RAKE 2026 AWARDS

The Institute for Small Business and Entrepreneurship (ISBE) Research and Knowledge Exchange (RAKE) fund is an initiative supported by and administered through ISBE.  This initiative aims to encourage and support research activities from academics, third sector organisations, consultants and practitioners with the ambition of drawing together and generating an entrepreneurial community of practice to facilitate knowledge exchange and transfer.

We are please to fund the following three research projects for 2026.

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Dr Imaobong James & Dr Eleni Kesidou, Robert Gordon University

Resilient And Regenerative Strategies Among Minority-Owned Small Businesses: Knowledge Exchange Pathways to Social Transformation and Community Resilience in North-East Scotland


Dr David Achtzehn & Dr Sahattaya Achtzehn, Nottingham University Business School