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M Institute partners Future Cities Institute in focus on growth hot spots

Jyoti Banerjee — Mon, 09 Jan 2012 07:18:18 +0000

M Institute today announced its partnership with Future Cities Institute, the Auckland-based organisation focused on empowering local communities in the digital world. Thanks to the expertise of the two organisations in medium enterprise and innovation hubs, this partnership aims to empower mid-sized businesses to participate fully in growth opportunities in the digital world, which are most often found in city-based hubs.

MSB 101 for policymakers

Jyoti Banerjee — Thu, 17 Nov 2011 21:24:17 +0000

As mid-sized business debuts in policy-maker thinking over the next few weeks, led by its (widely expected) coverage as a significant plank of Chancellor Osborne's November 29 Growth Review, M Institute co-founder Jyoti Banerjee was asked to present to an audience of policy-makers at the Department of Business, Innovation and Skills (BIS). Here's a note on his presentation.

Getting smart about mid-sized business

Jyoti Banerjee — Mon, 31 Oct 2011 18:31:17 +0000

A number of interested (and interesting!) parties are keen to see what can be done to make mid-sized businesses the powerplant of growth in the British economy. Already, the Chancellor has indicated that medium enterprises will be front and centre of the Growth Review that will be announced at the end of November. And the CBI has made its contribution via the Future Champions? research it has carried out jointly with consultant McKinsey. M Institute is not a representative organisation but, as a think tank, our insights and commentary have already been part of the inputs used across government as well as by organisations like the CBI. Here are some key suggestions about what government can do next.

Dealing with management challenges

Jyoti Banerjee — Wed, 28 Sep 2011 20:09:50 +0100

M Institute co-founder Jyoti Banerjee presented at a round-table on medium enterprise issues, hosted by Mark Prisk, minister of state for business at the Department of Business, Innovation and Skills. Jyoti's presentation focused on the state of management in medium enterprises and presents a number of policy options available to government.

8 half-hidden truths about medium enterprise

Jyoti Banerjee — Thu, 25 Aug 2011 14:27:29 +0100

It looks like medium enterprise, the long-hidden secret of economic growth in western economies, is not going to be hidden any more. In fact, it is going to come leaping out into the open, particularly once the UK government announces its Growth Review in the autumn, which focuses on the opportunities in the medium business segment. So the medium enterprise contagion is spreading. And that is a good thing, from my perspective. But, and there's a big but here, I would like to reiterate what we have learned over the last five years or so of delving into medium enterprise because we see some common errors being made in people's understanding of midsized business. Some of the home truths about medium enterprise are easily missed, especially to people coming in from the cold. So, for the benefit of all, here are eight hidden truths that we recommend all the new players in medium business pay attention to.

Video series: Deciphering medium enterprises

Jyoti Banerjee — Fri, 05 Aug 2011 13:08:24 +0100

Wondering what the story is with medium enterprises? Convinced you should know more but don't want to spend time reading still more stuff on the web? Well, here's the answer you have been looking for. In fact, it's a series of answers. In a series of video interviews, M Institute co-founder Jyoti Banerjee tackles the questions every one is asking about medium enterprises.

Growth policy: confusion among policy-makers

Jyoti Banerjee — Thu, 17 Mar 2011 21:51:41 +0000

Ever wondered how governments come up with policies on growth? Well, on March 14th, M Institute co-founder, Jyoti Banerjee, got some insight on how this is done. The UK Department of Business, Innovation and Skills, or BIS for short (nee BERR, even more nee DTI, if you have not been keeping up with the changing alphabet soup), invited a mix of policy-makers, academics and industry players to listen to some long-range views on growth policy. Long range? There were no announcements regarding policy, just an exchange of views on issues that might impact growth policy in the future. Did I learn anything? Was I encouraged? Will UK growth policies change the growth opportunities for medium business in this country? In short: yes, no and probably not. In that order.

CBI is right: concentrate on medium enterprises, Mr Cameron

Jyoti Banerjee — Mon, 14 Mar 2011 08:17:05 +0000

Paul Druckman finds himself agreeing with the CBI on its new focus on medium enterprises. 'Britain's forgotten army' - this couldn’t be a more accurate description by the new Director General of the CBI, John Cridland, who makes a strong case for medium-sized business. And quite rightly so. David Cameron’s speech has been much publicised in the media, with its focus on enterprise as the catalyst for UK growth moving forward. But as Cridland points out, investment is usually focused on small and large organisation, with little mention of those in between.

Looking ahead: a perspective on 2011

Jyoti Banerjee — Wed, 19 Jan 2011 10:08:04 +0000

What are the major trends that medium enterprises will need to pay attention to in 2011? M Institute co-founder Paul Druckman checks out the nearest crystal ball.

Medium enterprises no longer have it so good?

Jyoti Banerjee — Tue, 11 Jan 2011 17:38:06 +0000

Analyst Gartner brought out yet another of its Magic Quadrant reports just before Christmas, this time on ERP software for "product-centric midmarket companies." The report points to the leading software companies in this space. But instead of celebrating the achievement of the winners, the report compelled me to ask a question that has bothered me for some time. Have medium enterprises lost their edge over small business when it comes to IT? Jyoti Banerjee, co-founder of M Institute, thinks the answer has got to be yes. Let's face it. It's been a long time since Gartner's MQ reports have had any juice in them. These days the best writers on software sit outside the large analyst companies, of which Gartner is easily the largest. The report explores fourteen software products, and picks two as leaders (Microsoft Dynamics AX and SAP Business All-in-One), and reserves the visionary slot for Epicor 9. What was interesting was what the report does not say.