Management & Enterprise
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Keywords
Entrepreneurship, enterprise, SMEs, business
start-ups, leadership, innovation
Expertise
Over the last 15 years entrepreneurship and the
management of small firms have become increasingly
important topics in the context of UK research. Within the
University of Liverpool Management School there is a
strong focus on improving the effectiveness of SMEs by
supporting innovative and entrepreneurial leadership and
developing strong managers.
Entrepreneurs need to be visionaries at the leading edge
of their field, but also need to possess excellent business
management skills. Most entrepreneurs recognise
that they are permanent students who constantly
need to learn.
We provide numerous opportunities and programmes
to facilitate this life-long learning, helping nascent
entrepreneurs to start a business and established
business owners to grow and finance their firms.
The ‘IDEAS at Daresbury’ partnership promotes
effective knowledge exchange in an environment
which combines SMEs, large corporations,
universities and strategic government-funded
science. IDEAS is free of charge to eligible
high-tech SMEs and provides advice and support
on the essentials of customer insight and
marketing, planning and strategy.
Other Management School initiatives to support
entrepreneurs and SMEs are:
LEAD – a 10-month business and leadership
development programme for SMEs
Centre for Leadership Development (CFLD)
IDEAS Partnership – encourage innovation within
high-growth tech businesses
UK Trade and Industry (UKTI) – promote
international R&D collaborations for small
technology-based firms in the North West.
The Enterprise Champions Project – support for
entrepreneurial students and staff
Northern Leadership Academy (NLA) – a think
tank and website to improve the leadership skills of
owner-managers
VentureNavigator – business start-up website
The Agility Centre – support related to supply chain
management
Non-Executive Development (NEDS) Programme –
specialist training and skills for non-executive board
members
Change-up Merseyside – advice and resources to
build up the voluntary sector and communities to
deliver public services.
Capabilities and facilities
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Workshops on entrepreneurial leadership and
business growth
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Bespoke consultancy
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Supports small, entrepreneurial firms to address
issues by means of projects undertaken by Masters
students and Knowledge Transfer Partnerships.
Relevant centres and groups
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Agility and Supply Chain Management Centre
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Centre for Enterprise and Entrepreneurial
Leadership.
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Entrepreneurship and SMEs
APPLICATION AREAS
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Aerospace and automotive
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Arts and leisure
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Biotechnology
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Built environment
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Civil engineering
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Creative industries
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Defence and security
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Electronics and electrical systems
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Energy
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Financial and business services
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Food supply
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Healthcare and pharmaceuticals
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High value manufacturing
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Information and communication
technology (ICT)
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Nanotechnology and advanced
materials
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Society and community
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Sustainability
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Transport and infrastructure
