Boundary spanning – savvy networking for the 21st Century
Today, through technology, it has never been easier to connect with people we don’t know, and we do it almost without thinking, daily, even hourly,…
Enterprise has no boundaries in 2017
It’s interesting. I’ve worked in and around the enterprise agenda for many years, working in so many different contexts – education, politics, institutions, businesses –…
Sharing international insights into SME banking research
I have been privileged over the last few years to be associated with FSD Kenya, an organisation wholly committed to supporting the development of financial inclusion in Kenya. FSD…
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…
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…
‘Family Strategy’ is key to family business support
Setting up, growing and sustaining any business is a challenge. For family businesses, however, there is another layer of complexity – the family. Recognising and…
Insights into Family Business
In association with Yolanda Gibb, Dinah Bennett has developed a series of blogs specifically geared to providing insights into family enterprise and entrepreneurship. This first…
Social Enterprise. The clue is in the name.
Social Enterprise. The clue is in the name. Much has been written about the potential of social enterprise, but I share the concerns of many…