Small Business and Entrepreneurship

Development Conference –

This annual conference highlights the links between high quality research and small firms and entrepreneurship development by attracting delegates from academia, the support community and government. Building upon its informal atmosphere, which promotes open debate and genuine exchange amongst delegates, the conference emphasises rigour and relevance in research. Principal themes for the 2002 conference are:-

Contributions, which address these issues, will focus upon the challenge of researching, leading, managing and supporting entrepreneurial and enterprising individuals and organisations. All papers must generate new insights, founded upon rigour and relevance within the chosen research paradigm. Papers adopting innovative methodologies and perspectives will be particularly welcome.

Abstracts (not exceeding 1000 words) should be submitted for evaluation by 5^th October 2001 and should state research objectives, research questions, research methodology, findings and principal outcomes. Authors of accepted papers will be notified by 2^nd November 2001.

Accepted final papers (not exceeding 5000 words) must be submitted by 22^nd February 2002 to be included in the conference proceedings.

The conference fee for this two-day residential conference includes a subscription to volume 27 of the journal 'Entrepreneurship, Theory and Practice'. A reduced conference rate is available for students.