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Entrepreneurial Role Models in British Society

America has been a global beacon of entrepreneurship since it ditched managerial capitalism for entrepreneurship in the late 1970s. So why can’t the UK replicate this success? Natalia Thomas, a Researcher based at CfEL, talks about the different attitudes to entrepreneurship and entrepreneurial role models.


The truth about taking control

Control is a recurring theme in business, especially amongst entrepreneurs. We are often quick to praise business leaders for taking control and attribute their ability to do so as a factor in their success. However, our guest contributor Jordan Milne explains why this is only part of the picture.


Turning on the Faucet of Entrepreneurial Imagination

Gregg Fraley, author, speaker, innovation consultant and contributor to the Postgraduate Diploma in Entrepreneurship talks about why Creativity is essential to entrepreneurial development and success. He asserts that creative thinking is needed for innovation and without it there would be no successful new ventures. In addition to offering advice, tools and tips, he encourages entrepreneurs to allow time for exploring and ideating in an imaginative way – turning on the faucet of imagination – to solve problems and create successful businesses.


Five tips to make this the best holiday season yet for you and your business

Jordan Milne, a CfEL alumnus and serial entrepreneur, offers some advice on achieving a better work-life balance in our latest blog. He has some great tips for busy entrepreneurs during the festive season.


Marketing for Entrepreneurs: why Super Content holds the key to business development

Our guest blogger, Carrie Bedingfield, the founder of OneFish TwoFish, talks about the need for entrepreneurs and startups to develop ‘super content’ to position the business with the right markets, raise awareness and grow the business.


Challenging and breaking stereotypes for women in entrepreneurship

This article discusses entrepreneurship education to support, encourage and empower women in entrepreneurship in the context of the experience of the recent European SME Week Summit.


Critical perspective on Entrepreneurship: are we poised to change the world or destroy it?

The main topic on the economic agenda these days is ‘growth’ or how to attain growth’. Growth is held as the measure of success for both enterprise and the nation as a whole. However, there is much less talk of the impact and implications of a growth agenda. Dr Shima Barakat discusses how the drive for enterprise growth is impacting the sustainability agenda.


Measuring creative learning activities for better Entrepreneurship Education

The CfEL Research team engaged with entrepreneurship educators at the recent Learning by Development conference at Laurea University of Applied Science in Leppävaara, Finland, to gauge opinion about a tool designed as part of EU-funded CAL4INO (i.e. Creative Activities in Learning for Innovation) for measuring creative learning activities and received surprising but interesting reactions.


Entrepreneurial apprenticeships at Cambridge

The BBC’s Apprentice show has more of a focus on Entrepreneurship with participants competing for investment in their business venture but is it really reflective of the entrepreneurial journey and does this result in meaningful entrepreneurship with benefits for society as a whole?


EnterpriseWISE: Catering for the most underserved category of aspiring entrepreneurs

EnterpriseWISE is no ordinary course. It is a course designed specifically to meet the needs of women in science, engineering and technology – the most underserved entrepreneurial community in the world.


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