Build it and they will come…or we can always ‘refer’ them to it!

I have been asked to help various parts of the enterprise development network (Chambers, Business Links, Enterprise Agencies, community based enterprise projects, managed workspaces, load funds, credit unions, training providers etc.) to think about and hopefully improve their ‘referral’ processes. (A referral is the name given to the process where one agent in the [...]

Should We Forget About Start-Ups?

I have for a number of years argued that ‘enterprise’ is not an inherently good thing and that we should not be encouraging or promoting enterprise as some sort of ‘new world economy force for good’.
At least, not if what we mean by enterprise is economic activity through self employment and entrepreneurship. If, by enterprise, [...]