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Colin Gray is professor of enterprise development at The Open University Business School, where he is responsible for research and teaching in small business and entrepreneurship.

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Business Bursts: Failure Featuring: video, The Open University

By Professor James Fleck (The Open University), Dr Leslie Budd (The Open University), Professor Colin Gray (The Open University)

21 April 2011

There's many reasons why even great companies can fail—and a difficult economy can exacerbate the problems  Read more : Business Bursts: Failure

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Local partners Featuring: video,audio, The Open University

By Professor Colin Gray (The Open University), Theo Paphitis (Guest)

01 May 2010

Your local partners are vital to global success, explain Theo Paphitis and Colin Gray.  Read more : Local partners

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Respect perspective Featuring: video,audio, The Open University

By Professor Colin Gray (The Open University), Theo Paphitis (Guest)

01 May 2010

Colin Gray and Theo Paphitis discuss the need for balance when it comes to the respect perspective.  Read more : Respect perspective

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Regulation and the small firmCreative Commons Image Image by Shreyans Bhansali under CC-BY-NC-SA licence

By Professor Colin Gray (The Open University)

02 April 2009

Do small businesses spend too much time on government paperwork?   Read more : Regulation and the small firm

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How are small firms faring in the credit crunch ?Nomadsoul1 | Dreamstime.com

By Professor Colin Gray (The Open University)

19 January 2009

Colin Gray looks at the impact of the recession on small businesses.  Read more : How are small firms faring in the credit crunch ?

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Bill Gates - global entrepreneurCopyrighted Image BBC

By Professor Colin Gray (The Open University)

19 June 2008

Because being rich and being a business person are two different things, Colin Gray salutes Bill Gates – global entrepreneur.  Read more : Bill Gates - global entrepreneur

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The credit crunch and SMEsCreative Commons Image Image by Shreyans Bhansali under CC-BY-NC-SA licence

By Professor Colin Gray (The Open University)

02 June 2008

Small businesses are likely to be the wost affected by the recession.  Read more : The credit crunch and SMEs

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Over 50 and in their prime Featuring: video, photos.com

By Professor Colin Gray (The Open University)

08 February 2008

While producing 'Too Young to Retire', the Money Programme’s Valerie Singleton interviewed Sir Alan Sugar, along with a number of other experts, about older entrepreneurs....  Read more : Over 50 and in their prime

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Will you be able to get a job after you're 50?Jupiter Images

By Professor Colin Gray (The Open University)

07 February 2008

It can be hard to find work after the age of 50. But becoming an entrepreneur can be the answer.  Read more : Will you be able to get a job after you're 50?

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Teenage tycoonsBBC

By Professor Colin Gray (The Open University)

13 July 2006

Political parties are united on the need to encourage young people to become entrepreneurs, But are teenage tycoons born or made?  Read more : Teenage tycoons

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Research [10]

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Sharma, Seema; Daniel, Elizabeth and Gray, Colin (2012). Absorptive capacity and ERP implementation in Indian medium-sized firms. Journal of Global Information Management, 20(4), (In press).

Gray, Colin (2006). Absorptive capacity, knowledge management and innovation in entrepreneurial small firms. International Journal of Entrepreneurial Behaviour and Research, 12(6), pp. 345–360.

Marlow, S. and Gray, Colin (2005). Information and consultation in small and medium sized enterprises. In: Storey, John ed. Adding value through information and consultation. London: Palgrave Macmillan.

Gray, Colin and Mabey, Christopher (2005). Management development: key differences between smalll and large businesses in Europe. International Small Business Journal, 23(5), pp. 467–485.

Gray, Colin and Bannock, G. eds. (2005). ISBE report - government regulation and the small firm. Milton Keynes, UK: Small Enterprise Research Team, Open University Business School, p. 72.

Gray, Colin (2004). Management development in European small and medium enterprises. Advances in Developing Human Resources, 6(4), pp. 451–469.

Gray, Colin (2004). Managing leaders, knowledge and technology in UK small firms. In: Seebacher, U. and Klaus, G. eds. Handbuch Führungskräfte-Entwicklung: Theorie, Praxis und Fallstudien. Ottobrunn: USP Publishing International, pp. 447–458.

Gray, Colin (2002). Entrepreneurship, resistance to change and growth in small firms. Journal of Small Business and Enterprise Development, 9(1), pp. 61–72.

Gray, C. and Gonsalves, E. (2002). Organizational learning and entrepreneurial strategy. International Journal of Entrepreneurship and Innovation, 3(1), pp. 27–33.

Gray, C.; Langkjaer, K. and Oliveira, A. (2002). SME networks: broadening their reach and success. In: Stanford-Smith, B.; Chiozza, E. and Edin, M. eds. Challenges and Achievements in E-business and E-work. Amsterdam, The Netherlands: IOS Press, pp. 987–994.

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Bill Gates - global entrepreneur

Comment posted by William McCormick

27 Nov 2009

Did Bill Gates profit in anyway though. If his love was to make computer usage fun, educational and easy. As it can or could be. Did he accomplish anything? Or did he find that in the end not... Read more : Bill Gates - global entrepreneur

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How are small firms faring in the credit crunch ?

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