UHatch at Glasgow Caledonian University National Context (1) Professor J John Lennon PhD MPhil BSc (Hons) Director UHatch
GCU University for the Common Good Strong Social mission Campus : Glasgow and London (UK) New York (USA) Oman (Engineering) Bangladesh (Nursing) Mauritius ( African Leadership College)
Vision By 2020, Glasgow Caledonian University will have a global reputation for delivering social benefit and impact through education, research and social innovation
Vision We will be recognised as the University for the Common Good that transforms lives, enriches cities and communities, innovates for social and economic impact, engages globally and aligns with others in partnership and collaboration to deliver our goals.
Our Goals Transforming lives through education Enriching cities and communities through research Innovating for social and economic impact Engaging globally Aligning for the Common Good
Background Director of Research Development and Management for University Director of Moffat Centre for Travel and Tourism Business Development
Background Moffat Centre (Est. 2000) trades as a business 1.3 m Sales per annum Consultancy Contract Research Research Grants To fund scholarships for students 1 m awarded since 2000
Tourism analyses 1 100 000 Glasgow Airport passengers 1 000 000 130% Seasonal pattern on a road relatively less influenced by tourism - M8 main causeway through Bailleston, 5-day count, short vehicles 900 000 800 000 700 000 600 000 Passenger movements (monthly figures) Seasonally adjusted Underlying trend (seasonally adjusted) 120% 110% 25000 20000 100% 90% 80% 70% Jan-00 Jun-00 Nov-00 Apr-01 Sep-01 Feb-02 Jul-02 Dec-02 May-03 Oct-03 Mar-04 Aug-04 Jan-05 Jun-05 Nov-05 Apr-06 Sep-06 Feb-07 Jul-07 Dec-07 May-08 Seasonal trough in Dec - Jan - Feb M8 J8 - Main causeway through Baillieston Interchange Oct-08 Mar-09 Aug-09 Jan-10 Jun-10 Nov-10 Apr-11 Sep-11 Feb-12 Jul-12 Dec-12 May-13 Oct-13 M74 extende d 500 000 400 000 300 000 January 2005 May 2005 September 2005 January 2006 May 2006 September 2006 January 2007 May 2007 September 2007 January 2008 May 2008 September 2008 January 2009 May 2009 September 2009 January 2010 5500 May 2010 6000 September 2010 6500 January 2011 May 2011 September 2011 January 2012 May 2012 September 2012 Data: BAA Seasonal adjustment and trend : cogentsi Cogent Strategies International Ltd 2013 Traffic on the A75 east of Gretna 15000 5000 10000 5000 5 day 2day Seasonal pattern on a road with significant tourist traffic - A75 at Gretna 3500 4000 4500 120% 3000 Monthly average - traffic counter 0 Jan-00 May-00 Sep-00 Jan-01 May-01 Sep-01 Jan-02 May-02 Sep-02 Jan-03 May-03 Sep-03 Jan-04 May-04 Sep-04 Jan-05 May-05 Sep-05 Jan-06 May-06 Sep-06 Jan-07 May-07 Sep-07 Jan-08 May-08 Sep-08 Jan-09 115% May-09 Sep-09 Jan-10 May-10 Sep-10 Jan-11 May-11 Sep-11 Jan-12 May-12 Sep-12 Jan-13 May-13 Sep-13 110% Jan-00 Jan-01 Jan-02 Jan-03 Jan-04 Jan-05 Jan-06 Jan-07 Jan-08 Jan-09 Jan-10 Jan-11 Jan-12 Jan-13 38821_ATCSW020 seasonally adjusted 105% underlying trend 100% Source: data: TransportScotland 95% 90% 85% 80% Jan-00 May-00 Sep-00 Jan-01 May-01 Sep-01 Jan-02 May-02 Sep-02 Jan-03 May-03 Sep-03 Jan-04 May-04 Sep-04 Jan-05 May-05 Sep-05 Jan-06 May-06 Sep-06 Jan-07 May-07 Sep-07 Jan-08 May-08 Sep-08 Jan-09 May-09 Sep-09 Jan-10 May-10 Sep-10 Jan-11 May-11 Sep-11 Jan-12 May-12 Sep-12 Jan-13 May-13 Sep-13 Seasonal adjustment &c: cogentsi (DREAM monitor) Z:\DATA\Transport\Road\ TransportScotland traffic counts\ 38821_ATCSW020.xlsx&G2 Cogent Strategies International Ltd 8
Background Worked with over 120 Start Ups UK UNDP Government accredited Advisor 600+ projects successfully undertaken internationally Director of UHatch GCU Start Up and Spin Off
Context Scotland Part of the UK
Population UK 65.6 m England 54.7 m Scotland 5.4 m Market and wealth : England and the South East
UK and Scottish Context Centrality of Start-up and new business creation part of the economic development policy since mid 1980s Policy adopted by Scotland since devolution and degree of self-government introduced in 1998
Scottish Policy Ambition : Scotland as a world leading Entrepreneurial and Innovative nation Innovation Review in Jan 2017 Can Do Innovation Forum Scotland Can Do Innovation Action Plan for Scotland
Business Growth Rate : Scotland and UK
Scottish Economy The majority of Scottish enterprises have no employees Large businesses made-up 0.6% of all business and generated 60% of all sales Indigenous enterprises made-up 97% of all business Only 7%-16% of Scottish businesses are involved in international trade
Scotland New Business Growth Lowest business growth rate in the UK 22,000 new business created in 2016 12.5 % of the total business universe of Scotland (178,000) Some 21,000 businesses collapsed over the same period (11.8%)
Scotland New Business Growth Anxiety and reluctance about start up Economic Uncertainty Brexit Independence Knowledge specifically with reference to Finance and Web based marketing
Scottish Small Business Confidence
Scottish Policy Ambition : Scotland as a world leading Entrepreneurial and Innovative nation Innovation Review in Jan 2017 Can Do Innovation Forum Scotland Can Do Innovation Action Plan for Scotland
University Start-Ups /Spin Offs Companies that start life as spin-offs from university research by academics or ideas from graduates are linchpins of what is known as knowledge transfer activity in higher education. That has be developed in the national context of business growth failure
GCU Context Create something that relates to our vision and mission University of the Common Good Create something that deals with failure in this area Impacts on our role as an aggressive/ nonaggressive investor, owner of IP and equity participation
GCU Context Origination 2015 Something that works for UG and PG Taught and Research Across disciplines and subject areas Links to ethos and mission Now sort the problem
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