This paper, written by Erika Watson, was commissioned by the Women’s Budget Group to inform the Commission on a Gender-Equal Economy. The executive summary and recommendations are below. For the full report see the Commission website. Executive Summary Since the 2008 financial crash, a sharp rise in predominantly female self-employment has absorbed much of the […]
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Self-employed women in the time of Covid
Blogging for Researchers
Our new Blogging for Researchers course received outstanding feedback. The workshop ran at UEA on 13 November. Here’s what delegates had to say: A brief outline of the course we ran: Blogging for Researchers “This practical workshop introduces blogging and associated social media for researchers, as a means to establish reputation and authority and enable […]
Feminomics – A New Perspective on Gender and Leadership
Feminomics provides a new perspective on gender and leadership challenges and opportunities for both women and men. It looks at the unbalanced leadership behind the economic crisis and how we need to re-balance our leadership at every level for future prosperity and well-being. The presentation forms a powerful centrepiece for leadership events, stimulating high levels […]
Flexicurity for the Self-employed
Our economic future depends on small business. But increasingly only those with personal wealth or assets are in a position to make a real go of ‘going it alone’.
Jobs for the Girls: Time for a Progressive Women’s Enterprise Strategy
The article was first published in the ‘Labour’s Business’ report in November 2011. A summarised version was published in the Institute of Small Business and Entrepreneurship newsletter in Spring 2012. Women in the UK are just half as likely to start a business as men. The gap is twice as wide for younger women; when women have the choice, […]
Access to Enterprise should be a Human Right. Keynote speech CBBA conference
Summarised version of keynote presentation to the ACBBA/ SFEDI European Community Based Business Adviser Conference, London 13 Sept 2010. Nobel peace prize winner, Muhammad Yunus says: “All human beings are born entrepreneurs. Some get a chance to unleash that capacity. Some never get the chance, never know that he or she has that capacity.” I […]
Trade Unions for the Self-Employed?
Everyone has a business in them, according to the enterprise campaign recently launched by David Cameron. The self-employment rate is already at its highest level since the 1930s. But as a new report from the Chartered Institute of Personnel and Development (CIPD), based on official figures, suggests that these new entrepreneurs are in fact a growing class of vulnerable workers. […]
Marketing Inclusive Business Support
Greenwell Consulting provides inclusive entrepreneurship CPD to business support providers and policy makers, who want to ensure that business support services attract a broader range of participants. The presentation below gives a snap-shot of a small part of our training programme. For more information please see our Inclusive Enterprepreneurship section or get in touch for an informal discussion. How […]
Are optimism and chance all you need to succeed in business?
Optimism and chance are key factors in business success according to new research. But optimism about your own abilities can be built with good training and support.
LEPs and Enterprise for All
Recently I’ve been involved in setting up and managing the Enterprise for All Network (EfAN), an online forum of ‘enterprise’ professionals who are concerned about the place of enterprise promotion and business support within the Coalition Government’s proposed new Local Enterprise Partnerships (LEPs). Over the past few weeks forum members have shared views and experience, while […]
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- Trade Unions for the Self-Employed? March 29, 2012
- Self-employed women in the time of Covid August 26, 2020
- Gender Balanced Leadership March 29, 2010
- LEPs and Enterprise for All March 29, 2010
- Are optimism and chance all you need to succeed in business? November 30, 2010
- Self-employed women in the time of Covid August 26, 2020
- Blogging for Researchers December 10, 2013
- Feminomics – A New Perspective on Gender and Leadership March 29, 2013
- Flexicurity for the Self-employed December 29, 2012
- Jobs for the Girls: Time for a Progressive Women’s Enterprise Strategy June 29, 2012