Professor of Entrepreneurship and Director of the Centre for Enterprise, Manchester Metropolitan University, Associate Dean, Professor Lynn Martin PhD is an experienced entrepreneur and manager working within a university whose role involves both research and practical development in enterprise, as seen in her commercial activities and her 60+ publications. She has a considerable track record in leading knowledge exchange plus significant experience in developing international links with Europe and Asia and working with both companies and public sector authorities at regional and national level.  She has a strong track record in income generation, with 13 successful research council bids and a tenfold increase in external income since 2009.

After a role as the first female Director of Enterprise in further education and successful serial experience of small firm ownership, she completed her PhD at the University of Warwick and moved into higher education, where she has been Director of Doctoral Programmes as well as developing new degree and masters programmes in business growth and entrepreneurship.   As Director of Enterprise at MMU School of Business and Law she leads activities across different faculties to promote effective knowledge exchange and entrepreneurial academic - practitioner initiatives.   Previously Chair of the Munich Women's Association and President of the Institute of Small Business and Entrepreneurship (ISBE), she is well known for her commitment to opening up opportunities for women and girls in science and technology and has published articles and reports on local and international developments in this area.

Research and Enterprise Projects –examples since 2010

• AHRC, 2014, JISC,  2012, exploring the impact of research, £16,000,
• EPSRC, 2012-15, Rural Hybrid Energy Enterprise Systems, £375,000, multi-partner project led by the University of Nottingham
• ESRC 2012-13, Sharing and building university and business perspectives of how to enable high growth in small firms, with Winning Pitch, £60,000
• JISC,  2012, exploring the impact of research, £16,000, with MMU Cheshire
• Marks and Spencers, September 2011, Review of community pilots for Plan A, 12,000
• ESRC, 2011-12, Developing a cost benefit and social value framework in micro-provider contexts; third sector and university partnership, with Community Catalysts, £52,000
• NCEE, 2010-11, Review of graduate enterprise education, 15,000
• ESRC, 2010, Developing a business process approach to evaluate opportunities at Groundwork; energy efficiency, a case study in knowledge commercialisation, with Groundwork UK, £15,000
• Goldman Sachs 10,000 Small Businesses Programme, 2010-2015