Best Paper Awards

There are five Special Awards and nine Best in Track Awards, thanks to the generous support of the Sponsors indicated against each Award.

Click here for list of Best Paper Winners for 2007

Click here for full list of Best Paper Nominations for 2007 (corrected version added 26/10/07)

• Scottish Enterprise Award for best “refereed” paper - £1,500

For the academic research paper judged to most exemplify the ISBE criteria

• Scottish Enterprise Award for best “discussion” paper - £1,000

For the academic discussion paper judged to most exemplify the ISBE criteria

• Scottish Enterprise Award for best “practical” paper - £1,000

For the best paper reviewing practical experiences in support for small business

• Scottish Enterprise Award for best “policy” paper £1,000

For the best paper drawing out the lessons for SME policy development

• Scottish Enterprise Award for best “newcomer’s” paper - £500

For the best paper by someone who has not presented a paper at an ISBE Conference before

A - Advancing entrepreneurship education and enterprise 
National Council for Graduate Entrepreneurship

B - Business birth rate strategy - stimulating start-ups 
Centre for Enterprise, Manchester Metropolitan University Business School

C - Community, ethnic, minority, rural and social enterprise 
Kibble Education & Care Centre, Paisley

E - E-entrepreneurship, e-business and e-learning 
Microsoft Ltd, Scotland

I - Innovation, technology transfer & knowledge networks 
National Endowment for Science, Technology & Arts

M - Management, skills development & growth issues 
GO Group, Business Support & Economic Development

S - Supporting small business development world-wide 
Knowledge Transfer, Economic & Social Research Council

V - Small business finance and financial management 
Barclays Bank plc

W - Women’s enterprise and family enterprise development
Women’s Enterprise Consortium, Liverpool

The Track Leaders and Advisers assessed all papers accepted for presentation at the Conference, selected the best three papers in their Track and nominated one as “Best in Track”. These reflect the general criteria specified as appropriate to the topic. (Click here for detailed criteria.)

These three papers have been reviewed and the “Best” has been confirmed by the Track Sponsor’s Representative. 

In addition, the Track Leaders considered nominating these three and any other papers for the five Special Awards sponsored by Scottish Enterprise. A paper could receive only one Special Award (plus ‘Best in Track’ Award if appropriate).

Track Leaders could not nominate their own papers for either the Best in Track or the Special Awards, but they could nominate papers by other Track Leaders, which were considered by the independent Judging Panel.

The judging panel for the Special Awards will comprise:

• ISBE Vice-President & 2005 Conference Chair: Professor Bob Ritchie, UCLAN (Chair)

• Conference Co-Vice-Chair Academic Programme: Prof Colin Mason, University of Strathclyde

• Conference Co-Vice-Chair Academic Programme: Prof Sara Carter, University of Strathclyde

• ISBE Vice-President & 2006 Conference Chair: Prof David Brooksbank, University of Glamorgan

• ISBE Past-President & 2008 Conference Chair: Prof Ken O’Neill, University of Ulster

• Main Sponsor: Brian McVey, Director of Policy, Growing Business, Scottish Enterprise

The Awards for Best Papers will be announced during the Gala Awards Dinner when the award cheques and personally inscribed and signed Certificates will be presented by the Sponsors.

Photographs will then be taken of those authors present together with the Sponsors.

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