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Thursday, February 02, 2012

CFP - JSBM Special Issue on Entrep Education

 

 

Call for Papers:

Measuring the Impact of Entrepreneurship Education

Journal of Small Business Management (JSBM)

2013 Special Issue (Issue 51, Volume 1)

Guest Editors:

George Vozikis, California State University, Fresno

George Solomon, George Washington University

Doan Winkel, Illinois State University

Background and objectives of the special issue

Those institutions and individuals creating and delivering entrepreneurship education seek to provide ...

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Wednesday, February 01, 2012

The Entrepreneurship Educator - January 2012

 

 




January 2012

It was great to see so many of you at the USASBE conference in New Orleans. Once again I came away with a long list of classroom and program innovations to share with you over the coming months.

While at USASBE, I had the pleasure of talking with Rhonda and Bryan from PlanningShop, who make the Entrepreneurship Educator Newsletter possible each month. We all enthusiastically agreed that we have just scratched the surface of the examples ...
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Wednesday, February 01, 2012

GBSN January Newsletter

 

 

Greetings From Guy

Africa’s economic growth, among the fastest in the world, is rapidly draining the pool of local managers. Large firms, entrepreneurs, investors, NGOs, educators, trainers and consultants from across the continent speak of a widespread shortage of knowledgeable managers: of a disconnect between theoretical knowledge and practice; of companies struggling to find the right local people to launch their brands in new markets; of entrepreneurs battling to identify employees to help them drive growth; of NGOs seeing their missions founder because of lack of human capacity. They all cite an acute shortage of quality local managers as a ...

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Wednesday, February 01, 2012

2012 MENA 100 Business Plan Competition

 

 


Dear friends of the MENA-OECD Investment Programme,

As you know, entrepreneurs are needed more than ever to respond to the challenges of economic uncertainty and job creation. This is true not only for OECD countries but also, and importantly, for the MENA region.

Launched in 2009, the MENA 100 Business Plan Competition is an effort to promote entrepreneurship and to inspire potential entrepreneurs in the MENA region. The Competition is divided into three stages:
  • Round 1 consists of a call for applications from entrepreneurs in 19 MENA economies through www.mena100.org. The current call for applications is open ...
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Tuesday, January 31, 2012

Q4-11 Visa Small Business Review

 

 

Q4 2011 Visa Small Business Review 

> click here to view the full report (PDF)

At a high level, our 2011 fourth quarter small business survey results indicate:

  • Increased optimism on business and economic outlook
  • Greater confidence that revenue and profits will not further decline
  • More satisfaction with recent support from financial institutions
  • Opportunities for issuers to promote no annual fee cards or provide education on fee avoidance

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Sunday, January 29, 2012

ICSB Bulletin: January 2012

 

 

Welcome to the January 2012 edition of the ICSB BulletinThe ICSB Bulletin has been established to capture the major ICSB news stories of the past month.

As we move into the month of February, I would like to thank our members for their hard work and efforts in 2011. 2012 has gotten off to a great start with USASBE 2012 and other affiliate events. I look forward to a full slate of events ...
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Sunday, January 29, 2012

CFP - Case Studies and Methodologies

 

 

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Workshop, Invited Session(s), and Conversational Session: Call for Participation

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Extended abstracts (600-1200 words) can be sent to stcsm-sec@mail.icsit2012.org according to the following deadlines (More details can be found at http://www.2012iiisconferences.org/icsit/stcsm)

• February 3rd, 2012 for the inclusion of the accepted articles in the pre-conference proceedings
• February 15th, 2012 for the inclusion of the accepted articles in the post-conference proceedings

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Non exclusionary topics
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• Case Methods and Methodologies
• Case Studies Research
• Case Studies in Education
• Case Studies in STEM Education
• Consulting Case Studies
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Sunday, January 29, 2012

Call for Papers - Policies to support SMEs

 

 

Conference
Public Policies to Micro and Small Enterprises
April 2012
Universidad Iberoamericana
Mexico City

The Inter-American Conference on Social Security (CISS), the Universidad Iberoamericana (IBERO), and the Economic Commission for Latin America and the Caribbean (ECLAC) are jointly organizing the conference "Public Policies to Micro and Small Enterprises". The main aim of this conference is to help systematize and socialize the evidence in relation to institutions, programs and tools to support the Micro and Small Enterprises, especially in the region of the Americas.

We invite specialist on the topic to propose research papers that present evidence in some of the following ...

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Sunday, January 29, 2012

SBANC Newsletter - January 24th, 2011

 

 


SBANC Newsletter


January 24, 2012


Issue 702 - 2012


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"We must rediscover the distinction between hope and expectation."

-Ivan Illich

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Wednesday, January 25, 2012

Alves Appointed Dean of Sidhu School of Business

 

 

Jeffrey R. Alves Appointed Dean of the Sidhu School of Business and Leadership At Wilkes University

WILKES-BARRE, PA. (January 16, 2012) – Jeffrey R. Alves (pictured right) has been appointed dean of the Jay S. Sidhu School of Business and Leadership at Wilkes University. Alves served as interim dean prior to his permanent appointment following a national search for a new dean.

In announcing the appointment, Reynold Verret, University provost, said, “I am confident that Dr. Alves will advance the mission of the Sidhu School. As ...

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Recent Articles

CFP - JSBM Special Issue on Entrep Education 2-Feb-2012
The Entrepreneurship Educator - January 2012 1-Feb-2012
GBSN January Newsletter 1-Feb-2012
2012 MENA 100 Business Plan Competition 1-Feb-2012
Q4-11 Visa Small Business Review 31-Jan-2012
 
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