Bob Newbery

Interested in rural entrepreneurship, international development and enterprise education. Needs a drummer - guitar and keyboard in training.

[Bob Newbery @BobNewbery]

@sarahpreedy115 @EmilyFBeaumont @_ISBE @NCLBusiness @NBSNU #Zombies are inevitable...

[Bob Newbery @BobNewbery]

@N8research @N8agrifood @ifstal @cretweeting - great opportunity!

[Martin Lackéus @mlackeus]

McDonaldization of entrepreneurship education: Lean Startup, Business Model Canvas, etc. It's easy, students love it, so why not? But would we give our own kids burgers every day? Asks @UllaHytti in her keynote on critical perspectives on #ented in Lund at EEEW conference.

[Bob Newbery @BobNewbery]

@EmilyFBeaumont @_ISBE @NCLBusiness @NBSNU Could have been #Pirates or #Zombies - might still be come to think of it 🤔

[ISBE @_ISBE]

Here we go!! The #isbe2019 abstract window opens this Monday, April the 1st (no joke)! Check out our author guidelines so you’re all ready https://t.co/9KdIhYWRye

[Prof Julia Rouse @ProfJuliaRouse]

@BobNewbery @cretweeting @NCLBusiness Another way of putting this is why the foundational economy is failing to support productivity in (some) women-led businesses.

[Anja McCarthy @anjamcc]

Phil Taylor @rolyatlihp - would more people live in rural areas if there was better infrastructure and energy systems? Important to look at the interaction between urban and rural areas #RurEntUK @InnovAgeUK

[Anja McCarthy @anjamcc]

What do the Industrial Strategy Grand Challenges mean for rural areas? #RurEntUK @JeremyPhillipso Contribution of @InnovAgeUK and @NICDATA

[Andrew Heald @andyheald]

Some really interesting discussions at #RurEntUK today in Newcastle - big challenges over perceptions of rural vs urban and “measures of success”. No simple answers & no simple fixes for some very diverse parts of the U.K.

[Work, Employment & Society @WESjnl]

"Brewsters experienced breweries as masculine spaces, with masculine norms predominant and female bodies seemingly out of place" - on being a woman in the male-dominated brewing industry https://t.co/KyW2ggNoJu

[Bob Newbery @BobNewbery]

Roger Turner wrapping up the day: thanks to @beisgovuk , @DefraGovUK @UniofNewcastle and the National Innovation Centres. Quadruple Helix 🧬 in action @UniofNewcastle Helix! #RurEntUK @cretweeting @NCLBusiness

[Bob Newbery @BobNewbery]

Lord Curry summing up the IS workshop - there is huge untapped potential in rural areas to contribute to the UK economy. Clearly people are up for the challenge and are willing to access the data and resources #RurEntUK @NCLBusiness @cretweeting

[Bob Newbery @BobNewbery]

Anna Price, responding on behalf of all rural businesses- we support the development of a national rural strategy. Also - rural people are entrepreneurial, so everyone else needs to keep up! #RurEntUK @NCLBusiness @cretweeting @_ISBE

[Bob Newbery @BobNewbery]

Tim Goodship DEFRA, there are 3 points for Rural areas and the IS: 1 places matter and each is different 2 need to be clear on the metrics to measure success 3 delivery capacity -rural areas don’t have it -how do you use networks to build it? #RurEntUK @NCLBusiness @cretweeting

[Bob Newbery @BobNewbery]

Also a need to explore why women owned businesses are less productive- this is a complex issue and more work is necessary #RurEntUK @cretweeting @NCLBusiness

[Bob Newbery @BobNewbery]

Prof Matt Gorton using the LSBS survey #RurEntUK shows that the following help productivity : process innovation, business networks, broadband speed, having digital skills, exporting @cretweeting @NCLBusiness

[Bob Newbery @BobNewbery]

Beatrice Andrews, Head of Local Industrial Strategy, writing a local industrial strategy: 1 evidence by the 5 foundations 2 focus on productivity 3 place tackled Grand Challenges 4 place is distinctive 5 local buyin 6 basis for next 10years #RurEntUK @cretweeting @NCLBusiness

[Bob Newbery @BobNewbery]

Brian Richardson, Head of Agriculture, CYBG plc - lagging productivity in farming means the no. of farms will drop. There is a need to speed up in tech. take-up and to collaborate with neighbouring competitors #RurEntUK @cretweeting @NCLBusiness