The Centre for Research in Ethnic Minority Entrepreneurship (CREME) is based within the Leicester Business School at De Montfort University. Led by Professor Monder Ram, CREME engages with practitioners and policy-makers to further the understanding of the needs of ethnic minority businesses and to help influence policy.
We routinely work with business support agencies, local authorities, ethnic minority business groups, public and private sector organisations, and ethnic minority entrepreneurs to develop informed approaches to enterprise support. We bring together these stakeholders in a variety of ways, ranging from international conferences on key policy issues to small workshops for local entrepreneurs, as well as through its high-level academic work.
CREME is a leader on research on ethnic minority entrepreneurship, policy influence and outstanding community engagement.
Our Four Areas of Focus...
Research Excellence
We undertake significant work for local and national policy-makers and carry out leading academic research to increase understanding of ethnic minority entrepreneurship.
User Engagement
Bringing together different key organisations to enhance knowledge transfer is one of our strengths. From international conferences to workshops with local entrepreneurs, we engage with all stakeholders to improve ethnic minority enterprise support.
Collaborative Working
We are committed to working closely with practitioners in order to understand their needs and to develop appropriate interventions. This is a defining feature of our approach and it involves active engagement with the concerns and priorities of our stakeholders.
Innovative Practice
We work with our partners to develop innovative responses to policy and practitioner issues. We have used its knowledge base to establish cutting-edge initiatives in procurement, business support and user engagement.
