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Covid-19 offers valuable lessons in making project management more adaptable

Project management is a discipline obsessed with risk aversion, with preparing for and predicting everything. But the Covid-19 pandemic has meant that often excessive need to…

InnovationManagement and LeadershipCOVID-19
Lancaster University Management School

Now is the time to reskill and future proof your business

Small businesses need to be proactive in investing in skills development to maintain productivity and competitiveness to secure their post-Brexit future. While negotiations about…

COVID-19Professional developmentInnovationBusiness SkillsProductivity
Nottingham Trent University, Nottingham Business School

Staying positive: Securing investment during a pandemic

Although almost all businesses have been hit hard by the coronavirus pandemic, early-stage startups are seeing the worst of it. Early startups depend a lot on investments as they…

Business SkillsFinanceStart upCOVID-19Digital transformation

Is it time for entrepreneurs to ramp up, restart, reboot or rethink?

COVID-19 continues to pose serious challenges for entrepreneurial small business founders. Figuring out how to start again in its economic shadow will not be easy. Is it safe to…

Marketing strategyCommunicationCOVID-19
University of Nottingham, Nottingham University Business School

The Independent Food and Drink Sector – Planning for Post-COVID-19

What challenges are facing small businesses in the food and drink sector, and what support is available?

Small Business Leadership ProgrammeBusiness SupportCOVID-19
Leeds Business School, Leeds Beckett University

‘Effectual’ planning for recovery in the COVID-19 era

Expert advice on rebuilding your business

COVID-19FinanceBusiness strategy
Derby Business School, University of Derby

Social isolation during COVID-19: what can managers do?

We are all in challenging times and homeworking has become the new normal. Managers are having to adapt their styles and are being increasingly dependent on the digital technology…

COVID-19Wellbeing
University of Bedfordshire Business School

4 Simple Brand Creation Steps to Improve Customer Engagement and Brand Recognition During Lockdown

Follow these four steps to maintain your brand after lockdown.

COVID-19Marketing strategyDigital transformation

Why we need digital solutions for the post-COVID recovery

Digital skills will be vital for addressing the challenges of the recovery, argues Professor Mark Jarvis.

Digital transformationCOVID-19Business SkillsSecurity
Manchester Metropolitan University Business School

Frontline staff less able to raise safety concerns with employers

Business school research shows the structural and cultural barriers frontline staff face.

WellbeingEmployee EngagementCOVID-19Organisational culture
Nottingham Trent University, Nottingham Business School

Surviving this crisis and those yet to come

What can the UK's football clubs tell us about surviving the lockdown?

Business strategyCOVID-19
University of Nottingham, Nottingham University Business School

Homebased working in a time of crisis and uncertainty

Dr Oliver Mallett examines the evidence behind effective remote working.

Employee EngagementCOVID-19Wellbeing
Stirling Management School, University of Stirling

Rescuing and resetting the UK economy after COVID-19 via debt-to-equity swaps

The Cardiff Business School team outline detailed proposals for assisting small businesses.

COVID-19Finance
Cardiff Business School

COVID-19 is driving the importance of data in retail: Part 2: The Knowledge Exchange Perspective

Almost every country across the world has reported cases of COVID-19 (McKinsey 2020), with governments taking different approaches as to how to contain the virus and limit its…

Marketing strategyCOVID-19Digital transformation
University of the Arts London, London College of Fashion

COVID-19 is driving the importance of data in retail: Part 1: The Research Perspective

COVID-19 has demonstrated the importance of understanding and using Big Data.

Business SkillsCOVID-19Digital transformation
University of the Arts London, London College of Fashion

Post-crisis recovery and the co-creation of knowledge

What can crises teach us about effective business practices?

Business strategyCOVID-19Management & Leadership
University of Nottingham, Nottingham University Business School

Retaining employees during COVID-19 – don’t let your talent go to waste!

Aston Business School shares the latest takeaways from their small business podcast.

Employee EngagementCOVID-19HR
Aston University, Aston Business School

Responding to a Blooming Nightmare: COVID-19 shakes up the Horticultural Industry

Coventry Business School breaks down COVID-19's impacts.

Macro factorsSecurityWellbeingCOVID-19Innovation
Coventry University, Coventry Business School

Turnover expected to halve for 70 per cent of micro businesses due to coronavirus, research shows

The research done by Sheffield University Management School and Small Business Britain aims to establish the support needed by the UK's small businesses.

COVID-19Macro factorsSecurity
Sheffield University Management School

Research shows self-employed affected most by COVID-19 lockdown

The Cardiff Business School team analyse those most at risk.

COVID-19EntrepreneurshipSecurity
Cardiff Business School

Coffee, communication and community: coffee shop culture in a time of COVID-19 and social distancing

Research from the Coventry Centre for Business and Society examines the impact of COVID-19 on one of the UK's most vibrant retail sectors.

SecurityInnovationMacro factorsCOVID-19
Coventry University, Coventry Business School

Supporting the business community in the South of England

Portsmouth Business School shares the support on offer for local businesses.

Digital transformationCOVID-19Business SkillsBusiness strategy
University of Portsmouth, Portsmouth Business School

Boosting Profits in a Time of Crisis: Interviews with Small Business Owners

Small business owners share how they're keeping profits afloat under COVID-19

InnovationCOVID-19Business strategyManagement & Leadership

Life After Coronavirus: What Does The Future Look Like For Small Businesses?

Businesses of all shapes and sizes have found themselves in an unprecedented situation thanks to the global Coronavirus outbreak. This potentially deadly virus has devastated every…

Customer engagementWellbeingCOVID-19HR

Your Business’s Cyber Security and COVID-19

The business school team from Greater Manchester Cyber Foundry share their advice.

COVID-19Security
Lancaster University Management School,
Manchester Metropolitan University Business School,
University of Salford, Salford Business School

Dealing with COVID-19 – advice from a small business in the events industry

Two young business founders share what they're learning about business practice by dealing with COVID-19.

COVID-19WellbeingInnovation

Proactive steps for small businesses to deal with the recent pandemic

The recent outbreak of COVID-19 has changed how the world does business. Financial projections for the coming year can be thrown out of the window, with companies having to adapt…

COVID-19SecurityFinanceBusiness strategy

Building support to help your business survive COVID-19 – tips from a latest podcast from Aston Business School

Aston Business School experts share their top 7 tips for businesses struggling under COVID-19.

COVID-19Business strategy
Aston University, Aston Business School

COVID-19: What to do with your business’s website

A graphic design agency share their 3 key tips for maintaining your business's digital presence.

Marketing strategyCOVID-19

Support for the self-employed during COVID-19: what to make of the Government’s announcement?

What does Rishi Sunak's announcement really mean for the self employed?

Management & LeadershipBusiness strategyCOVID-19
Birmingham City Business School, Birmingham City University

How can small businesses protect themselves from COVID-19?

Henning von Spreckelsen, Small Business Charter Board Member, outlines some tips for SMEs in the current challenging times. There is nothing certain about 2020 except that it will…

Business strategyCOVID-19

The Corona Budget and the well-being of small businesses

In his first budget the Chancellor Rishi Sunak signalled the commitment of the Government to addressing the Covid-19 pandemic in the UK. However, while the Government's concerns…

Business strategyFinanceCOVID-19