Norwich, Norfolk, UK
www.uea.ac.uk/nbs
Responsibilities in the project
Project partner
Coaching SME’s – WP4.5 and WP4.6
Tutors for start-ups, students & pupils – WP5.2, WP5.5 and WP5.6
About us
The University of East Anglia (UEA) is an internationally renowned university based in a campus that provides top quality academic, social and cultural facilities to over 13,000 students – www.uea.ac.uk. The University has participated in over 500 EU projects since 1996 (full list on request).
The Norwich Business School is currently involved in the Norfolk Knowledge project www.norfolkknowledge.co.uk Established two years ago it aims to recruit retired or semi-retired business people from Norfolk who want to help organisations in the county who can benefit from their skills. Not only does this assist local business development but helps to retain valuable knowledge and experience within the county.
Why we participate in Best Agers
UEA/Norwich Business School is particularly interested in the challenges of mobilising the knowledge of Best Agers to address problems of development facing Norfolk - currently over a fifth of the population is aged 65+ and this will grow to a quarter by 2021.
Key aspects of the development challenge in Norfolk include:
* addressing the managerial weakness of some SMEs;
* supporting the growth and development of SMEs;
* addressing acute problems of exclusion and pockets of deprivation;
* raising aspirations of school students, university graduates and 'lifestyle' entrepreneurs; and,
* addressing the significant proportion of completely unqualified workers in the labour force.
We also want to use the experience we have gained through Norfolk Knowledge to help mobilise Best Agers in Norfolk and share it to develop best practice which can be used by ourselves and other project partners.
What´s happening right now
In September 2010 we held a workshop in Norwich – ‘Exchange of experience on Senior Advisers networks’. The aim of the workshop was to share our experiences about Norfolk Knowledge, our Best Agers network, with other project partners.
Representatives from Lithuania, Latvia and Germany attended, along with members (‘Best Agers’) from Norfolk Knowledge. It was a very interesting day with a valuable exchange of knowledge. Of particular relevance was the discussion about the cultural differences and challenges faced by each country.
We are currently in the planning stage for the next activity we are participating in: WP4.5 - Using Best Agers to assist in cases of business succession.
Contact Person
Louise Cutting
Louise.cutting@uea.ac.uk
01603 591399
Norwich Business School, University of East Anglia
Norwich, Norfolk, UK
www.uea.ac.uk/nbs
Responsibilities in the project
Project partner
Coaching SME’s – WP4.5 and WP4.6
Tutors for start-ups, students & pupils – WP5.2, WP5.5 and WP5.6
About us
The University of East Anglia (UEA) is an internationally renowned university based in a campus that provides top quality academic, social and cultural facilities to over 13,000 students – www.uea.ac.uk. The University has participated in over 500 EU projects since 1996 (full list on request).
The Norwich Business School is currently involved in the Norfolk Knowledge project www.norfolkknowledge.co.uk Established two years ago it aims to recruit retired or semi-retired business people from Norfolk who want to help organisations in the county who can benefit from their skills. Not only does this assist local business development but helps to retain valuable knowledge and experience within the county.
Why we participate in Best Agers
UEA/Norwich Business School is particularly interested in the challenges of mobilising the knowledge of Best Agers to address problems of development facing Norfolk - currently over a fifth of the population is aged 65+ and this will grow to a quarter by 2021.
Key aspects of the development challenge in Norfolk include:
* addressing the managerial weakness of some SMEs;
* supporting the growth and development of SMEs;
* addressing acute problems of exclusion and pockets of deprivation;
* raising aspirations of school students, university graduates and 'lifestyle' entrepreneurs; and,
* addressing the significant proportion of completely unqualified workers in the labour force.
We also want to use the experience we have gained through Norfolk Knowledge to help mobilise Best Agers in Norfolk and share it to develop best practice which can be used by ourselves and other project partners.
What´s happening right now
In September 2010 we held a workshop in Norwich – ‘Exchange of experience on Senior Advisers networks’. The aim of the workshop was to share our experiences about Norfolk Knowledge, our Best Agers network, with other project partners.
Representatives from Lithuania, Latvia and Germany attended, along with members (‘Best Agers’) from Norfolk Knowledge. It was a very interesting day with a valuable exchange of knowledge. Of particular relevance was the discussion about the cultural differences and challenges faced by each country.
We are currently in the planning stage for the next activity we are participating in: WP4.5 - Using Best Agers to assist in cases of business succession.
Contact Person
Louise Cutting
Louise.cutting@uea.ac.uk
01603 591399
Norwich Business School, University of East Anglia