Brett Centre for Entrepreneurship publishes its first Impact Report

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The Brett Centre for Entrepreneurship, one of the six Research Centres based at the University of Liverpool Management School, has published its first Impact Report outlining key projects and achievements for 2022/23.

The Centre, led by Professor Robert Blackburn, comprises of a multi-disciplinary group of researchers, enterprise educators and practitioners whose mission it is to be a connected hub of excellence for people and organisations interested in entrepreneurship research, theory, policy and practice.

Whilst there is an emphasis on entrepreneurship research, the Centre also focuses on two other important pillars of activity - education and impact. Collectively these three pillars are mutually supporting to provide a solid foundation to help achieve its mission and contribute to the prosperity of the Liverpool City Region and beyond.

Key highlights:

  • Publication of the Self-Employed Report series in collaboration with the Centre for Economic Performance, London School of Economics analysing the experiences and performance of the self-employed in the UK over a period of time
  • Youth Entrepreneurship policy paper with the OECD planned for publication following a series of 3 workshops in Liverpool-London and Paris. The aims are to build a picture of the contemporary issues facing young people in the labour market, how entrepreneurship fits within their world and the implications for more effective policy interventions.
  • Launch of 2 new cross-disciplinary entrepreneurship undergraduate & postgraduate modules designed to enable students, whatever their core subject or discipline, to develop their entrepreneurial thinking and skill set for their future career.
  • Successful Small Business Charter re-accreditation award.  This ensures the Management School can continue to expand its support of small business and enterprise communities through the business growth and leadership course Help-To-Grow: Management.
  • The continued successful expansion of the Entrepreneurs Monthly Meet-up which is the Centres local entrepreneurs networking forum with guest speakers from the local entrepreneur community sharing their experiences and passing on their expertise.
  • The launch of a high-profile seminar series with world-leading academics in the field of entrepreneurship

READ THE FULL REPORT: Brett Centre for Entrepreneurship Impact Report 2022/23