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The
30th Annual ISBE Conference comes back to Glasgow for the first time in 25
years! This Scottish Conference will be hosted
by Heriot-Watt University operating in
partnership with the University of Paisley,
University of Stirling and the University of Strathclyde.
The
2007 ISBE Conference focuses on the renewed emphasis nationally and
internationally on entrepreneurship in small,
medium and large organisations. The theme of the Conference builds on
the Scottish Executive’s policies to build a ‘Smart
Successful Scotland’. However, this
theme is also applicable to many countries
around the world and it has stimulated world-wide interest.
The
diversity within the field of small business and entrepreneurship lies at
the heart of growth in many economies and the
continuing emergence of new areas (e.g. social enterprise) present exciting
challenges to policy makers, practitioners, educators and researchers.
A
key aim of ISBE 2007 is to continue the ISBE aim 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 ISBE 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 and this Conference aims
to do so.
May
I invite you to attend and share your knowledge and experience with like
minded delegates from all over the world.
Professor
William Keogh,
Conference Chair,
Heriot-Watt University, Edinburgh |
