Register now: Conference on Technology-led Emergence and Transformation of Markets
The University of Edinburgh Business School is pleased to be hosting a Conference on Technology-led Emergence and Transformation of Markets on 28 June 2018. About the Conference This conference has been organised by the vibrant community of PhD students and... 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 →
Call for Applications: Entrepreneurship Ecosystem Leaders Workshop
The workshop invites UK, Turkish and international researchers towards solving the urgent, timely problem of development of the efficient entrepreneurial ecosystem first in Ankara and then in other Turkish regions based on a concept of shared leadership. The workshop will... Read More →
The importance of an entrepreneurial ecosystem for creating systemic entrepreneurship: Lessons from the Amazon rainforest and Silicon Valley (Part 1)
So what do the Amazon Rainforest and Silicon Valley have to do with each other? On face value, not a great deal. However, when we explore them at a deeper level, together they show us a lot about the importance... Read More →
Why politicians in Austria should act now and create favorable conditions for life-sciences startups
Entrepreneurship in Europe is on the rise. Since 2007 countries all over Europe struggled with political, financial and economic turmoil triggered by the financial crisis. However, despite these unpleasant environmental conditions the startup-scene on the continent started flourishing around that... Read More →
PhD Position: Characteristics and Development of Austrian Start-up Companies
The Austrian Institute of Technology in cooperation with the Vienna University of Technology offer the following PhD position: Characteristics and Development of Austrian Start-up Companies Background Start-up firms are of crucial importance for the economic development and structural change of... Read More →
For a Booming Economy, Bet on High Growth Firms, Not Small Businesses
Cross-posted from Harvard Business Review Online, February 3, 2014, https://hbr.org/2014/02/for-a-booming-economy-bet-on-high-growth-firms-not-small-businesses/ “Small business is the backbone of our economy.” President Barack Obama, August 17, 2010 “New businesses are the lifeblood of a healthy… economy.” PM David Cameron, November 20, 2013 These... Read More →