Claire Pattison

Claire is a Senior Lecturer Enterprise in Practice and the Leadership & Growth academic lead in the Centre for Enterprise at Manchester Metropolitan University Business School. Claire works across a series of programmes to support SME leadership, innovation, business growth, and entrepreneurship. Claire is the Programme Director of the Small Business Charter Help to Grow: Management Course, Made Smarter Leading Digital Transformation programme, and the GMCA OpenSME small business leadership learning platform. Claire is a HEA Fellow, graduated from Newcastle University in 2002 with a BA (Hons) in Politics, and gained her Post Graduate Certificate in Academic Practice in 2014. Claire is currently undertaking a PhD in female entrepreneurial identity.