CREME launches new website www.creme-dmu.org.uk
CREME is delighted to announce the launch of its new website. Please visit the website at http://www.creme-dmu.org.uk The Centre’s blog has been integrated into the new site and all posts can be found in the Articles section. All future blog articles will be posted on the new site. Keep up to date with CREME’s activities … Continue reading
Professor Monder Ram reports back from his visit to Sweden
Becoming self-employed is a common means of survival, if not integration, for migrants in a number of European countries. Migrants often start their own businesses at a faster rate than their indigenous counterparts. For many, this is out of sheer necessity rather than any particular flare for enterprise. However, a more positive opportunity-seeking motivation is … Continue reading
Boost your business with DMU seminar on SME access to finance
A seminar hosted by De Montfort University (DMU) in Leicester on 4 May will help SMEs to identify greater access to finance. A leading small business finance researcher and one of Barclays Bank’s top small business economists will be among the guest speakers at ‘SME access to finance in the UK: What has research contributed … Continue reading
CREME’s case study strategy with SMEs bidding for public sector contracts in Leicester – Any suggestions?
CREME is currently working on the Selling to the Public Sector project, as discussed in previous posts on this blog[1]. The Project will support SMEs across Leicester and Leicestershire, specifically targeting female, disabled and BME owned SMEs in Leicester’s disadvantaged areas, to access procurement and supply chain contracts from public and private sector buyers. The … Continue reading
First CREME Seminar on Small Firms Research at DMU a great success
The first session of the CREME seminar series at De Montfort University was formally opened on March the 2nd by Professor David Wilson, Deputy Vice-Chancellor and Dean of the Faculty of Business and Law and focused on developments in small firms’ research at DMU. Professor Monder Ram, Director of CREME, introduced the speakers below to … Continue reading
Dr. Natalia Vershinina- Understanding Polish entrepreneurs in Australia
Dr. Natalia Vershinina, DMU together with Prof. Rowena Barrett won funding from Australian Social Sciences Association under their International Science Linkages Scheme for 2010-11, which allowed Dr. Natalia Vershinina to obtain a visiting research position at Edith Cowan University, Western Australia within their School of Management Feb 2011-Feb 2012. The project entitled : “Building the … Continue reading
Who supports new migrant businesses?
New migrants to the UK (and further afield) contribute to the economy in many ways. An obvious route is through self-employment. ‘New Migrant Businesses’ (NMBs) are becoming increasingly visible in the major metropolitan areas. Many Poles, Somalis, Kurds – all examples of the new migration – are starting their own businesses (though detailed statistics are … Continue reading
Access to Markets: Developing Corporate – Small Firm Relationships
Difficulties in accessing markets have long been recognised as barriers to the survival and growth of small and medium sized businesses (SMEs) and, in particular, ethnic minority businesses (EMBs). While policy literature has tended to focus on access to public sector contracts, entering the supply chains of large private sector firms is almost certainly even … Continue reading
Access to Finance: Improving bank – minority enterprise relationships
There is a long standing concern that many small and medium sized enterprises (SMEs) face difficulties in securing the finance they need to survive and grow and that ethnic minority businesses (EMBs), in particular, face additional difficulties in securing finance. Research suggests that a major reason for this situation is weak relationships between many EMBs … Continue reading
CREME and Our Swedish Colleagues
Most countries in Western Europe have witnessed an increase, often dramatic, in migration over the last decade or so. Conflict, poverty and the search for a better life have prompted migrants to look to the countries of Europe for some kind of salvation. All too frequently many find it difficult to get jobs in … Continue reading
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