entrepreneurs Archives - Labour Business

Let’s stamp out the idea that Labour is anti-business

Stephen Kinnock MP and Hamish Sandison, Chair of Labour Business, outline how to bust the myth that Labour is anti-business. First published in Labour List, Thursday 13th May Last week, London was Boris Johnson’s London. This week, London is a changed

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Boosting Skills to Power Welsh Global Competitiveness

It’s not rocket science to say that at the heart of every world class economy there lies a world class education and skills system driving it forward.

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Women in Business, Leaky Pipeline Needs Repairing

Recently, Chuka Umunna rightly talked of the unacceptable “ceiling” women face in reaching the top of their business. Looking at the McKinsey report, “Women Matter”, we can see that men are three times as likely to be promoted into middle

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Why UK Researchers Move to America

The Valley of Death is an expression used to describe the black hole in which a lot of research ends up in. Many researchers get stuck in the Valley of Death, not having the tools, skills or financial backing to

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Israeli Innovation and Entrepreneurship Models UK can Replicate

Shadow ministers, Labour Friends of Israel and Labour’s NG Network held the first ever Google Hangout live video-link between tech experts in the UK and Israel last month, demonstrating the party’s seriousness about learning from the world’s leaders on innovation

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An Enterprising Nation, Nurturing Small Business to Deliver Jobs Growth

With George Osborne’s Budget largely uninspiring, it is now Labour that is leading the debate on how to make to make Britain the best place it can be to start, run and grow a business. In the run-up to the

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Business Expo 3.0: Nurturing Tomorrow’s Growth Businesses

by Karen Landles and Andrew Pakes; 26 March 2013 “Export is fun!” declared Lord Parry Mitchell, speaking at the International B2B Business Expo 3.0 event at Stadium MK in Milton Keynes recently. The sense of excitement and energy, of enjoying

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One Nation Labour: Nurturing Entrepreneurial Talent and Innovation

What do Johnnie Walker, Smirnoff Ice and Guinness all have in common? They are all made by Diageo, which is one of the worlds largest drinks company who recently hosted an LFIG business reception with Rachel Reeves MP, Shadow Chief

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Co-operative Action Empowers Communities to Solve Own Problems

When the Cornish village of Lanreath lost their village shop, it was devastating for them. For some it meant longer journeys, but for the elderly or those struggling financially the impact was even worse. So they came together to think

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Reinventing Community Banking, Supporting Local Business

by Seema Malhotra; 19 November 2012 A radical change in banking is needed to rebuild the British economy so that is works for entrepreneurs and small businesses. The Government has failed to get lending going to small and medium sized

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