Reports, articles and submissions

Ken is author of the ‘Start your own business blog’, see:

http://startyourownbusinessblog.wordpress.com

Ken has written a PhD entitled ‘Irish community-based social enterprises: An investigation into their rationale, activities and motivations’.

Ken has written a Masters dissertation entitled ‘The Single European Act: An analysis of the attitudes of the Irish political elite towards the further integration of the European Communities within the context of the debate on the Single European Act’

Ken has also written the following:

• Interim evaluation of the Recite II Edge Cities Network Project (ERDF No. 98.04.29.001BF)
• Consulting expert for the Union of Czech & Moravian Production Co-operatives on ‘A survivors guide to running a social enterprise’ (published October 2010, Prague)
• Report of Seminar, ‘Creating a level playing field – a European dimension’ (Grand Hotel, Malahide, Dublin – 7^th December 2001)
• Co-editor, ‘Institute of Management Consultants and Advisers, Directory 2007’
• Final report of the ‘nEU Entrepreneur’ Project, an EQUAL-funded transnational project on minority entrepreneurship
• Final report of the ‘Trading Strength’s Project’, an INTERREG II-funded project promoting internationalisation of SME’s across the Irish Sea.
• Co-author of the ‘Go Europe’ module, developed under nEU Entrepreneurs to help train SME’s about trading in the European single market
• Strategic business plans for BASE Enterprise Centre
• Business plan for Seamus Ennis Cultural Centre, social enterprise promoting Irish culture and language
• Business plan for Fortlawn Community-Resource Centre, a community-based centre in a disadvantaged area of West Dublin.
• Co author of submission to Enterprise Ireland for Enterprise Centres – Ireland East: ‘Proposal regarding the review of the Community Enterprise Scheme: with particular emphasis on areas of multiple disadvantage’ (February 2009)
• Co author of submission to Minister for Social and Family Affairs Ireland for the National Association of Community Enterprise Centres (NACEC): ‘Proposal regarding the review of the Back to Work (Enterprise) Allowance: with particular emphasis on reducing the qualifying period to 6 months’
• Submission to the Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment (Ireland) for Enterprise Centres – Ireland East: ‘Examination of implications to enterprises from the recent McCarty report’ (August 2009)