| ECSB celebrates its 20th Anniversary. |
| The International Council for Small Business (ICSB) would like to congratulate our Europe-based affiliate, the European Council for Small Business (ECSB) on their 20th anniversary of ... |
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Wednesday, November 19, 2008 |
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| ICSB-Taiwan - Beyond Silicon Valley |
| About New Business Actualization Plan
In 2004, SMEA began the Entrepreneurship and Innovation Plans with a focus on three areas; Business Start-up Counseling Services Program, SME Innovation ... |
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Tuesday, November 18, 2008 |
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| ICSB Introduces New Social Media Presence |
| Today, the International Council for Small Business (ICSB) announces a new social media presence. On behalf of the ICSB community, the International Office has initiated dialogue ... |
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Monday, November 17, 2008 |
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| Jorge Mesquita: Cultural Diversity at P&G |
| On October 16, 2008 the George Washington University School of Business hosted Proctor and Gamble President of Global Fabric Care, Mr. Jorge Mesquita. Mr. Mesquita gave ... |
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Thursday, November 13, 2008 |
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| 1 Week Until Global Entrepreneurship Week Begins! |
| 1 WEEK TO GO!Global, national and local leaders show confidence in next generation of entrepreneursInnovation key to solving current economic crisis
Business leaders, high profile entrepreneurs and ... |
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Monday, November 10, 2008 |
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| Wiggly Wigglers: 2008 Global DELL Award Winner |
| RURAL ENGLAND NATURAL GARDENING COMPANY WORMS ITS WAY TO GLOBAL DELL SMALL BUSINESS EXCELLENCE AWARD
Innovative Use of Social Media Earns Wiggly Wigglers Global Acclaim from ICSB, ... |
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Thursday, November 06, 2008 |
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| Italy Small Business Winner: Tecnomodel |
| Tecnomodel is the 2008 Italian National Winner for the Dell Inc. Global Small Business Excellence Award. Tecnomodel is a leader in the business of creating and ... |
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Wednesday, November 05, 2008 |
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| Entrepreneurship Educator Newsletter: October 2008 |
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During these difficult economic times the role of entrepreneurship educators becomes even more important. The entrepreneur's success will become an even greater challenge with tightening credit ... |
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Monday, November 03, 2008 |
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| Frontiers in European Entrepreneurship Research |
| Entrepreneurship, Sustainable Growth and Performance
3rd RENT Anthology: Frontiers in European Entrepreneurship Research
This book represents the third in a series of papers selected from the ECSB's annual ... |
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Friday, October 31, 2008 |
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| 56 Nations Join Global Entrepreneurship Week |
| 56 NATIONS JOIN GLOBAL ENTREPRENEURSHIP WEEK
A first-ever worldwide entrepreneurship event that is expected to involve millions of young people is taking shape. Fifty-six countries have currently ... |
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Thursday, October 30, 2008 |
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| ICSB Bulletin - October 2008 |
| Welcome to the October 2008 edition of the ICSB Bulletin. The ICSB Bulletin has been established to capture the major ICSB news stories of the past ... |
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Wednesday, October 29, 2008 |
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| 2008 Taipei International Innovation Forum |
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2008 Taipei International Innovation, Entrepreneurship Forum-Beyond Silicon Valley-
Time: 2008/10/31(Fri)
Location: GIS Convention CenterNo.85, Sec. 4, Roosevelt Rd.Da-an District, Taipei City 106, Taiwan (R.O.C.)
Organizer: Small and Medium Enterprise ... |
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Wednesday, October 29, 2008 |
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| 2009-10 ICSB Board Nominations |
| Greetings from the ICSB Immediate Past President, Rob van der Horst.One of my roles as past president is the chairing of the Nominating Committee for the ... |
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Tuesday, October 28, 2008 |
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| FSF Global Award for Entrepreneurship Research |
| Launching the Global Award for Entrepreneurship Research
www.e-award.org
The FSF-Nutek Award has become firmly established as the foremost global award for research on entrepreneurship. The Prize is now ... |
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Tuesday, October 28, 2008 |
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| Global Entrepreneurship Week/USA Press Release |
| 10 Cool Things to Do During Global Entrepreneurship Week
From music, film and fashion competitions, to “emptying” your idea locker to solve challenges, the Week has something ... |
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Tuesday, October 28, 2008 |
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| France Small Business Winner: SiNETiS |
| Founded in October 2000 and based in Marseille, Sinetis is a French editor of software, ultra-light internet solutions and remote administration of PC applications thanks to ... |
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Monday, October 27, 2008 |
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| 2008 ICSB Pre-Conference Policy Forum Report |
| The June 20, 2008 Policy Forum was the fourth in a series offered as a preconference event to the Annual World Conference of the International Council ... |
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Friday, October 24, 2008 |
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| RFP to host 2012 ICSB World Conference |
| Attention ICSB! Request for Proposals to host the 2012 ICSB World Conference due January 5, 2009 by 5pm EST
Download RFP (.pdf) here
Download World Conference Manual (.pdf)
The ... |
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Friday, October 24, 2008 |
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| Dell Inc. Blog: Surviving the Economic Crisis |
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Surviving the Economic Crisis (Part 1)
Posted: Mon. Oct. 20, 2008
Call it what you will. As the U.S. economy goes deeper into recession, small-business owners are ... |
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Wednesday, October 22, 2008 |
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| Spain Small Business Winner: Unkasoft |
| The Spanish National Winner for the Dell Inc. Global Small Business Excellence Award is Unkasoft. Unkasoft is a technology company specializing in inserting advertising in mobile video ... |
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Monday, October 20, 2008 |
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| Small Business Owners' Optimism Altered by Events |
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Small Business Owners Optimism Altered by Mid-Month EventsPositive Start Yields to Negative Finish
WASHINGTON, October 14, 2008 – The National Federation of Independent Business Index of Small ... |
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Tuesday, October 14, 2008 |
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| The Hot Mommas Project: Women Leadership |
| Seventy percent of women who define themselves as highly balanced believe they are more successful than their colleagues, according to newly released research from the Hot ... |
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Monday, October 13, 2008 |
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| Germany Small Business Winner: 42 Media Group |
| 42 Media Group is the 2008 National Winner for Germany in the Dell Global Small Business Excellence Award. 42 Media Group is a leading provider of software ... |
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Monday, October 13, 2008 |
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| New ICSB TV Videos Added! |
| This week a few new videos were posted to ICSB TV. I encourage all to visit this section of our website to observe live footage from events recently ... |
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Friday, October 10, 2008 |
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| U.K. Small Business Winner: Wiggly Wigglers |
| Wiggly Wigglers is the 2008 U.K. National Winner for the DELL Global Small Business Excellence Award. The company is based in Blakemere, Herefordshire, a small rural ... |
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Wednesday, October 08, 2008 |
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| ICSB located at the George Washington University |
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Founded in 1955, the International Council for Small Business (ICSB) was the first international membership organization to promote the growth and development of small businesses worldwide. ... |
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Wednesday, October 08, 2008 |
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| SMEE Review- A Practitioner's Journal |
| A Practitioner's Guide to
Turning SMEs Into
Learning Organizations
What is a learning organization?
In today's contemporary society the one constant factor is the exponential increase in the ... |
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Monday, October 06, 2008 |
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| ICSB Bulletin- September 2008 |
| Welcome to the September 2008 edition of the ICSB Bulletin. The ICSB Bulletin has been established to capture the major ICSB news stories of the past ... |
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Tuesday, September 30, 2008 |
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| Entrepreneurship Educator: September 2008 |
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There are many ways for us to bring entrepreneurship alive for our students in the classroom and beyond. This issue looks at a few ideas to ... |
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Thursday, September 25, 2008 |
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| 2008 SEAANZ Conference Recap |
| From September 13-17 2008, Study Group Australia co-hosted their 21st Annual Conference with the Small Enterprise Association of Australia and New Zealand (SEAANZ). The conference was ... |
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Thursday, September 25, 2008 |
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| Michael Dell and ICSB/ECSB meet with Award Winners |
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In Berlin during the week of September 22, each European National Winner for the Dell Global Small Business Excellence Award was in attendance at the Hotel Kempinski Adlon Berlin to ... |
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Monday, September 22, 2008 |
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| E-Education in Australia and New Zealand |
| Google and Share Ware technologies Reach into Entrepreneurship Education – Examples from Australia and New ZealandLeveling the Playing Field
Entrepreneurship education is rapidly gaining momentum and becoming ... |
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Tuesday, September 16, 2008 |
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| Entrepreneurship Research in Europe |
| Entrepreneurship Research in Europe: A Focal Point
The research in entrepreneurship and small business has prospered and grown considerably during the past decade in all European countries. Remarkable ... |
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Monday, September 08, 2008 |
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| ICSB Bulletin - August 2008 |
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Welcome Message from Dr. Charles H. Matthews, ICSB President
Welcome to the August 2008 edition of the ICSB Bulletin. The ICSB Bulletin has been established to ... |
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Monday, September 08, 2008 |
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| Data Back Up and Security Top Concerns Among SMB |
| The Dell and ICSB study seeks to understand small business customer pain points around the world in order to more effectively deliver small-business technology products and ... |
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Friday, September 05, 2008 |
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| SMEE Review: August 2008 |
| You have in your hands the first issue of the SMEE Review, a journal dedicated to practitioners in small and medium-sized enterprises and entrepreneurship. The term ... |
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Wednesday, September 03, 2008 |
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| Entrepreneurship Educator August 2008 Newsletter |
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Entrepreneurship is a driver of economic, social and cultural development around the world. In the U.S. over half of our economy is driven by small business ... |
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Thursday, August 28, 2008 |
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| European Small Business Alliance Bulletin |
| ESBA BULLETIN of 18 August 2008 – Volume 10 – Number 6
EU News and Views from the European Small Business Alliance
Headlines
EU/Enterprise: Commission presents Action Plan for ... |
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Monday, August 25, 2008 |
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| Microfinance and SME Development Course Available |
| International Course in Israel on:
The Promise and Limitations of Microfinance
Institutions as a Major Tool in Developing SMEs
September 8 - 17, 2008
Course Objective
Microfinance has increasingly become ... |
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Friday, August 22, 2008 |
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| Globalization, Innovation and Entrepreneurship |
| The Swedish Foundation for Small Business Research (FSF) and The Swedish Agency for Economic and Regional Growth (Nutek) have the honour of inviting you to a ... |
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Monday, August 18, 2008 |
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| 2008 Academy of Management Annual Meeting |
| The 2008 Academy of Management (AOM) Annual Meeting is being held in Anaheim, California, USA this year with an expected attendance of approximately 7,500-8,000 people. The ... |
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Sunday, August 10, 2008 |
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| Welcome to Dynamic Korea! 2009 Conference Preview |
| The 2009 ICSB World Conference will be held from June 21-24, 2009 in Seoul, Korea at the Convention and Exhibition Center (COEX). The event is hosted ... |
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Monday, August 04, 2008 |
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| Global DELL/ICSB Award Finalists Announced! |
| This year Dell announced it was expanding the Small Business Excellence Award internationally, giving small businesses that demonstrate technology innovation to benefit customers a chance to ... |
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Tuesday, July 29, 2008 |
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| Jolera: 2008 DELL Canada/ICSB SB Finalist |
| Jolera Inc. is an Information Technology solutions provider that has been selected as a finalist for the 2008 Dell Canada Small Business Excellence Award. Based in ... |
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Tuesday, July 29, 2008 |
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| Advancia, School of Entrepreneurship |
| The International Summer University for Young Entrepreneurs
ADVANCIA, School of entrepreneurship,Paris Chamber Commerce
An initiation training to Entrepreneurship open to young French speaking individuals, 18 to 30 ... |
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Sunday, July 27, 2008 |
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| Dr. Howard Aldrich: Forming Entrepreneurial Teams |
| The final installment of our series with Dr. Howard Aldrich comes in the form of a research publication. We first heard from Dr. Aldrich at his ... |
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Friday, July 25, 2008 |
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| UK Selects its DELL ICSB Finalists |
| ICSB DELL ANNOUNCES FINALISTS FOR 2008 UK SMALL BUSINESS EXCELLENCE AWARD
10 UK Finalists Drive Innovation within SMB Sector21/07/08 | 16:55
ICSB/Dell today announced the 10 ... |
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Tuesday, July 22, 2008 |
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| ICSB Affiliate Doctoral Exchange Program |
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Announcement
ECSB – USASBE Doctoral Exchange Programme
Participate in theInaugural USASBE Doctoral Consortium!Anaheim, California, 9-11 January 2009
Application deadline: 5th October 2008
In 2008, ECSB and its sister organization USASBE ... |
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Monday, July 21, 2008 |
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| ICSB 'Best Papers' Featured in Financial Post |
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Today, July 21, 2008, an article was featured in the Financial Post that highlighted the 2008 ICSB World Conference and in particular our 'Best Paper' process. The ... |
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Monday, July 21, 2008 |
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| Inside the 2008 World Conference Proceedings |
| The 2008 ICSB World Conference brought together researchers, educators, policy makers and business service providers from around the globe to share their expertise and present submitted work. ... |
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Monday, July 21, 2008 |
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| Wilford White Fellow Profile: Anders Lundstrom |
| The third Wilford L. White Fellow honoree showcased in our profile series is Dr. Anders Lundström. Dr. Lundström is the President of the Swedish Foundation for ... |
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Monday, July 21, 2008 |
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| Wilford White Fellow Profile: Sandra King Kauanui |
| The Wilford L. White Fellow Award recognizes the achievements of those men and women whose passion and burning desire for small business and entrepreneurship is reflected ... |
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Tuesday, July 15, 2008 |
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| Wilford White Fellow Profile: David Storey |
| June 25th, 7:45 a.m: A highly focused, yet friendly, David Storey whisks by. “Thought I should grab my presentation for this morning,” he laughs as he ... |
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Friday, July 11, 2008 |
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| Entrepreneurial Education Expanding Worldwide! |
| Entrepreneurial Education is expanding world-wide with the new announcement of a partnership between the International Entrepreneur Educators and the International Council for Small Business (ICSB). Together ... |
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Wednesday, July 09, 2008 |
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| Italy selects its DELL ICSB Finalists |
| The Dell-ICSB Small Business Excellence Award Competition for Italy took place in Milan on July 1st, 2008. The judging team was comprised of two members of ... |
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Tuesday, July 08, 2008 |
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| 2008 World Conference Best Papers |
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At the 2008 ICSB World Conference in Halifax, five papers were selected by reviewers as the best for each of the presentation themes. Each paper was ... |
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Monday, July 07, 2008 |
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| Australia selects its DELL ICSB Finalists |
| There were 43 entries into the Australian component of the Dell Small Business Excellence Awards and the first task of two members of the judging panel ... |
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Monday, July 07, 2008 |
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| Rugroden Drafting & Design: GSBEA Finalist Profile |
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It all began a little over 5 years ago, when Ryan Rugroden recognized the
need to better leverage information technology to assist in the designing and
redesigning of ... |
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Sunday, July 06, 2008 |
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| MedApps Inc. 2008 GSBEA Finalist Profile |
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The healthcare industry is currently experiencing its fair share of
challenges including high-cost coverage, a nursing shortage, and a society full
of non-compliant patients. Kent Dicks, president and ... |
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Sunday, July 06, 2008 |
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| Induction of New Wilford L. White Fellows' |
| At the 2008 ICSB World Conference in Halifax, the Wilford L. White Fellows' inducted three new representatives into their distinguished group. The ceremony took place at ... |
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Wednesday, July 02, 2008 |
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| World Conference Profile: Ben Barry |
| On Tuesday June 24 at the 2008 ICSB World Conference, many of our guests attended the Gala Dinner from 7:30-11:00pm as a final group activity. Conference ... |
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Monday, June 30, 2008 |
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| DELL Canada Announces its DELL ICSB Finalists! |
| DELL CANADA ANNOUNCES 10 SMALL BUSINESS EXCELLENCE AWARD FINALISTS
Award recognizes small businesses that use technology to better serve customers
TORONTO and HALIFAX, June 25, 2008 – ... |
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Wednesday, June 25, 2008 |
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| ICSB Day 3: From Theory to Practice |
| Yesterday morning's plenary panel featured three speakers with perspectives across the spectrum of entrepreneurial education and research. The discussion was launched and mediated by Dr. Anders ... |
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Tuesday, June 24, 2008 |
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| Plenary Preview, Ask Dr. Howard Aldrich a Question |
| For the first time ever, we invite the ICSB global community to PREVIEW a plenary presentation and send us your questions to ask the presenter via ... |
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Tuesday, June 24, 2008 |
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| World Conference Day 2: Plenary Session Overview |
| Yesterday morning's opening plenary panel began with a discussion on the “Perspectives and Trends on SME/Entrepreneurship Research, Education, Policy, and Practice.” Featured panelists included Dr. Zoltan ... |
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Monday, June 23, 2008 |
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| 2008 ICSB World Conference: Day 1 |
| 22 June 2008
Today at the 2008 ICSB World Conference, delegates and members from across the globe converged on Halifax to participate in Board meetings, panel presentations ... |
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Sunday, June 22, 2008 |
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| ICSB Boat Tour: Tall Ship Silva |
| 21 June 2008
This evening, a night before the official start of the 2008 ICSB World Conference, a group of ICSB members gathered for a night on ... |
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Saturday, June 21, 2008 |
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| ICSB Bulletin - Summary of Major Stories. |
| With a new web site, a new Bulletin was created to capture the major ICSB stories. For this edition, the Bulletin features ten stories of the ... |
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Saturday, June 21, 2008 |
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| ICSB TV Launched |
| From: Executive Director of ICSB – Dr. Ayman El Tarabishy
http://www.icsb.org/video_feed.asp
ICSB T.V. is a new service offered to all ICSB members around the world to join their ... |
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Saturday, June 21, 2008 |
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| 2008 World Conference Pre-conference! on its way.. |
| The 2008 ICSB world conference, “Advancing Small Business and Entrepreneurship: From Research to Results,” was recently launched amid much excitement in Halifax, N.S., Canada.
More than 70 ... |
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Thursday, June 19, 2008 |
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| Interview with Claire Massey-New Zealand Insight |
| I recently had the chance to sit down with Claire Massey, SVP Research and Publications, and discuss her pending research projects, involvements in ICSB and even her ... |
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Thursday, June 19, 2008 |
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| ICSB Members Recognized in National Competition |
| Twenty-seven professors from across the United States have been named 2008 Excellence in Entrepreneurship Education Award Honorees by the nonprofit organization; Acton Foundation for Entrepreneurial Excellence. ... |
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Thursday, June 19, 2008 |
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| An In-Depth Look at the Pre-Conference Schedule |
| The 2008 ICSB World Conference: Pre-Conference Events schedule will kick-off on Friday June 20th with the ‘Trends in Entrepreneurship and SME Policies' Forum. For the two ... |
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Thursday, June 19, 2008 |
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| 2008 ICSB World Conference...Almost here! |
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Starting June 22nd in Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada, the International Council for Small Business (ICSB) will hold their 53rd Annual World Conference. Please join researchers, educators, ... |
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Thursday, June 19, 2008 |
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| Youth Entrepreneurship |
| A new ICSB initiative
The ICSB has established a Youth Entrepreneurship Special Interest Group (SIG) with a lofty aim: For the ICSB to be the pre-eminent international ... |
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Friday, June 13, 2008 |
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| Your Beauty Network Profile ICSB/DELL SB Finalist |
| Your Beauty Network, a 2008 Dell Small Business Excellence Award finalist, is a membership based business support system for Salon and Spa professionals based in Carlsbad, ... |
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Wednesday, June 11, 2008 |
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| U.S. selects Winner for Dell SB Excellence Award |
| After 10 finalists for the 2008 Dell Inc. Small Business Excellence Award were chosen by MBA students at the George Washington University in Washington D.C, a distinguished panel gathered in ... |
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Tuesday, June 10, 2008 |
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| 2008 National Small Business Summit |
| The winner of the Fifth Annual Dell Small Business Excellence Award will be announced on Monday, June 9th at the 2008 NFIB National Small Business Summit, ... |
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Monday, June 09, 2008 |
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| TECHMD Inc. Profile of ICSB/DELL SB Finalist |
| 2008 Dell Small Business Excellence Award finalist TechMD is a managed service provider (MSP) based in Fountain Valley, California specializing in not-for-profit and small to medium ... |
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Sunday, June 08, 2008 |
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| RESARA Inc. Profile of ICSB/DELL SB Finalist |
| Resara LLC is a small business dedicated to servicing educational programs and school systems in the New England region. The company provides complete computer systems for ... |
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Sunday, June 08, 2008 |
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| Preliminary Results on DELL-ICSB Global IT Study |
| Preliminary Results: http://www.icsb.org/ICSB_DELL_Study_Findings_2008.asp
IT means information technology that includes computer hardware and software, electronic processes, and communications technologies.The 2008 ICSB-DELL Global Study on Information Technology is designed ... |
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Thursday, June 05, 2008 |
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| RNs On-Call Inc. Profile of ICSB/DELL SB Finalist |
| The mission at RNs On-Call Inc., a 2008 ICSB/Dell Small Business Excellence Award US Finalist, ‘is to ensure continuity of care for your patients while improving ... |
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Wednesday, June 04, 2008 |
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| Schumpeter: Early Vision and Lasting Legacy |
| Schumpeter`s vision nowadays, more than ever in times of dynamic change, may serve as a guide for any entrepreneurially oriented policy formulation.
In trying to paintbrush background ... |
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Wednesday, June 04, 2008 |
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| ICSB Affiliate Doctoral Exchange Program |
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For the first time ever, two ICSB affiliates will fund a conference scholarship for both a doctoral student from the United States to attend the ICSB ... |
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Wednesday, June 04, 2008 |
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| SEAANZ Conference 15th-17th September - Australia |
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The SEAANZ 2008 Conference theme is: ‘Small Enterprises in the Digital Age'.
The 2008 SEAANZ Conference will bring together approximately 200 of Australasia's top business advisors, economic ... |
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Saturday, May 31, 2008 |
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