Innovation from Diversity – Professor Simon Mosey
September 21, 2020
As we prepare for the new semester, I am reminded of the words of the VP of IBM, Claudia Brind-Woody: “…a smart team will do amazing things, but truly diverse teams will do impossible things” In planning to work with our students within these uncertain times, the true diversity of the HGI team has been …
Rural Revitalisation in China – Dr Bin Wu
August 21, 2020
Note: this blog is based upon an edition and reshaping of an interview from the YouChange China Social Entrepreneur Foundation, one of most influential NGOs in China specialised in social innovation and entrepreneurship for poverty alleviation, female empowerment and community development in rural China. Rural revitalisation has been increasingly popular among policy makers and …
“I believe equality is everyone’s business” – Lorna Treanor comments on WEPG Framework Launch
August 11, 2020
This blog is written by Dr Lorna Treanor, Assistant Professor in Entrepreneurship and Innovation at the Haydn Green Institute I have been supporting and/or researching women entrepreneurs for twenty years either as an economic development/management consultant or as an academic. Women face additional barriers within employment and in relation to starting and growing a business and these issues are greater …
Ingenuity Lab members complete 2020 Scale Programme
July 31, 2020
Over the past five weeks, thirteen Ingenuity Lab members have been taking part in our new accelerator programme, Scale, with the goal of taking their business to the next level. Running for the first time, the objective of the accelerator programme is to ensure Lab members’ businesses are viable, innovative and scalable post-Covid, learning how …
Supporting Diversity and Inclusion in Innovation – Dr Tom Coogan
July 30, 2020
HGI’s Dr Tom Coogan has co-authored a new report on Supporting Diversity and Inclusion in Innovation, published last week by Innovate UK and sponsored by the Economic and Social Research Council. The study outlines barriers, challenges, opportunities and support needs for minority ethnic groups and disabled people to participate in business innovation, and the UKRI have …
Engendering Equitable Enterprise Policy: HGI Academic, Dr Lorna Treanor, joins the new “Women’s Enterprise Policy Group”!
July 1, 2020
HGI’s Dr Lorna Treanor, who specialises in gender and entrepreneurship research, was invited to join the newly-founded Women’s Enterprise Policy Group (WEPG) as an academic member. Established in May 2020, the Women’s Enterprise Policy Group is a partnership of 15 academic researchers and women’s business support practitioners from across the UK. WEPG commit to sharing …
My Way Project – Dr Isobel O’Neil
June 11, 2020
Building on experiences gained through the success of the “My Business My Way” toolkit and workshops for women running their own businesses, HGI’s Dr Isobel O’Neil has developed and launched two new online initiatives to help support women in business during working from home and the Covid-19 crisis. Along with her two co-producers – Nottingham-based …
Entrepreneurs in Residence increase support for Ingenuity Lab members during lockdown
June 1, 2020
On this blog we have previously heard from Ingenuity Lab members about how they have been adapting their lives and businesses to the Covid-19 crisis. But Lab activity is not restricted to our members! This week we’d like to highlight the generous efforts of our Entrepreneurs in Residence (EIRs), who have been providing their time, …
MSc Stories – Entrepreneurship, Innovation and Management
May 19, 2020
HGI is at the forefront of creating a culture of entrepreneurialism and innovation at the University of Nottingham, and our MSc in Entrepreneurship, Innovation and Management is the perfect step up from undergraduate study of any kind. The course considers how to solve problems by thinking differently, with modules in leading entrepreneurial growth, launching new …
Creativity in Crisis
April 27, 2020
In these uncertain times, Ingenuity Lab members have been adapting their lives and businesses to the Covid-19 crisis in many different ways. On Tuesday April 21, the Lab hosted an online event, Creativity in Crisis, where industry experts and Lab members came together to share advice and talk about their own experiences during the crisis. Yasmin Gregory, who runs local wellbeing hub at1.SPACE, has successfully moved …
