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Best Conference Paper 2009; sponsored by Liverpool Vision
Have small businesses beaten the recession?
John Kitching
Learning for Entrepreneurship and Enterprise Education Track; sponsored By NCGE
Investigating the Motivation for undertaking Entrepreneurship Education using Uncertain Reasoning
Paul Jones
Business Creation and Development – Stimulating Start-ups Track; sponsored by University of Liverpool
Supporting Black Businesses: Narratives of Business Support Providers in London
Sonny Nwankwo
Creative Industries Entrepreneurship Track; sponsored by ACCA
Creative methodologies for understanding a creative industry
Ted Fuller
ICT, IT and E-Business in the Small Firm Sector Track; sponsored by Liverpool Vision
ICT Adoption and Development of E-business among SMEs in South Africa
Knowledge Mpofu
Gender and Enterprise Track; sponsored by WICED
The Nordic Welfare Model: barrier or facilitator of women’s entrepreneurship in Denmark?
Helle Neergaard
Entrepreneurship, Networks, Innovation and Resource Acquisition Track; sponsored By Liverpool Vision
Tracing the historical foundations of social networks in entrepreneurship research
Sarah Jack
Management, Skills Development and Growth Issues Track; sponsored by Bradford University School of Management
Have small businesses beaten the recession?
John Kitching
Social, Environmental and Ethical Enterprise Track; sponsored by Centre for Enterprise, Manchester Metropolitan University
Resource Advantage Theory and Fairtrade Social Enterprises
Bob Doherty
Venture Capital, Finance, taxation and Regulation Track; sponsored by Barclays
Toward an understanding of the capital structure of friend and family financing
Gary Hancock
Business Support and Internationalisation Track; sponsored by UKTI NW
Measuring Business Activity in the UK
Julian Frankish
Special Award Winners
Ulster University Business School Award for best ‘policy’ paper - the best paper drawing out the lessons for SME policy development:
The problem with regulation: built-in constraints to effective implementation
Andrew Atherton, Kirk Frith, Liz Price, Manny Gatt & David Rae
Ulster University Business School Award for best ‘refereed’ paper - best academic research paper judged to most exemplify the ISBE criteria:
SMEs' Access to Finance: Is there still a debt gap?
David Deakins, David North, Rob Baldock & Geoff Whittam
Ulster University Business School Award for best ‘discussion’ paper - best academic discussion paper judged to most exemplify the ISBE criteria:
Rediscovering Enterprise: Exploring Entrepreneurship for Undergraduates
Simon Bridge, Cecilia Hegarty & Sharon Porter
Ulster University Business School Award for best ‘practical’ paper - best paper reviewing practical experience in support for small business:
Can the private sector successfully advocate change in public policy in Africa?
David Irwin
Ulster University Business School Award for best ‘newcomer’s’ paper - best paper by someone who has not presented a paper at an ISBE Conference before:
Deadweight spending in regional enterprise financing
Anu Tokila & Mika Haapanen
ISBE 2008: Best in Track Winners
Track A - Advancing entrepreneurship and enterprise education; sponsored by National Council for Graduate Entrepreneurship
Contingency as Resource: Educating entrepreneurs in the Balkans, the Bronx and Beyond
Susan Harmeling & Saras Sarasvathy
Track B - Business creation and development - stimulating start-ups; sponsored by Centre for Enterprise, Manchester Metropolitan University Business School
Exploring necessity-driven entrepreneurship in a peripheral economy
William Lucas, Sarah Cooper & Stuart McFarlane
Track C - Community, ethnic, minority and social enterprises; sponsored by Co-operatives UK, Manchester
Identity and Difference - Re-thinking Ethnic Entrepreneurship
Mark McPherson
Track E - E-entrepreneurship, e-business and e-learning; sponsored by Enterprise Northern Ireland, Limavady
The use of internet portals amongst rural businesses
Laura Galloway, John Sanders & David Deakins
Track I - Innovation, incubation, networks and knowledge transfer; sponsored by Knowledge Transfer, University of Central Lancashire
Motivations and consequences of engaging in regional clusters in the ICT sector
Nigel Lockett & Sarah Jack
Track M - Management, skills development and growth issues; sponsored by Invest Northern Ireland, Belfast
Motivation for Sustainable Entrepreneurship: an Empirical Investigation
Dilani Jayawarna & Julia Rouse
Track S - Supporting small business development world-wide; sponsored by Belfast City Council
‘It’s the evidence, stupid’: Doing and Legitimising Policy-funded Research
Nick Wilson, John Kitching & Mark Hart
Track V - Venture Capital, finance, taxation and regulation; sponsored by Barclays Bank plc
SMEs' Access to Finance: Is there still a debt gap?
David Deakins, David North, Rob Baldock & Geoff Whittam
Track W - Women’s enterprise and family business development; sponsored by Women’s Enterprise Consortium
The 'Diva Storyline' as an alternative social construction of female entrepreneurship
Robert Smith
ISBE Glasgow 2007: Award Winning Papers
Special Award Winners
Scottish Enterprise Award for best ‘refereed’ paper - the best academic research paper judged to most exemplify the ISBE criteria:
Do Liquidity Constraints Increase the Likelihood of Firm Growth and Survival?
Dr George Saridakis, Dr Kevin Mole & Graham Hay
Scottish Enterprise Award for best ‘discussion’ paper - the best academic discussion paper judged to most exemplify the ISBE criteria:
Pathways to Entrepreneurship Across the Lifecourse: An Innovative Model
Dr Dilani Jayawarna, Dr Julia Rouse & Dr Allan MacPherson
Scottish Enterprise Award for best ‘practical’ paper - the best paper reviewing practical experiences in support for small business:
Creating Entrepreneurial Universities: Insights from a new university business school
Dr David Woollard, Dr Michael Zhang & Prof Oswald Jones
Scottish Enterprise Award for best ‘policy’ paper - the best paper drawing out the lessons for SME policy development:
Entrepreneurship and Government Policy in Post Socialist Economies
Prof David Smallbone & Prof Friederike Welter
Scottish Enterprise Award for best ‘newcomer’s’ paper - the best paper by someone who has never presented a paper at an ISBE Conference:
Developing Entrepreneurial Life Skills : An Experiment in Indian Schools
Dr Shipra Vaidya
ISBE 2007: Best in Track Winners
Track A Advancing entrepreneurship education and enterprise - sponsored by NCGE
Creating Entrepreneurial Universities: Insights from a new university business school
Dr David Woollard, Dr Michael Zhang & Prof Oswald Jones
Track B Business birth rate strategy - stimulating start-ups - sponsored by Manchester Metropolitan University Business School
Business Survival and Entrepreneurial Learning
Julian Frankish, Dr Richard Roberts & Prof David Storey
Track C Community, ethnic, minority, rural and social enterprise - sponsored by Kibble Education & Care Centre
Ethnic Diversity and Competitiveness: Does the Evidence Justify Policy Action?
Dr John Kitching, Prof David Smallbone & Rosemary Athayde
Track E E-entrepreneurship, e-business and e-learning - sponsored by Microsoft
Ethnic Minority Business (EMB) Exemplars: Engaging EMBs in Public E-Procurement
Dr Martin Beckinsale & Prof Monder Ram
Track I Innovation, technology transfer & knowledge networks - sponsored by NESTA
A new look at industry associations as effective enterprise networks
Dr Martin Perry
Track M Management, skills development & growth issues - sponsored by GO Group
Entrepreneurial Capital: Convertibility, Personal Reputation and Firm Performance
Dr Wing Lam, Dr Eleanor Shaw & Prof Sara Carter
Track S Supporting small business development world-wide - sponsored by ESRC
New Development of Agro-Food SME Linkages between Southeast Asia and Western Africa
Prof Philippe Regnier
Track V Small business finance and financial management - sponsored by Barclays Bank
Do Liquidity Constraints Increase the Likelihood of Firm Growth and Survival?
Dr George Saridakis, Dr Kevin Mole & Graham Hay
Track W Women’s enterprise and family enterprise development - sponsored by Women’s Enterprise Consortium
Women entrepreneurs: jumping the corporate ship or gaining new wings?
Nicola Patterson
ISBE 2006, Cardiff: Award Winning Papers
Special Award Winners
ISBE 2006 winner of ISBE award for best academic research paper:
Reassessing Necessity Entrepreneurship in Developing Countries
Peter Rosa, Sarath Kodithuwakku, Waswa Balunywa
ISBE 2006 winner of the Small Business Service Award for best 'policy' paper:
Who benefits most from Business Link assistance?
Kevin Mole, Mark Hart, Stephen Roper and David Saal
ISBE 2006 joint winners of Small Business Service award for best 'practical' paper:
Shell Step Innovation programme - Exploring the absorptive capabilities of host SMEs
Rebecca Allinson & Philip Donnelly
Entrepreneur Enabling – Increasing the Effectiveness of Advising, Coaching and Mentoring Support
John Thompson and Ron Downing
ISBE 2006 winner of Small Business Service award for best newcomer’s paper:
The Post-Investment Impact of Business Angels upon their Investee Companies
Stephanie Macht
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ISBE 2006: Best in Track Winners
Track A - Advancing entrepreneurship education at all levels - Sponsored by National Council for Graduate Entrepreneurship
The entrepreneurial learning team: Creating an enterprise culture in a university
David Rae, Simon Gee & Robert Moon
Track B - Business birth rate strategy, start-ups and incubation - Sponsored by International Small Business Journal & Sage Publications (2 winners)
Gendered risk perceptions and start-up practices?
Colleen Mills & Kylie Pawson
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New Small Firm Survival in the UK
George Saridakis, Kevin Mole & David Storey
Track C - Community, ethnic, family, rural and social enterprises - Sponsored by Ethnic Business Support Programme and Potential Ethnic Entrepreneurship in the UK - A Study of Assimilation and Integration
Farid Ullah, David Brooksbank, Dylan Jones-Evans & Piers Thompson
Track E - E-entrepreneurship, e-business and e-learning for SMEs - Sponsored by eCommerce Innovation Centre, Cardiff University
ICT Adoption and EBusiness Development: A Framework for Ethnic Minority Businesses Martin Beckinsale & Monder Ram
Track G - Government policies on enterprise development world-wide - Sponsored by DTI Small Business Service
The role of tax incentives in capital investment and R and D decisions
Francis Chittenden & Mohsen Derregia
Track I - Innovation, clusters, supply chains and networks - Sponsored by University of Glamorgan Business School
From Closure to Excellence: Micro-Clusters, Local Embeddedness and Public Policy
Fiona Whitehurst & Franek Siedlok
Track M - Management, skills development & Growth issues for SMEs - Sponsored by Venture Wales
Employment Tribunal Cases: The Impact of Enterprise Size on Incidence and Outcomes Sukanya Sen Gupta, George Saridakis, Paul Edwards & David Storey
Track S - Supporting small business development world-wide - Sponsored by Business in Focus
Reassessing necessity entrepreneurship in developing countries
Peter Rosa, Sarath Kodithuwakku & Waswa Balunywa
Track V - Venture capital & micro-finance for small businesses - Sponsored by Barclays Bank plc
Barriers faced by SMEs in raising finance from banks
David Irwin & Jonathan Scott
Track W - Women’s enterprise development - Sponsored by The AWE Partnership
Risk & entrepreneurship: Evidence of gender from a micro-finance programme
Steve Talbot
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