In this blog, Professor Monder Ram draws on evidence from the recent Time to Change Report to advocate for better and more inclusive support for ethnic minority entrepreneurs to help boost the UK economy. A £100 billion boost to the UK economy is tantalisingly within reach if the country’s ethnic minority businesses (EMBs) are given […]
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In this PrOPEL Hub Research Showcase video, the award winning Productivity from Below team share how their project uses academic research to address and boost productivity in microbusinesses. Micro-businesses rarely attract policy attention despite their importance. There are more than 1.1 million microbusinesses, employing 4.1 million people (18.6% of all private sector employees) and contributing
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In this blog, Monder Ram and Imelda McCarthy draw on their action research study Productivity from Below to share insights on building an inclusive human resource community that engages often overlooked ethnic minority microbusinesses. The importance of human resource (HR) practices to firm productivity is a hardy perennial in academic and policy commentary. Bafflingly absent
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In the latest blog in our Voices from the Community Micro Business blog series, CREME share insight from their research and from their partners on key lessons for stakeholders interested in collaborative approaches to supporting Ethnic Minority Businesses in the West Midlands. Introduction Ethnic minority businesses (EMBs) play a vital role in economy, yet rarely
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In episode three of the PrOPEL Hub’s ‘Thriving in Uncertainty’ podcast series, Professor Monder Ram welcomes Damini Sharma, Director of The OM Group, to share her insights and experiences of the importance of resilience in surviving and prospering in challenging times. Damini begins by telling the inspiring story of how her business overcame huge disruption
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The second part of our “Thriving in Uncertainty” podcast series explores the impact of the Covid-19 pandemic on entrepreneurs and their enterprises as they move from crisis phase into longer term management for sustainability. Professors Monder Ram and Eleanor Shaw are joined by two entrepreneurs from the creative and housing sector, with very different experiences
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April 2020 was a frantic month for Citizens UK Birmingham (CUK B’ham) members involved in the Business Leaders’ Project (BLP), a pioneering cross-sector partnership that aims to support migrant business owners. On April 26, Tsitsi Mudokwani of Sisters Care spoke movingly to Sky News about the risks to her care staff on home visits without
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Covid-19 is revealing a number of deep-seated inequalities. Whilst the differential health outcomes for ethnic minorities make headlines, less well reported is the devastating impact on small businesses that provide an economic lifeline for minority communities: retail, catering and (for younger groups) the creative sector. Our ESRC research focuses on productivity in smaller firms (microbusinesses
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Punch: Punch is a Birmingham based music and arts agency that is committed to working with Black Music, Arts and Culture through tours, festivals, international projects and development programmes for young people. What does productivity mean for micro-businesses in the creative sector? Is it being good with time, creating, delivering, improving or learning? This video
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In part one of our Thriving in Uncertainty podcast series, Professor Graeme Roy hosts a discussion with Professor Monder Ram and Professor Eleanor Shaw on the impact of Covid-19 on businesses in the UK. Monder and Eleanor bring insights from two ends of the spectrum – Monder’s work supports community-based microbusinesses with 1-9 employees while
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