The hard work and rewards of being in business

This week, we chatted to Dr Theresa Simpkin. Terri is an associate Professor at the University of Nottingham and owner of Mischief Business Engineering. I’m currently an Associate Professor and Director, Senior Leadership Degree Apprenticeship – EMBA at the University of Nottingham but I also have my own small company called Mischief Business Engineering. I…
Adjusting your business model to survive amidst the COVID19 outbreak

This week, we chatted to Stephen Roberts, Business Gateway Manager at Keele University, about the support available for small businesses – and how we can adapt to survive the COVID19 outbreak. Gateway is the route in to the University to access our range of ERDF, academic and graduate employment programmes. My role includes signposting and…
Introducing LadderTech

Starting your own business? It’s fun. It’s exciting. It’s hard work. There’s a reason that 90% of start-ups fail, and its not because they’re bad at what they do. Often, its because they’re so good at what they do, that they don’t think of the other things they need to run a business. At a…