THE POWER OF PEOPLE, PLACES & FIRMS
Reading Time: 3 minutesCan young entrepreneurs drive France forward? In the pursuit of economic competitiveness, young business owners are becoming drivers of change and fresh ideas. Despite social and skill challenges, the growth of social entrepreneurship shows promising potential.
Reading Time: 3 minutesYouth entrepreneurship is on the rise. Innovative partnerships between Higher Education Institutions and businesses are helping to shape a new generation of entrepreneurs, but too often these projects fall short by missing out on equity.
Reading Time: 3 minutesEntrepreneurship is a powerful avenue for economic empowerment and inclusion. Yet women continue to face more obstacles than men in starting and growing a business. They relate to gender bias and social norms, a lack of entrepreneurial skills, and unequal access to funding,
Reading Time: 4 minutesWhen you own a small business, it’s just as important to spend time working on you as working on your business. Bruce Billson explains how small-business owners can put some extra wind in their sails and not in their face.
Reading Time: 4 minutesHigh inflation, skyrocketing energy prices, rising interest rates and supply chain disruptions are now falling hard on SMEs, setting them up for a challenging year.
Reading Time: 4 minutesSubnational governments are sitting on a treasure trove of data. From waste and transport to local taxes, huge quantities of data are produced daily. This data can be incredibly powerful – helping city administrations make services more targeted and effective.
Reading Time: 3 minutesEvery day, 95% of British households boil their electric kettle – 40% of houses doing it at least 4 times a day – helping us drink 100 million cups of tea a day. There is no more British routine.
Reading Time: 4 minutesScale-ups are the heavy lifters of our economies. These fast-growing firms create many times more jobs and new sales than would be expected given their share of the business population.