The Centre for Micro Enterprise (CME) is responsible for running projects and training for owners of micro-enterprises and aspiring entrepreneurs. The Centre particularly focuses on assisting women and older entrepreneurs. CME’s pioneering work is delivered by an academic project director together with a core team of four self-employed experts who each manage their own businesses.

For seven years CME has been playing a key role in assisting women to be more successful in their enterprises, grow their businesses and play a vital role in the economy. The Centre’s activities focus on the Greater London area and nationwide, including pioneering projects such as the ‘ESF funded Forward at 50’ series.

In 2010 CME launched a new project for 50+ women, OWLE50+, funded by EU Grundtvig.

Linda Irvine, owner of Shiftdress.co.uk, and some of the April 2009 Enterprise on Track course completers.

This expertise and methodology, which has helped 650 businesses start-up, is informing new projects to address the recession and meet the demand for enterprise training from many sectors and age groups. Reports are available on CME’s work with women. Read more

CME is a founder member of EUWIIN (European Women Inventors and Innovators Network). CME brings to women inventors and innovators across Europe the latest business training methodology, academic research findings, and partnerships with British Association for Women Entrepreneurs (BAWE), City Business Library, PROWESS, (UK national organization for promoting women’s enterprise), Chambers of Commerce, Business Link and TAEN (Third Age Employment Network)

CME has trained and mentored 80 new businesses, with a health focus, under the Enterprise on Track programme, via Skills for Health and funded by LDA.

CME Contact:

Hilary Farnworth
CME Manager
London Metropolitan University Business School,
84 Moorgate
EC2M 6SQ
Tel: +44(0)207 320 1573
Fax: +44(0)207 320 1585
Fax: +44(0)208 150 7815
hilary.farnworth@londonmet.ac.uk