Canadian Council for Small Business and Entrepreneurship Conference (CCSBE)

Description

The conference focuses on the diverse approaches to advancing entrepreneurship across societal sectors and countries and adopts a comparative and international perspective in addressing traditional topics in entrepreneurship and innovation. Researchers, educators, entrepreneurs, administrators, students, policy makers and all interested in advancing entrepreneurship are invited to participate in this great gathering. We invite proposals for academic papers, professional workshop sessions and panel discussions in all fields related to entrepreneurship, especially on the following topics:

• Entrepreneurship education and pedagogy
• Comparing entrepreneurship processes across nations
  
• National culture and entrepreneurship
• Diversity within entrepreneurship (e.g., women, immigrants, aboriginal peoples, visibleminorities, persons with disability, youth and seniors)
  
• Social innovation and entrepreneurship
  
• Entrepreneurship in low income or emerging markets
  
• International and transnational entrepreneurship
  
• Technological innovation to bridge rural-urban divides
  
• The role of entrepreneurship in economic development
  
• Incubators and accelerators
  
• The role of government promoting SMEs and entrepreneurship
  
• University based new ventures and student engagement
  
• Sustainable entrepreneurship and innovation with a focus on solving environmental issues
  
• AI and other technology-based venturing
  
  While we are particularly interested in submissions that relate to the above topics, papers and workshop proposals on any aspect of entrepreneurship are welcome.

Critical Dates
• Paper abstracts or workshop proposal submissions due: August 9, 2020
• Full paper or final abstract due: August 28, 2020
• Early bird conference registration ends: September 12, 2020

Abstract and Workshop Proposal Submission - Please submit all abstracts and workshop proposals on the conference website (ccsbe.org (external link) )

Best Papers Awards - Selected papers will be awarded as the best papers of the conference

Publication Outlet Selected papers will be considered for publication in the Journal of Small Business and Entrepreneurship (JSBE (external link) )