The empowerment of women in China and the Beijing Roller Derby
I was fortunate enough, during a recent visit to China, to be able to participate in a milestone event in the progression of the empowerment of…
Service sector must unearth B2C values to benefit SMEs (and themselves)
I find myself challenged on too regular a basis with needing to help both sides of the B2B relationship – service sector organisations and their…
Kenya’s quest to improve understanding of SME finance
I was privileged to participate in an 'SME Day' which brought together leading economists and entrepreneurs in Nairobi in December 2015, on a quest to…
Social aims can lead seamlessly to economic gains
So often we receive images of entrepreneurship being presented as hard edge, commercial, with risk-taking ranking highly in the recognised characteristics of a successful entrepreneur.…
Add your perspective to the debate on enterprise and entrepreneurship
The Durham Symposium on Small Business & Enterprise Development, sponsored by Business Durham, took place in September of last year, yielding a diverse and abundant…
A personalised approach to financial inclusion for women
A few years ago I was introduced to the new leader of a long-standing Charity in Benwell which is in the West End of Newcastle,…
Durham Symposium celebrates 5 decades of enterprise
Many moons ago, in 1989, I was so fortunate to be taken on as a research associate on a really exciting project at Durham University Small Business…
3 simple steps for banks to better serve women in business
We’ve thankfully been able to move beyond needing to convince most institutions, including those operating in the banking sector, that female entrepreneurship needs to be…
ICE gender equality expertise extends globally through WISE Development
2014 saw Dinah Bennett extend and deepen ICE business activities relating to gender equality and female entrepreneurship through a co-directorship of WISE Development, a long-established…