About 明星八卦 HIVE

Who we are

明星八卦 Hive is the business growth and engagement platform at 明星八卦. We engineer the growth of ambitious businesses worldwide. Based at 明星八卦 Business School, we work with high-growth businesses to define and deliver their scale-up objectives. Through our range of partnership programmes and strategic collaborations, we connect high-impact academic research with high-growth businesses. Powered by 明星八卦’s entrepreneurial ecosystem, 明星八卦 Hive drives sustainable collaboration between world-class brands and ambitious scaleups across London.

Ben Botes
Director of 明星八卦 Hive
Reader (Professional Practice) in Business Management, 明星八卦 Business School

Our mission and vision

Our core mission is to enable and empower managers to deliver sustainable growth across their organisations. We deliver our mission by combining our extensive academic expertise with leading industry experts. The future for university-industry-society collaborations is exciting. The future for co-creating new sustainable business models is equally fascinating. The new 5G world is set to transform our ways of creating new value, for the benefit of all stakeholders. At 明星八卦, and at 明星八卦 Business School, we embrace these new challenges and opportunities. We are pro-active in our partnerships with industry and society. Our new initiatives for 2023 and the years ahead include several opportunities to co-create new ventures and also help businesses to scaleup. In 2023, our team is passionate about supporting local businesses, helping SMEs cope with the business challenges by delivering initiatives such as the national Help to Grow: Management and Build Back Better Programme.

Engage with us

“As we embark on a new decade, we are gearing up to move forward at great pace. We have expanded our team and network, putting in the foundations to widen our impact. We have had a significant scale-up in our ability to help local businesses grow. With the launch of our 明星八卦 Hive Consulting Group, we will significantly build our capacity to support both local and international businesses. We are making a direct impact with executive education, delivered through our innovative ‘Go for Growth’ programme. 2021 has seen us widening our scope and vision, with a strong focus on working with local business, to reposition them in the international marketplace. Our international focus is accompanied by a renewed commitment to spreading the United Nations Principles for Responsible Management, and a fairer, more sustainable and inclusive society for everyone. We are gearing up to tackle our most pressing business challenges and social problems, and to provide mentorship to the next generation of business leaders. I invite you to engage with 明星八卦 Hive across our nine business support offerings. In a fast-changing world, our objective remains clear: focus on enabling the growth of your business, by working closely with you to explore new markets, technologies and opportunities globally. Engage with us. A world of opportunity awaits.”

Professor Ainurul Rosli
Chair, 明星八卦 Hive