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Entrepreneurship and Business Growth

Entrepreneurship is a core area of expertise for managers in today's dynamic economy; particularly managing innovation, risk, uncertainty, and growth.

Entrepreneurship at Cranfield is unique because it is fully engaged in cutting edge knowledge relevant for ambitious owner managers derived from both practice and research at every stage of a new venture's development. Cranfield's entrepreneurship activities are managed by the Bettany Centre for Entrepreneurship.

Latest News

  • Cranfield urges business leaders to become more strategic

    By Bettany Centre for Entrepreneurship | 24/05/2013

    Cranfield School of Management is urging the UK’s business leaders and entrepreneurs to become more strategic in their leadership style, to promote greater commercial success. This comes as the National Business Awards announces a partnership with Cranfield and the deadline for entry into the 2013 campaign is extended to 31 May.

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  • Andrew Burke & Stephanie Hussels - Article in Management Focus Magazine

    By Bettany Centre for Entrepreneurship | 29/04/2013

    The lead article by Professor Andrew Burke and Dr Stephanie Hussels indicates that competition is actually good for business survival as it forces you to work harder and smarter to meet the needs of your customers. Other topics include the new marketing agenda by Dr Stan Maklan and a new way of working by Professor Clare Kelliher.

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  • European VCIC Competition Successs

    By the Bettany Centre for Entrepreneurship | 28/03/2013

    MBA students from Cranfield School of Management achieve second place at the Venture Capital Investment Compeitition (VCIC) in London on 8 March 2013.

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  • Healthy dose of competition immunises start-ups

    By Bettany Centre for Entrepreneurship | 08/03/2013

    A study on start-up survival by Professor Andrew Burke and Dr Stephanie Hussels, published in the March issue of the Harvard Business Review, reveals that firms launched in a crowded market space have a higher three-year survival rate than those born into less competitive markets. The research is based on data covering nearly two million UK business start-ups.

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Key Concepts

  • How Competition Strengthens Start-ups: Immunizing for Success

    22/02/2013

    Accepted wisdom holds that the less competition a business faces, the more it thrives. But new research by Professor Andrew Burke and Dr Stephanie Hussels published in the Harvard Business Review shows that exposure to competition in the early stages of the life of a firm increases its long-term survival prospects.

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  • Lara Morgan: My first deal

    By Lara Morgan | 26/10/2012

    Lara Morgan, founder and former Managing Director of Pacific Direct talks about her first business deal in this short animated film. Lara took part in the Cranfield Business Growth Programme.

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Faculty Members

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  • 60 seconds with David Molian - Growing your Business

    17/01/2013

    David Molian highlights key issues for successful business growth.

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  • Is a Business Plan Any Use?

    By Andrew Burke | 23/05/2011

    There is much controversy as to whether a business plan adds value or not. Professor Andrew Burke sheds light on this issue. A lot of people observe high performing ventures that don’t have a business plan and conclude, why bother to plan? The topic is an important issue for many businesses, particularly those in the early stages of growth. Considers some key areas in order to assess the relevance and value of a business plan.

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Latest Publications

Latest Book Summaries

  • Growing your Business: A Handbook for Ambitious Owner-Managers

    By Gerard Burke, David Molian, Paul Barrow and Liz Clarke | 18/12/2007

    Growing Your Business helps owner/managers develop growth strategies for their businesses by providing frameworks, ideas, inspiration and hands-on assignments. Its contents are a distillation of the authors knowledge and experience, which has successfully helped hundreds of owner/managers to grow and develop their businesses and themselves over the last twenty years.

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