The conference welcomes papers from all areas of the small business and entrepreneurship. The conference will feature a mix of special theme tracks, general tracks and paper development tracks. Special theme tracks will focus on research themes that are central in Nordic research on small...

The 2021 Conference Main Theme is “Inclusive Entrepreneurship”. Inclusive entrepreneurship aims to contribute to social inclusion to give all people an equal opportunity to start up and operate businesses. However, there are many socio-economic and structural barriers for individuals into...

Quantitative, qualitative and conceptual papers are welcome for the following theme tracks: CONFERENCE THEME: Entrepreneurship in the digital era; SPECIAL ISSUE THEME: How to develop entrepreneurial skills? The role of education; - Opportunity generation and early business development; - Business...

The ECSB Doctoral Workshop is truly a meeting place for both new and experienced researchers from all over Europe and an ideal place to start networking. We particularly encourage students in the early stages of their research to participate as a way of launching themselves into the...

Due to the uncertainty created by the COVID-19 pandemic, on the 19th of May we made the heavy decision to cancel the physical ESU week in Helsinki. In its place, as a demonstration that the ESU network remains active even during turbulent times, a webinar consisting of select elements of the...

Quantitative, qualitative and conceptual papers are welcome for the following theme tracks: 1. CONFERENCE THEME: Uncertainty and entrepreneurship 2. SPECIAL ISSUE THEME: Concepts & Facets of entrepreneurial diversity 3. Opportunity generation and early business development 4. Business models...

The main theme of the 2018 conference is “Sustainable entrepreneurship: A win-win strategy for the future”. The main topic of the conference is to focus on how the entrepreneurial ecosystem and specific internal resources and capabilities can help firms to recognize and implement sustainable...

The main theme of the conference is "Relevance in Entrepreneurship Research". The RENT Conference welcomes a broad range of topics within the field of entrepreneurship and small business research. This year we have added one more possible topic, Relevance in Entrepreneurship Research, following...

The Doctoral Workshop represents a unique opportunity for doctoral students to present their thesis proposals and obtain useful insight into how their work can be improved and progressed as well as an opportunity for bouncing ideas off on experienced faculty. The workshop also facilitates the...

The main topic of the conference is to focus on how networks and knowledge transfer can help firms increase their global competitiveness by fostering innovative and entrepreneurial behavior. Sub-topics: Methodological challenges and research methods; Opportunity generation and early business...