Keymon Ventures Business Angel Academy in Zagreb
On Thursday, March 21st, Zagreb will shine again in a unique event, the First Business Angel Academy in Croatia. Promoted by Keymon Ventures, an innovative company focused on activities aimed at promoting the early stage investment, the Academy will train a... Read More →
Urban Startup Ecosystems Workshop Report
The 1st International Workshop on Urban Startup Ecosystems (USE) was held on July 18 – 19, 2017 in Bremen, Germany. The workshop aimed at establishing a platform for researchers to discuss recent issues of entrepreneurial ecosystems and a possible research... Read More →
Top Ten Things We Know About Growing Entrepreneurial Ecosystems – And The Implications!
Cross-posted from Norris’ LinkedIn Blog, July 7, 2017, https://www.linkedin.com/pulse/top-ten-things-we-know-growing-entrepreneurial-norris-krueger 1) Practitioner* research is ahead of academics in many ways (not just Kauffman.. think Brad Feld!) Implication 1: Cast your net widely when doing your homework. *two of my go-to gurus,... Read More →
Deadline Approaching: Workshop on Urban Startup Ecosystems
The discussion on entrepreneurial ecosystem has reached increasing attention from researchers, policy makers and practitioners mainly due to the enormous impact of entrepreneurial ecosystems on their regional economic well-being. Despite the increasing interest in this topic, many questions remain open.... Read More →
Register Now: Workshop on Entrepreneurial Ecosystems
The Centre for Entrepreneurship Research at the University of Edinburgh Business School is hosting a Workshop on Entrepreneurial Ecosystems that will focus on the emerging field of entrepreneurial ecosystems and high-growth startup regions. The workshop will feature talks by two... Read More →
Crowdfunding, Change and Co-Creation
Entrepreneurship eco-systems are a topic of great interest for both academics and practitioners due to the benefits that entrepreneurship can provide; from empowering individuals to take control of their professional life to generating jobs and economic wealth. These eco-systems are... Read More →
What an Entrepreneurship Ecosystem actually is
Cross-posted from Harvard Business Review Online, May 12, 2014, https://hbr.org/2014/05/what-an-entrepreneurial-ecosystem-actually-is/, with permission from the author. Fostering entrepreneurship has become a core component of economic development in cities and countries around the world. The predominant metaphor for fostering entrepreneurship as an... Read More →
Regional Insights: Student-Driven Startup Passion across the Baltic Sea and Beyond
In the worldwide startup scene, Finland is perhaps best known for the SLUSH (www.slush.org) in Helsinki. Encouraged by its success several similar activities are popping out in the regions, in www.businesskitchen.fi, www.boostturku.com, and the newcomer www.shipfestival.org, for instance. It is... Read More →
Entrepreneurial Ecosystems and Stem Cell Commercialization at the University-Industry Boundary
Entrepreneurial universities play an important role in the development of entrepreneurial ecosystems by supporting the triple-helix of university-industry-government interactions. Alongside university teaching and research activities, commercialization activities at the university-industry (U-I) boundary drive ecosystem economics. Yet, venturing at the U-I... Read More →
Call for Applications: Entrepreneurial Ecosystem Workshop
Fully sponsored by the Newton-Katip Çelebi Fund Researcher Links scheme, a workshop on “Entrepreneurial Ecosystems: the impact on local and national economic growth and international competitiveness” will be held in Izmir, Turkey on May 23rd – 26th, 2016. The workshop will explore and... Read More →