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12 Ambitious owner-managers of regional small to medium sized enterprises (SMEs) recently met with KBS to form a new network as part of the Business … Read more

“We don’t really understand it but we know it’s important and we want more of it!” Could be used to sum up a lot of … Read more

Dr Mark Gilman, Director of the Centre for Employment, Competitiveness and Growth at Kent Business School leads a consortium awarded funds by the ESRC Enterprise Research … Read more

Are you ambitious? Are you looking for opportunities to improve and grow your business? Your wait is over!   At the Centre for Employment Competitiveness … Read more

Business school project helps SMEs perform better and leads to £2.8m boost to Kent economy and creation of new jobs A project by the University’s Kent … Read more

“Entrepreneurship is a zig-zag, everyone fails, it’s learning from the experience that counts” (Panel member, Warwick Business School seminar on Entrepreneurial Failure, 4/2/14). It seems … Read more

A special event is to be held as part of the University’s 50th Anniversary celebrations to mark the achievements of Small to Medium-Sized Enterprises (SMEs) … Read more

…and build a business that is less reliant on you was the focus of our discussions at the Business Improvement and Growth (BIG) Network session … Read more

An evaluation exercise undertaken on the Business Improvement and Growth (BIG) Journey, an executive development programme delivered through the Centre for Employment, Competitiveness and Growth … Read more

An evaluation exercise undertaken on the Business Improvement and Growth (BIG) Journey, an executive development programme delivered through the Centre for Employment, Competitiveness and Growth … Read more

An evaluation exercise undertaken on the Business Improvement and Growth (BIG) Journey, an executive development programme delivered through the Centre for Employment, Competitiveness and Growth … Read more

On Friday the 13th of December the BIG Network met to explore the title; “Building a strong and empowered culture”. Mark Gilman and I came … Read more

Six lucky business school students were recently given the once in a lifetime opportunity to attend a conference dedicated to the lessons of those running … Read more

Dr Simon Raby, a research academic from the Centre for Employment, Competitiveness and Growth at the University of Kent’s Business School, is to provide strategic … Read more

… and are the source of Business Improvement and Growth Can you think of a business that could exist or sustain growth without a set … Read more

Enterprise specialists from Kent Business School (KBS) highlighted their success in supporting regional businesses when they met Lord Young, the Prime Minister’s enterprise advisor, at … Read more

Toby Lindsay has recently joined the research team within the Centre for Employment, Competitiveness and Growth (cECG) at the University of Kent’s Business School. A … Read more

All of the themes within the BIG Network have one thing in common – they seek to understand what drives success for the ambitious business … Read more

‘A fantastic scheme’ ‘A great boost to my employability’ ‘I have not see it done like this anywhere else’ – are just a few of … Read more

In October and November 2012 the University of Kent’s Business School delivered a series of taster workshops across Kent for over 50 ambitious owner-managers of … Read more