Mike is currently working with Susan Baines on an ESRC business engagement grant, co-funded by NHS Manchester project, entitled: Engage Stimulating Third Sector Engagement in the Health Sector Supply Chain.

Engage is a 12 month scoping programme of seminars, workshops, focus groups and interviews that is intended to highlight the barriers facing third sector and social enterprise organisations in working with the local NHS here in Manchester.

He is also involved in the development and commercialisation of a number of diagnostic tools, see http://www.cfetools.org.uk for details. These include Balance for social enterprises, which now boasts over 300 organisations to benchmark against, and LIBRA, a personal development diagnostic built in partnership with Harrow College.

As well as co-authoring a textbook on social enterprise, he is also a member of the Editorial and Review Team Board Social Enterprise Journal, a board member of both the SENW (Social Enterprise North West) and Together Works.  The Social Enterprise Network for Greater Manchester.

Prior to his academic career, Mike brings 16 years industrial experience in the printing industry, including; HMSO (Her Majesty's Stationery Office), Remploy Limited and numerous roles in SMEs.

Publications

• Journals
• Conferences
• Project Reports