Faculty Member, Plymouth Business School
Assistant Professor (Lecturer) in Entrepreneurship
About
I started out after University working in software engineering, after a couple of years this evolved into systems integration (robotics) and I left to work abroad (in Asia, Europe and North America). After working my way up to senior technology manager, I returned to the UK to study for an MBA, with the intention of upgrading my corporate skills. Instead I found a new interest in small business, and after graduating started a small regional consulting company with a couple of my colleagues.
After 3 years of experiencing the highs and lows of the entrepreneurial lifestyle, I decided that I would like to take a deeper look at research into micro-business and read for a PhD at the Centre for Rural Economy at the University of Newcastle. This looked at micro-business networks in rural market towns. I am currently a Lecturer in Entrepreneurship at Plymouth University.
Research
I am interested specifically in micro-business, local business associations and rural market towns, and more broadly in the areas of rural business community, entrepreneurship and collective action.
Publishing
Atterton, J, Newbery, R, Bosworth, G, Affleck, A (Forthcoming) ‘Rural Enterprise and Neo-endogenous development’ in G. Alsos, S. Carter, E. Ljunggren, F. Welter, The handbook of research on entrepreneurship in agriculture and rural development, Edward Elgar
Newbery, R and Bosworth G (2010) ‘Home based business sectors in the rural economy’, Society and Business Review
Selected Papers
Newbery, R, (July 2010) ‘Informal Place Management:
The economic and social contribution of local business associations to small towns’, 5th World Congress: Downtowns and Town Centres, London, England.
Newbery, R, (May 2010) ‘Neo-endogenous facilitation: are local business associations significant sites for the processes of local development’ Regional Studies Association Conference, Pecs, Hungary.
Robert Newbery and Andrew License, 'Assessing Employment in service sectors within the rural town & fringe.', Paper presented to the Regional Studies Association, Winter Conference 2008, London.
Robert Newbery and Gary Bosworth, 'Revisiting the radar: Home-based businesses.', Paper presented to the Institute for Small Business and Entrepreneurship, International Entrepreneurship Conference 2008, Belfast.
Robert Newbery, 'Entrepreneurial leadership in rural business associations.', Paper presented at the 6th Rural Entrepreneurship Conference 2008, Dumfries.
Graves, A., Gallagher, C., Newbery, R., 2004, ‘The Rehabilitation of the Owner-managers of Failed Businesses.’, Paper presented at ISBA Conference 2004, Newcastle-Gateshead.
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