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Annual Academy of Management Conference 2014
Professor Tomasz Mickiewicz presented a paper to the Annual Academy of Management Conference – Philadelphia – August 2014
The Paper entitled ” Reversal of Fortune – Opportunity Cost and Endowment Effects Along the Stages of Entrepreneurship” was co-authored by , Mark Hart, Frederick Nyakudya & Nicholas Theodorakopoulos.
FSB Policy Conference
Professor Stephen Roper has been invited to talk to the Northern Ireland FSB Policy Conference at the Mac Centre, Belfast on the 16th September.
His topic is ‘The Small Business Administration:Something to Copy’ and reviews the evidence on the value of the SBA and the implications if a similar policy framework is introduced in the UK.
Partnering to Deliver SME Growth: Establishing a Community of Interest (COI) Group. Event Tuesday 26th August 2014
Research shows strong growth orientation of mid-market firms in the UK
A new research report The UK Mid Market: Pivoting to Growth’ (2014) by Professor Stephen Roper with GE Capital emphasises the strong growth orientation of UK mid-market firms and their optimism for growth over the next year. UK mid-market firms anticipate output growth of 6 per cent over the next year with exports growing 8 per cent.
How Google Venture Capital will help Europe’s risk-taking techies
Google’s setting up of a European venture capital fund is good news for the continent’s high-tech start-ups, now we just need to grow them into giants like Facebook, writes Director of ERC Professor Stephen Roper.
Increasing number of over 50’s starting their own businesses
The Financial Times reported on a study, led by Professor Mark Hart, which found that people aged 50 and over are starting new businesses in the UK at record levels.
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