Fascinating report from Nesta on public & private R&D investment in UK regions. See how little #EastMidlands & #WestMidlands receive from public R&D compared with private sector & other regions EMC Policy Team @midsengine DMU Enterprise & Business Services David Rae - Freedom, hope, humanity, ecology LLEP @WM_REDI Midlands Enterprise Universities

Making GDP the focus of a post-coronavirus economy would be a mistake | Carys Roberts theguardian.com/commentisfree/…

Great to see this plan by Leicester City to extend King Power Stadium by a third business-live.co.uk/commercial-pro…

And tomorrow the Top 20 EM Businesses, then from next week a series of thematic reports & case studies Nottingham Business School University of Derby Follow @DMUBAL Chamber Newsroom David Rae - Freedom, hope, humanity, ecology

Great to see the Top 20 East Midlands Businesses concluding the Top 500, next week we continue to look at the insights and trends for the future. Thanks to our partners at University of Derby Nottingham Business School EMC Policy Team Follow @DMUBAL DMU Enterprise & Business Services David Rae - Freedom, hope, humanity, ecology

And how much UK tax did SCM pay last year?

Listen up at lunchtime today!

FSB Report: 'Only 15% of SME employers are women-led, Only 5% of SME employers are run by leadership teams where the majority are from BAME groups'. The talent is there, we must ensure the access to opportunities, finance and support is open to all. David Rae - Freedom, hope, humanity, ecology

I was writing about entrepreneurial passion in 1999 (The Entrepreneurial Spirit), cognitivists disliked it because it didnt fit their neat logicality. Emotion is the core.

Our coverage of the East Midlands Top 500 Companies focuses on key sectors: the 41 industries making £89.7bn business-live.co.uk/partners/east-… Follow @DMUBAL DMU Enterprise & Business Services David Rae - Freedom, hope, humanity, ecology Nottingham Business School University of Derby Chamber Newsroom

Crucial article in The Spectator worth reading for free: Tory 'Red Wall' voters overwhelmingly oppose a no-deal Brexit spectator.co.uk/article/the-re… via The Spectator Best for Britain David Rae - Freedom, hope, humanity, ecology

AI is increasingly being used to enhance different forms of #collectiveintelligence - Kostas Stathoulopoulos Aleks have analysed 40,000 research articles for our Nesta project to map where the field is going. nesta.org.uk/project-update…

Latest insight from East Midlands Top 500 Companies - the customer-facing businesses topping the tables business-live.co.uk/partners/east-… Follow @DMUBAL DMU Enterprise & Business Services Nottingham Business School University of Derby Chamber Newsroom David Rae - Freedom, hope, humanity, ecology

Canadians at their best [Alberta]

Latest in our work from East Midlands Top 500 businesses David Rae - Freedom, hope, humanity, ecology University of Derby Nottingham Business School

A timely report with clear principles & evidence for community democracy, will it influence the Local Recovery and Devolution White Paper? Localis Centre for Enterprise & Innovation DMU LGRC Jonathan Davies now posting on Threads & LinkedIn Leicester City Mayor Jo Richardson FCIH @eastmidsbylines

Great opp for a DMU graduate DMU CCIRG LCB Depot DMU LGRC DMU Research

We're hiring a Knowledge Transfer Associate for our Regional Business Intelligence Unit KTP project with EMC Policy Team Great graduate career opportunity, details at bit.ly/36CuDnm DMU Enterprise & Business Services DMU Research @midsengine David Rae - Freedom, hope, humanity, ecology Edward Cartwright Chris Hobson

Really interesting blog from Rebecca Riley on challenges of #datainfrastructure at city & regional levels - more skilled people & collaboration needed! We're hiring for a related project in East Midlands bit.ly/36CuDnm David Rae - Freedom, hope, humanity, ecology EMC Policy Team

We are a partner in the #ErasmusPlus project 'Beyond the Limits' which will develop entrepreneurship in HE and schools with our European partners. Our final Erasmus project? Lets make it a good one! Dr Regina Frank David Rae - Freedom, hope, humanity, ecology Follow @DMUBAL dmuleicester DMU Enterprise & Business Services #EuropeanUnion