CFP: ISBE Conference on International Entrepreneurship

[entrepreneurship-phd at lists.uni-essen.de]

29th Institute for Small Business & Entrepreneurship Conference
INTERNATIONAL ENTREPRENEURSHIP - from local to global enterprise
creation and development
31 October - 2 November 2006 - Cardiff-Caerdydd, UK
Deadline: 31st May 2006

The 29th Annual ISBE Conference returns to the capital city of  Wales
for the first time since 1988, to be hosted by the University of
Glamorgan, in conjunction with Cardiff University. The 2006 ISBE
Conference theme builds on the renewed emphasis nationally and
internationally on entrepreneurship in small, medium and large
organisations.  The diversity within this field and the continuing
emergence of new areas (e.g. social enterprise) present exciting
challenges to policy makers, practitioners, educators and researchers.
Such developments directly reflect the interests of the Institute and
our main Sponsors, the Welsh Development Agency and the Small Business
Service.

A key aim of ISBE 2006 is to bridge the gap between theory and practice
in entrepreneurship and SME development and to highlight the practical
and policy implications of recent research and experience. Another aim
is to engage and share experiences with a wider International Community,
recognising that entrepreneurs now operate on a global stage.  Improving
understanding of the contexts, policies and practices will not only
inform support for SMEs domestically but also prepare them for the
challenges on the wider global stage.  Best practices should also be
disseminated world-wide.

The key themes to be addressed in the 2006 ISBE Conference in Cardiff
are:
(provisional listing, subject to responses)

A  - Advancing entrepreneurship education at all levels
B - Business birth-rate strategy, start-ups and incubation
C - Community, ethnic, family, rural and social enterprise
E - E-entrepreneurship, e-business and e-learning for SMEs
G - Government policies on enterprise development world-wide
I  - Innovation, clusters, supply chains and networks
M - Management, skills development and growth issues for SMEs
S - Supporting small business development world-wide
V - Venture capital and micro-finance for small businesses
W - Women's enterprise and youth enterprise development

WHY SHOULD YOU ATTEND?

Business and professional opportunities for delegates include:

- Share best practice in enterprise creation and development
- Hear the latest advances in entrepreneurship education
- Discuss leading-edge research in entrepreneurship and SMEs
- Consider the applications and policy implications of this research
- Present your own research and experience and gain feedback
- Interact with leading academics, practitioners and policy-makers
- Develop your networks and establish new working relationships

Abstract and Paper Submission Deadlines

Abstracts for Research Papers
min 300 max 400 words
31st May 2006

Abstracts for Developmental Papers
min 300 max 400 words
30th June 2006

Abstracts for Practical Papers
min 300 max 400 words
31st July 2006

Completed Research Papers
Max 20 pages & 7,000 words
31st July 2006

Completed Developmental/Practical Papers
Max 20 pages & 7,000 words
31st August 2006

Full Registration by at least one author
Including payment of all fees
31st August 2006

More info at http://www.isbe2006.org/index.html