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Launch of the new Evolve Workplace Wellbeing online toolkit

The University of East Anglia and RAND Europe have just launched a toolkit of free, evidence-informed workplace wellbeing resources to help businesses evolve their workplace wellbeing approach and thrive. Dr Helen Fitzhugh explains how there is something useful for every manager and HR professional in the toolkit, however far on the workplace wellbeing journey their […]

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4 Boosts for Frontline Workers

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Recruitment and retention of staff has been a massive issue since the COVID-19 crisis shook the labour market. People are leaving public-facing roles (e.g. in retail, hospitality, care and tourism) and some are not returning. Looking after employee wellbeing has been associated with higher employee retention, better reputation (useful for recruitment) and better performance by

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Empowering people to drive innovation in high-tech manufacturing

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In this collaborative Masterclass from the PrOPEL Hub and InterAct , CEO Jonathan Golby shares insights on how Peak Scientific has embraced organisational transformation to empower their employees to collaborate and drive innovation. Peak Scientific is a leading innovator in the design, manufacture and support of high performance gas generators for analytical laboratories. Head-quartered in

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Putting Microbusinesses on the Agenda: the View from Policy

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In the second in our Spotlight on Microbusinesses series, we gather a range of public and private policy stakeholders to explore the challenges and opportunities business support organisations face in delivering interventions to micro-firms. The newly published Levelling Up White Paper marks the launch of a decade-long project by the UK Government to level up Britain, with

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Addressing the Productivity Challenges of Microbusinesses

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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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Building an inclusive human resource community

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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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Coping with the Pandemic

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As part of our Voices from the Micro Business Community series, this blog introduces the four businesses and civil society group working with Aston, Birmingham and Warwick Universities on the project Productivity from Below. Business owners and community activists tackle these questions in a new blog series based on the real-time experiences of a unique

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Access to Finance for Small Businesses

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Dr Steve Walker, Chief Executive of Art Business Loans reflects on the role the organisation has play in providing and the challenges many small firms will face in the future. From inception nearly 25 years ago ART Business Loans (ART) has always served the ethnic minority business community in its long and distinguished career originally

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Facilitating Digital Transformation in the Bangladeshi Catering Sector

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Dr Imelda McCarthy, Research Fellow at CREME and Johur Uddin (Skills Link and representing the Bangladeshi Catering Sector) reflect upon the benefits of social media marketing in the Bangladeshi catering sector and call for more support in this area for small businesses in the latest blog in our Voices from the Micro Business Community blog

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Towards a Strategy for Supporting Ethnic Minority Businesses in the West Midlands

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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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