Keele Management School Magazine Issue #9 2939 KMS Venture Magazine.Joomag FINAL AMEND MARC | Page 16

16 Venture / KEELE MANAGEMENT SCHOOL
Mercia
Centre for
Innovation
Leadership
(MCIL)
Aimed at entrepreneurs, investors,
students and anyone interested in
how small businesses lead, grow and
innovate their business. The MCIL
blog merciaresearch.wordpress.com
publishes short research articles and
observations from the Mercia Centre
for Innovation Leadership programme.
The MCIL programme is part funded
by the European Regional Development
Fund and Keele University and supports
SME owners in the Stoke-on-Trent and
Staffordshire Local Enterprise Partnership
to develop their leadership skills in order
to create new jobs and innovations. 
Dr Udeni Salmon, Research and Innovation
Associate, maintains the MCIL blog. The
blog covers a variety of articles including;
Young Entrepreneurs – passion or
necessity? and why marketing has
hijacked social media.
Sandrine Garnier, second left, Sales
Director, Addmaster UK Ltd, receiving her
certificate as one of the first to complete
the MCIL Leadership Programme.
Pictured with Prof David Amigoni,
Prof Kurt Allman and Prof Gary Crowe.
The MCL project (ref: 32R15P0029) is part-funded from the European Regional Development Fund (ERDF)
as part of the European Structural and Investment Funds England Growth Programme 2014-2020.