-top:0;margin-bottom:0;\">\n\t\t\t\t<rs-module id=\"rev_slider_3_1\" style=\"\" data-version=\"6.6.18\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<rs-slides style=\"overflow: hidden; position: absolute;\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<rs-slide style=\"position: absolute;\" data-key=\"rs-43\" data-title=\"Welcome\" data-thumb=\"\/\/www.enterpriseresearch.ac.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/ERC-Slider-photo-100x50.jpg\" data-duration=\"6000\" data-in=\"o:0;\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"\/\/www.enterpriseresearch.ac.uk\/wp-content\/plugins\/revslider\/public\/assets\/assets\/dummy.png\" alt=\"\" title=\"ERC Slider photo\" width=\"1000\" height=\"667\" class=\"rev-slidebg tp-rs-img rs-lazyload\" data-lazyload=\"\/\/www.enterpriseresearch.ac.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/ERC-Slider-photo.jpg\" data-no-retina>\n<!--\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t--><rs-layer\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tid=\"slider-3-slide-43-layer-4\" \n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tclass=\"ERC-Title\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tdata-type=\"text\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tdata-color=\"#000\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tdata-rsp_ch=\"on\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tdata-xy=\"xo:63px;y:m;yo:-10px;\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tdata-text=\"s:60;l:60;a:inherit;\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tdata-padding=\"t:10;r:20;b:12;l:20;\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tdata-frame_1=\"sR:10;\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tdata-frame_999=\"o:0;st:w;sR:5690;\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tstyle=\"z-index:7;background-color:#ffffff;font-family:'Open Sans';\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t>Welcome to the ERC \n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/rs-layer><!--\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t--><rs-layer\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tid=\"slider-3-slide-43-layer-5\" \n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tclass=\"ERC-Subtitle\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tdata-type=\"text\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tdata-rsp_ch=\"on\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tdata-xy=\"xo:60px;y:m;yo:70px;\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tdata-text=\"s:30;l:30;a:inherit;\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tdata-padding=\"t:10;r:20;b:12;l:20;\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tdata-frame_1=\"sR:10;\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tdata-frame_999=\"o:0;st:w;sR:5690;\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tstyle=\"z-index:8;background-color:#1b3751;font-family:'Open Sans';\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t>The Enterprise Research Centre \n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/rs-layer><!--\n-->\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/rs-slide>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<rs-slide style=\"position: absolute;\" data-key=\"rs-72\" data-title=\"SSBB2024 REG Slide\" data-thumb=\"\/\/www.enterpriseresearch.ac.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/Remaining-places-SSBB-2024-Twitter-Post-Website-2-100x50.png\" data-in=\"o:0;\" data-out=\"a:false;\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"\/\/www.enterpriseresearch.ac.uk\/wp-content\/plugins\/revslider\/public\/assets\/assets\/dummy.png\" alt=\"\" title=\"Remaining places SSBB 2024 Twitter Post) (Website) (2)\" width=\"1366\" height=\"768\" class=\"rev-slidebg tp-rs-img rs-lazyload\" data-lazyload=\"\/\/www.enterpriseresearch.ac.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/Remaining-places-SSBB-2024-Twitter-Post-Website-2.png\" data-no-retina>\n<!--\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t--><a\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tid=\"slider-3-slide-72-layer-23\" \n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tclass=\"rs-layer\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\thref=\"https:\/\/www.enterpriseresearch.ac.uk\/events\/erc-state-of-small-business-britain-conference-2024\/\" target=\"_self\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tdata-type=\"text\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tdata-color=\"#b52a00\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tdata-rsp_ch=\"on\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tdata-xy=\"xo:351px,289px,219px,135px;yo:254px,209px,158px,97px;\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tdata-text=\"w:normal;s:80,66,50,30;l:90,74,56,34;ls:-4,-3,-2,-1;fw:800;\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tdata-dim=\"minh:0px,none,none,none;\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tdata-frame_0=\"o:1;\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tdata-frame_0_chars=\"d:5;x:105%;o:1;rY:45deg;rZ:90deg;\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tdata-frame_0_mask=\"u:t;\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tdata-frame_1=\"sp:1200;\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tdata-frame_1_chars=\"e:power4.inOut;d:10;rZ:0deg;\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tdata-frame_1_mask=\"u:t;\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tdata-frame_999=\"o:0;st:w;\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tstyle=\"z-index:5;font-family:'Poppins';\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t>REGISTER NOW  \n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a><!--\n-->\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/rs-slide>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<rs-slide style=\"position: absolute;\" data-key=\"rs-70\" data-title=\"SSBB2023\" data-thumb=\"\/\/www.enterpriseresearch.ac.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/Webslider-2-100x50.png\" data-in=\"o:0;\" data-out=\"a:false;\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"\/\/www.enterpriseresearch.ac.uk\/wp-content\/plugins\/revslider\/public\/assets\/assets\/dummy.png\" alt=\"\" title=\"Webslider (2)\" width=\"6912\" height=\"3456\" class=\"rev-slidebg tp-rs-img rs-lazyload\" data-lazyload=\"\/\/www.enterpriseresearch.ac.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/Webslider-2.png\" data-no-retina>\n<!--\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t--><a\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tid=\"slider-3-slide-70-layer-0\" \n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tclass=\"rs-layer\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\thref=\"https:\/\/www.enterpriseresearch.ac.uk\/publications\/the-state-of-small-business-britain-2023-a-manifesto-for-small-business-growth-and-productivity\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tdata-type=\"text\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tdata-color=\"#fff\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tdata-rsp_ch=\"on\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tdata-xy=\"xo:595px,491px,373px,230px;yo:75px,61px,46px,28px;\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tdata-text=\"w:normal;s:40,33,25,15;l:50,41,31,19;fw:900;\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tdata-dim=\"minh:0px,none,none,none;\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tdata-frame_1=\"e:power4.inOut;sp:1200;\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tdata-frame_1_sfx=\"se:blocktoright;\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tdata-frame_999=\"o:0;st:w;\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tstyle=\"z-index:5;font-family:'Roboto';text-transform:uppercase;\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t>Read the report here  \n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a><!--\n-->\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/rs-slide>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<rs-slide style=\"position: absolute;\" data-key=\"rs-49\" data-title=\"Podcast Slide\" data-thumb=\"\/\/www.enterpriseresearch.ac.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/Podcast-3-100x50.jpg\" data-link=\"\/\/www.enterpriseresearch.ac.uk\/podcast_series\/exploring-enterprise\/\" data-tag=\"l\" data-target=\"_blank\" data-seoz=\"front\" data-anim=\"adpr:false;\" data-in=\"o:0;\" data-out=\"a:false;\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"\/\/www.enterpriseresearch.ac.uk\/wp-content\/plugins\/revslider\/public\/assets\/assets\/dummy.png\" alt=\"\" title=\"Podcast 3\" width=\"834\" height=\"275\" class=\"rev-slidebg tp-rs-img rs-lazyload\" data-lazyload=\"\/\/www.enterpriseresearch.ac.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/Podcast-3.jpg\" data-no-retina>\n<!--\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t--><rs-layer\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tid=\"slider-3-slide-49-layer-1\" \n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tclass=\"Fashion-BigDisplay\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tdata-type=\"text\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tdata-rsp_ch=\"on\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tdata-xy=\"xo:32px;yo:215px;\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tdata-text=\"s:60;l:60;ls:2px;fw:600;a:inherit;\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tdata-frame_999=\"o:0;st:w;sR:8700;\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tstyle=\"z-index:5;font-family:'Raleway';\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t>EXPLORING ENTERPRISE \n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/rs-layer><!--\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t--><rs-layer\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tid=\"slider-3-slide-49-layer-2\" \n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tdata-type=\"text\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tdata-rsp_ch=\"on\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tdata-xy=\"xo:212px;yo:314px;\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tdata-text=\"s:30;l:22;a:inherit;\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tdata-frame_999=\"o:0;st:w;sR:8700;\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tstyle=\"z-index:6;font-family:'Open Sans';\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t> ERC Podcast Series  \n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/rs-layer><!--\n-->\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/rs-slide>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<rs-slide style=\"position: absolute;\" data-key=\"rs-65\" data-title=\"GEM UK 2022.23\" data-thumb=\"\/\/www.enterpriseresearch.ac.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/background-g898f521d6_1280-100x50.jpg\" data-in=\"o:0;\" data-out=\"a:false;\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"\/\/www.enterpriseresearch.ac.uk\/wp-content\/plugins\/revslider\/public\/assets\/assets\/dummy.png\" alt=\"\" title=\"background-g898f521d6_1280\" width=\"1280\" height=\"960\" class=\"rev-slidebg tp-rs-img rs-lazyload\" data-lazyload=\"\/\/www.enterpriseresearch.ac.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/background-g898f521d6_1280.jpg\" data-no-retina>\n<!--\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t--><rs-layer\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tid=\"slider-3-slide-65-layer-10\" \n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tdata-type=\"image\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tdata-rsp_ch=\"on\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tdata-xy=\"xo:5px,4px,3px,1px;yo:4px,3px,2px,1px;\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tdata-text=\"w:normal;s:20,16,12,7;l:0,20,15,9;\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tdata-dim=\"w:786px,649px,493px,304px;h:387px,319px,242px,149px;\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tdata-frame_999=\"o:0;st:w;\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tstyle=\"z-index:5;\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"\/\/www.enterpriseresearch.ac.uk\/wp-content\/plugins\/revslider\/public\/assets\/assets\/dummy.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"tp-rs-img rs-lazyload\" width=\"1584\" height=\"780\" data-lazyload=\"\/\/www.enterpriseresearch.ac.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/Uk-Front-.png\" data-no-retina> \n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/rs-layer><!--\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t--><a\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tid=\"slider-3-slide-65-layer-20\" \n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tclass=\"rs-layer\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\thref=\"https:\/\/www.enterpriseresearch.ac.uk\/global-entrepreneurship-monitor_-gem\/\" target=\"_self\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tdata-type=\"text\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tdata-color=\"#4b414c\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tdata-rsp_ch=\"on\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tdata-xy=\"xo:802px,662px,502px,309px;yo:140px,115px,87px,53px;\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tdata-text=\"w:normal;s:60,49,37,22;l:70,57,43,26;ls:-1,0,0,0;fw:500;\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tdata-dim=\"w:418px,345px,262px,161px;minh:0px,none,none,none;\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tdata-frame_0=\"o:1;\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tdata-frame_0_chars=\"d:5;y:100%;o:0;rZ:-35deg;\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tdata-frame_0_mask=\"u:t;\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tdata-frame_1=\"sp:1600;\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tdata-frame_1_chars=\"e:power4.inOut;d:10;rZ:0deg;\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tdata-frame_1_mask=\"u:t;\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tdata-frame_999=\"o:0;st:w;\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tstyle=\"z-index:6;font-family:'Poppins';text-transform:uppercase;\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t>Read the report here  \n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a><!--\n-->\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/rs-slide>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<rs-slide style=\"position: absolute;\" data-key=\"rs-64\" data-title=\"GEM NI 2022.23\" data-in=\"o:0;\" data-out=\"a:false;\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"\/\/www.enterpriseresearch.ac.uk\/wp-content\/plugins\/revslider\/public\/assets\/assets\/dummy.png\" alt=\"GEM NI 2022.23\" title=\"Home\" class=\"rev-slidebg tp-rs-img rs-lazyload\" data-lazyload=\"\/\/www.enterpriseresearch.ac.uk\/wp-content\/plugins\/revslider\/public\/assets\/assets\/transparent.png\" data-bg=\"c:#69b3db;\" data-no-retina>\n<!--\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t--><rs-layer\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tid=\"slider-3-slide-64-layer-18\" \n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tdata-type=\"image\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tdata-rsp_ch=\"on\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tdata-xy=\"xo:17px,14px,10px,6px;yo:9px,7px,5px,3px;\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tdata-text=\"w:normal;s:20,16,12,7;l:0,20,15,9;\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tdata-dim=\"w:722px,596px,452px,278px;h:383px,316px,240px,148px;\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tdata-frame_999=\"o:0;st:w;\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tstyle=\"z-index:5;\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"\/\/www.enterpriseresearch.ac.uk\/wp-content\/plugins\/revslider\/public\/assets\/assets\/dummy.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"tp-rs-img rs-lazyload\" width=\"1481\" height=\"786\" data-lazyload=\"\/\/www.enterpriseresearch.ac.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/NI-Front-.png\" data-no-retina> \n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/rs-layer><!--\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t--><a\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tid=\"slider-3-slide-64-layer-19\" \n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tclass=\"rs-layer\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\thref=\"https:\/\/www.enterpriseresearch.ac.uk\/global-entrepreneurship-monitor_-gem\/\" target=\"_self\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tdata-type=\"text\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tdata-color=\"#fff\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tdata-rsp_ch=\"on\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tdata-xy=\"xo:744px,614px,466px,287px;yo:100px,82px,62px,38px;\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tdata-text=\"w:normal;s:80,66,50,30;l:90,74,56,34;ls:-4,-3,-2,-1;fw:800;\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tdata-dim=\"minh:0px,none,none,none;\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tdata-frame_0=\"o:1;\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tdata-frame_0_chars=\"d:5;x:ran(-250|250);y:ran(-150|150);sX:ran(0|1.5);sY:ran(0|1.5);rX:ran(-90|90);rY:ran(-90|90);rZ:ran(-90|90);\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tdata-frame_1=\"e:power4.inOut;sp:1500;\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tdata-frame_1_chars=\"dir:random;d:10;\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tdata-frame_999=\"o:0;st:w;\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tstyle=\"z-index:6;font-family:'Poppins';\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t>Read the report here  \n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a><!--\n-->\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/rs-slide>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<rs-slide style=\"position: absolute;\" data-key=\"rs-68\" data-title=\"Mental Health theme slide \" 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Discover the&#8230; <a class=\"moretag\" href=\"https:\/\/www.enterpriseresearch.ac.uk\/evidence-day-_-scale-up-week\/\"><strong>Read more<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<\/div><footer class=\"entry-footer\"><\/footer><div class='post_delimiter'><\/div><\/div><div class='post_author_timeline'><\/div><\/article><article class='post-entry post-entry-type-standard post-entry-47952 post-loop-2 post-parity-even single-big with-slider event-passed post-47952 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-news'  itemscope=\"itemscope\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/BlogPosting\" ><div class=\"big-preview single-big\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.enterpriseresearch.ac.uk\/building-relationships-between-britain-and-greece-science-parks-and-agri-tech\/\" title=\"Building relationships between Britain and Greece: Science Parks and Agri-Tech\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"80\" height=\"80\" src=\"https:\/\/www.enterpriseresearch.ac.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/Kolonaki_Square_3-80x80.jpg\" class=\"wp-image-47953 avia-img-lazy-loading-not-47953 attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail wp-post-image\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.enterpriseresearch.ac.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/Kolonaki_Square_3-80x80.jpg 80w, https:\/\/www.enterpriseresearch.ac.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/Kolonaki_Square_3-36x36.jpg 36w, https:\/\/www.enterpriseresearch.ac.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/Kolonaki_Square_3-180x180.jpg 180w, https:\/\/www.enterpriseresearch.ac.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/Kolonaki_Square_3-500x500.jpg 500w, https:\/\/www.enterpriseresearch.ac.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/Kolonaki_Square_3-1000x1000.jpg 1000w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 80px) 100vw, 80px\" \/><\/a><\/div><div class='blog-meta'><\/div><div class='entry-content-wrapper clearfix standard-content'><header class=\"entry-content-header\"><h2 class='post-title entry-title '  itemprop=\"headline\" ><a href=\"https:\/\/www.enterpriseresearch.ac.uk\/building-relationships-between-britain-and-greece-science-parks-and-agri-tech\/\" rel=\"bookmark\" title=\"Permanent Link: Building relationships between Britain and Greece: Science Parks and Agri-Tech\">Building relationships between Britain and Greece: Science Parks and Agri-Tech<span class=\"post-format-icon minor-meta\"><\/span><\/a><\/h2><div class='post-meta-infos'><time class='date-container minor-meta updated'  itemprop=\"datePublished\" datetime=\"2024-03-18T15:56:43+00:00\" >18\/03\/2024<\/time><\/span><\/header><div class=\"entry-content\"  itemprop=\"text\" ><p>ERC Research Fellow Panagiotis Kyriakopoulos\u00a0 is organising an event in Athens which aims to facilitate the establishment of new partnerships and foster meaningful interactions among managers and owners of science parks in both Greece and the UK. It will be a hybrid event with the objective of strengthening connections between stakeholders within the entrepreneurial ecosystem&#8230; <a class=\"moretag\" href=\"https:\/\/www.enterpriseresearch.ac.uk\/building-relationships-between-britain-and-greece-science-parks-and-agri-tech\/\"><strong>Read more<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<\/div><footer class=\"entry-footer\"><\/footer><div class='post_delimiter'><\/div><\/div><div class='post_author_timeline'><\/div><\/article><article class='post-entry post-entry-type-standard post-entry-47890 post-loop-3 post-parity-odd single-big with-slider event-passed post-47890 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-news'  itemscope=\"itemscope\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/BlogPosting\" ><div class=\"big-preview single-big\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.enterpriseresearch.ac.uk\/longitudinal-small-business-survey-lsbs-secondary-analysis-small-grants-projects-2024\/\" title=\"Longitudinal Small Business Survey (LSBS) secondary analysis small grants projects 2024\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"80\" height=\"80\" src=\"https:\/\/www.enterpriseresearch.ac.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/investment-5241253_1280-80x80.jpg\" class=\"wp-image-47892 avia-img-lazy-loading-not-47892 attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail wp-post-image\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.enterpriseresearch.ac.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/investment-5241253_1280-80x80.jpg 80w, https:\/\/www.enterpriseresearch.ac.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/investment-5241253_1280-36x36.jpg 36w, https:\/\/www.enterpriseresearch.ac.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/investment-5241253_1280-180x180.jpg 180w, https:\/\/www.enterpriseresearch.ac.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/investment-5241253_1280-500x500.jpg 500w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 80px) 100vw, 80px\" \/><\/a><\/div><div class='blog-meta'><\/div><div class='entry-content-wrapper clearfix standard-content'><header class=\"entry-content-header\"><h2 class='post-title entry-title '  itemprop=\"headline\" ><a href=\"https:\/\/www.enterpriseresearch.ac.uk\/longitudinal-small-business-survey-lsbs-secondary-analysis-small-grants-projects-2024\/\" rel=\"bookmark\" title=\"Permanent Link: Longitudinal Small Business Survey (LSBS) secondary analysis small grants projects 2024\">Longitudinal Small Business Survey (LSBS) secondary analysis small grants projects 2024<span class=\"post-format-icon minor-meta\"><\/span><\/a><\/h2><div class='post-meta-infos'><time class='date-container minor-meta updated'  itemprop=\"datePublished\" datetime=\"2024-03-08T11:39:17+00:00\" >08\/03\/2024<\/time><\/span><\/header><div class=\"entry-content\"  itemprop=\"text\" ><p>We are pleased to announce the five new projects that will be funded under this year&#8217;s Longitudinal Small Business Survey (LSBS) secondary analysis small grants call, funded by the Department for Business and Trade. Investigating Disparities in SMEs Digitalisation through the Analysis of Longitudinal Data, Dr Samia Mahmood, Nadia Asghar , Dr Kayvan Kousha ,\u00a0&#8230; <a class=\"moretag\" href=\"https:\/\/www.enterpriseresearch.ac.uk\/longitudinal-small-business-survey-lsbs-secondary-analysis-small-grants-projects-2024\/\"><strong>Read more<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<\/div><footer class=\"entry-footer\"><\/footer><div class='post_delimiter'><\/div><\/div><div class='post_author_timeline'><\/div><\/article><article class='post-entry post-entry-type-standard post-entry-47818 post-loop-4 post-parity-even single-big with-slider event-passed post-47818 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-news tag-state-of-small-business-britain'  itemscope=\"itemscope\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/BlogPosting\" ><div class=\"big-preview single-big\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.enterpriseresearch.ac.uk\/state-of-rural-enterprise-report-2\/\" title=\"State of Rural Enterprise Report:\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"80\" height=\"80\" src=\"https:\/\/www.enterpriseresearch.ac.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/nicre_white_desktop@3x-80x80.png\" class=\"wp-image-43604 avia-img-lazy-loading-not-43604 attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail wp-post-image\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.enterpriseresearch.ac.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/nicre_white_desktop@3x-80x80.png 80w, https:\/\/www.enterpriseresearch.ac.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/nicre_white_desktop@3x-36x36.png 36w, https:\/\/www.enterpriseresearch.ac.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/nicre_white_desktop@3x-180x180.png 180w, https:\/\/www.enterpriseresearch.ac.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/nicre_white_desktop@3x-120x120.png 120w, https:\/\/www.enterpriseresearch.ac.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/nicre_white_desktop@3x-450x450.png 450w, https:\/\/www.enterpriseresearch.ac.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/nicre_white_desktop@3x-500x500.png 500w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 80px) 100vw, 80px\" \/><\/a><\/div><div class='blog-meta'><\/div><div class='entry-content-wrapper clearfix standard-content'><header class=\"entry-content-header\"><h2 class='post-title entry-title '  itemprop=\"headline\" ><a href=\"https:\/\/www.enterpriseresearch.ac.uk\/state-of-rural-enterprise-report-2\/\" rel=\"bookmark\" title=\"Permanent Link: State of Rural Enterprise Report:\">State of Rural Enterprise Report:<span class=\"post-format-icon minor-meta\"><\/span><\/a><\/h2><div class='post-meta-infos'><time class='date-container minor-meta updated'  itemprop=\"datePublished\" datetime=\"2024-02-27T11:36:21+00:00\" >27\/02\/2024<\/time><\/span><\/header><div class=\"entry-content\"  itemprop=\"text\" ><p>Skills and labour shortages hinder rural business performance and growth NICRE\u2019s latest State of Rural Enterprise Report Labour and skills availability: impacts on rural enterprise finds more than half of rural businesses in the North East, South West and West Midlands find it difficult to recruit or retain suitably-skilled staff, with a high proportion of&#8230; 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On 22nd February 2024 we held an ERC Research Showcase event at Aston University&#8217;s Enterprise Hub at John Cadbury House. As usual we had a varied agenda, with the ERC team reporting on a selection of the research projects recently published and currently in progress. We covered a range of themes: &nbsp; Mark Hart&#8230; <a class=\"moretag\" href=\"https:\/\/www.enterpriseresearch.ac.uk\/erc-research-showcase-2024\/\"><strong>Read more<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<\/div><footer class=\"entry-footer\"><\/footer><div class='post_delimiter'><\/div><\/div><div class='post_author_timeline'><\/div><\/article><article class='post-entry post-entry-type-standard post-entry-47675 post-loop-6 post-parity-even post-entry-last single-big with-slider event-passed post-47675 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-news themes-business-growth themes-entrepreneurship'  itemscope=\"itemscope\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/BlogPosting\" ><div class=\"big-preview single-big\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.enterpriseresearch.ac.uk\/global-entrepreneurship-monitor-report-2\/\" title=\"Global Entrepreneurship Monitor 2023\/2024 report\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"80\" height=\"80\" src=\"https:\/\/www.enterpriseresearch.ac.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/Screenshot-2024-02-12-150149-80x80.png\" class=\"wp-image-47684 avia-img-lazy-loading-not-47684 attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail wp-post-image\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.enterpriseresearch.ac.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/Screenshot-2024-02-12-150149-80x80.png 80w, https:\/\/www.enterpriseresearch.ac.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/Screenshot-2024-02-12-150149-36x36.png 36w, https:\/\/www.enterpriseresearch.ac.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/Screenshot-2024-02-12-150149-180x180.png 180w, https:\/\/www.enterpriseresearch.ac.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/Screenshot-2024-02-12-150149-500x492.png 500w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 80px) 100vw, 80px\" \/><\/a><\/div><div class='blog-meta'><\/div><div class='entry-content-wrapper clearfix standard-content'><header class=\"entry-content-header\"><h2 class='post-title entry-title '  itemprop=\"headline\" ><a href=\"https:\/\/www.enterpriseresearch.ac.uk\/global-entrepreneurship-monitor-report-2\/\" rel=\"bookmark\" title=\"Permanent Link: Global Entrepreneurship Monitor 2023\/2024 report\">Global Entrepreneurship Monitor 2023\/2024 report<span class=\"post-format-icon minor-meta\"><\/span><\/a><\/h2><div class='post-meta-infos'><time class='date-container minor-meta updated'  itemprop=\"datePublished\" datetime=\"2024-02-13T06:00:51+00:00\" >13\/02\/2024<\/time><\/span><\/header><div class=\"entry-content\"  itemprop=\"text\" ><p>25 Years and Growing The United Kingdom\u2019s score in the National Entrepreneurial Context Index (NECI) continues to fall, according to the Global Entrepreneurship Monitor (GEM) 2023\/2024 Report, released today in Morocco. As part of the research, national experts in the UK were asked to assess the country\u2019s Entrepreneurship Framework Conditions (EFCs). 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