About Our Work
Economic Progress arises from Economic Growth (which helps make existing firms more successful) and Economic Development which innovates and grows new firms and businesses. Cumulative Causation recognises the complex and multi-layers nature of economic relationships. This website is for all those interested in understanding how economic growth and economic development processes work, how they fit into economic and business theory and what can be done to raise the level of growth and innovation.

Professor Nigel Culkin
Professor of Enterprise & Entrepreneurial Development at the University of Hertfordshire, an international expert on entrepreneurial growth and the institutional and policy elements needed to enable it. Also, his standing in the field is recognized by the many contributions to prestigious international conferences and projects run under the auspices of organisations (including UNCTAD and the British Council). Culkin’s peers have recognized him through a past presidency of academia’s organization to support research into international entrepreneurship ISBE and his country has recognized the importance of his contributions through expert inputs for both Parliamentary Committees and the Enterprise Czar at No 10 Downing Street. Most recently, Culkin is playing a key role in a ground-breaking project driving climate change entrepreneurship.
Professor of Enterprise & Entrepreneurial Development at the University of Hertfordshire, an international expert on entrepreneurial growth and the institutional and policy elements needed to enable it. Also, his standing in the field is recognized by the many contributions to prestigious international conferences and projects run under the auspices of organisations (including UNCTAD and the British Council). Culkin’s peers have recognized him through a past presidency of academia’s organization to support research into international entrepreneurship ISBE and his country has recognized the importance of his contributions through expert inputs for both Parliamentary Committees and the Enterprise Czar at No 10 Downing Street. Most recently, Culkin is playing a key role in a ground-breaking project driving climate change entrepreneurship.

Richard Simmons
Is a visiting Research Fellow at the University of Hertfordshire looking at entrepreneurial growth, supply chain dynamics, trade dynamics and monetary policy. with a special interest in developing theory and its practical application to drive growth in the post-Pandemic, post Brexit world.
Richard is an economist who has combined his academic research with senior business roles across the globe. These include having been a member of the launch teams that successfully launched what are arguably three of the most significant to 15 global product / market disruptions of the last forty years.
Is a visiting Research Fellow at the University of Hertfordshire looking at entrepreneurial growth, supply chain dynamics, trade dynamics and monetary policy. with a special interest in developing theory and its practical application to drive growth in the post-Pandemic, post Brexit world.
Richard is an economist who has combined his academic research with senior business roles across the globe. These include having been a member of the launch teams that successfully launched what are arguably three of the most significant to 15 global product / market disruptions of the last forty years.