This year marks a major milestone for City-REDI as we celebrate a decade of research, impact, and collaboration. Over the past 10 years, we’ve grown from a bold idea into a leading centre for regional economic development, shaping policy and practice across the UK and beyond. To mark this anniversary, we’re launching a special blog … Continue reading “Ten Year’s of City-REDI – Liam O’Farrell”
Tag: Economic Development
Project Spotlight: Youth transitions to good employment: East Birmingham & North Solihull
In a new series of blogs, we will be reviewing the current and historical work of City-REDI. In the latest blog of the series, we look at City-REDI’S current work with the School of Education at the University of Birmingham leading a pivotal research initiative aimed at examining youth employment prospects in East Birmingham and … Continue reading “Project Spotlight: Youth transitions to good employment: East Birmingham & North Solihull”
What Can We Learn From 20 Years of EU Funding for SME Finance? Lessons From Wales and Beyond
Drawing on findings from the Wales Business Fund evaluation, Tim Fanning and Neil Evans reflect on the lessons from attempts to address the SME finance gap in Wales and other UK regions. The SME finance gap: a key barrier to growth Gaps in access to finance for SMEs have been recognised as a market failure … Continue reading “What Can We Learn From 20 Years of EU Funding for SME Finance? Lessons From Wales and Beyond”
Meet Fumi Kitagawa, City-REDI’s new Chair of Regional Economic Development.
Fumi reflects on her return to the University of Birmingham where her academic adventure began, what she learnt along the way about regional economic development and the challenges that lie ahead. I joined the City-REDI team in April this year, and I was quite emotional when I arrived on campus in Edgbaston, looking up ‘Old … Continue reading “Meet Fumi Kitagawa, City-REDI’s new Chair of Regional Economic Development.”