Rural Enterprise UK
Rural Enterprise UK was an initiative led by Newcastle University’s Centre for Rural Economy (CRE) and Newcastle University Business School (NUBS), working with partners in government and businesses to understand and improve the success of rural firms across the UK. It was operational between 2016 and 2020 and led to, and has been succeeded by, the National Innovation Centre for Rural Enterprise
7th Steering Group (phase 2) Meeting
The 7th Steering Group (phase 2) Meeting was organised in Pardubice, Czech Republic from 25 to 26 February 2020
The 6th Newsletter of INNOGROW project
The 6th edition of Newsletter series of the INNOGROW project keeps readers informed about the project progress and key outcomes
The 5th edition of Newsletter series of the INNOGROW project
INNOGROW keeps readers informed of the progress and key outcomes on the adoption of innovation by rural economy SMEs
Rural Enterprise UK highlights potential for rural growth
It is vital for the UK economy that the Government’s new Industrial Strategy encourages growth in all sectors but research has shown that rural areas often risk being overlooked
Newcastle academic shines a spotlight on rural economy for policymakers
The English countryside alone contributes over a million enterprises and £250b GVA to the UK economy and, although farming is still an important element, the range of businesses is diverse and interconnected
Ensuring rural businesses are not left behind
Rural areas are by no means business backwaters but make an important contribution to the economic prosperity of the UK.
Rural economy’s potential has been underrated and underexploited say academics
In the past rural economies have been overlooked by policymakers when they could be boosting productivity and jobs significantly and helping to rebalance economic growth across Europe
New industrial strategy looks to rural as well as urban growth
Rural businesses contribute significantly to UK economic prosperity but are often overlooked; more could be done to support their growth and to help them flourish.
The 3rd edition of Newsletter series of the INNOGROW project
INNOGROW keeps readers informed of the progress and key outcomes on the adoption of innovation by rural economy SMEs.
Embedding rural into a UK Industrial Strategy
Newcastle University's Rural Enterprise UK initiative convened a workshop to inform and gain participants' views about the UK Industrial Strategy at the 15th Rural Entrepreneurship Conference.
Rural businesses are making profits but could do even better
New analysis of rural firms in the English regions shows rural businesses to be significantly more likely to be profitable than businesses in urban areas.
The 15th Rural Entrepreneurship conference
The Rural Entrepreneurship conference, 14th - 16th June 2017
What’s holding back rural business?
Rural Enterprise UK’s analysis of the UK Government’s Longitudinal Small Business Survey 2015...
Researchers urge a more holistic post-Brexit approach to the rural economy
Researchers from Newcastle University's Centre for Rural Economy have urged the UK Government to...
Researchers talk to local and national policymakers
Researchers from Rural Enterprise UK were invited to a high level meeting in February with Local Enterprise Partnerships and representatives from Defra to...