From January 2021, RIFT Social Enterprise (RSE) will be working in partnership with the Faculty of Business and Justice at the University of Central Lancashire (UCLan), to pilot a new virtual clinic, supporting ex-prisoners in establishing small businesses. RSE was founded in January 2018 by...
The author Dr Rita G. Klapper is Reader in Enterprise and Sustainability at Manchester Met and is part of the University’s IOEE Centre of Excellence. Rita uses innovative pedagogy and elements from yoga such as mindfulness in her course creations. Enterprise & entrepreneurship education...
Speaking to Sue Bedward, Director of Operations at IOEE Academy, MBL Academy we took a look at what work they are currently involved in. Sue said: “Midlands Business Leadership Academy (MBL Academy) has been an IOEE Academy for just over 4 years. We have recently gone through a new branding and...
Late 2019 saw the launch of our partnership with the National Enterprise Network (NEN) providing a streamlined application path for NEN Members when applying to become an IOEE Academy. We spoke to three organisations who have taken up the opportunity as NEN members and found out a little more...
David Morgan founded Entrepreneurs Unlocked in the Autumn of 2019, soon after becoming an IOEE Academy. David saw IOEE Academy status as vital to his vision of enabling social and economic mobility through entrepreneurship. Offering a range of workshops from a half day entrepreneurial skills...
IOEE Centre of Excellence Manchester Metropolitan University has recently launched GROW! Grow is a place like no other at Manchester Met. It’s a space to eat, an environment to learn, a platform to create… it’s a place to grow. GROW is the result of a pioneering collaboration between...
The Blue Planet effect and momentum from the recent War on Plastics have kept plastics high on the public agenda, with what Ocado’s head of CR Suzanne Westlake describes as “bordering on a militant approach”. This can prove challenging for smaller businesses and start-ups wanting to do the...