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European Entrepreneurship as an Engine for Post-Crisis Development –
Challenges and Opportunities

International Conference
8 - 10 September 2010

Borovets, Bulgaria

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Mission of the Conference

The Conference’s mission is to bring together leading European and world ‘players’ in the field of entrepreneurship to discuss and share their results and opinions in the context of a United Europe: the place and the role of the European entrepreneurship in crisis and post-crisis development.

Objectives

  • To discuss the strengths and the weaknesses of European entrepreneurship in the context of globalisation, knowledge-based economies and multicultural business environment;
  • To analyse the role and behaviour of European entrepreneurship in the crisis and in post-crisis development;
  • To present recent entrepreneurship research and developments in entrepreneurship training in a united Europe;
  • To discuss current and potential projects and develop networks between researchers and teachers, consultants, entrepreneurs and policy makers from Europe and the other regions of the world;
  • To observe how European entrepreneurship could contribute to the success of a new European strategy for development until 2020.

 

Who should attend this conference?

  • Researchers

  • Teachers

  • Consultants

  • Entrepreneurs

  • Policy-makers

  • Doctoral students

Topics

General (panel) and specific (in sessions) topics will be discussed during the Conference. Among them will be:

  • Innovation and Commercialisation
  • Youth and Women Entrepreneurship
  • Aspirations and Motivations / Developing Their Potential
  • Family Business Development and Family Entrepreneurship
  • Business Succession: Preparation of New Business Leaders
  • Modern Entrepreneurship Education and Training
  • Entrepreneurship and SMEs Support in the Crisis
  • Management and Growth of SMEs after the Crisis
  • European Entrepreneurship and Rest of the World
  • Social Entrepreneurship
  • Cross-border Entrepreneurship and Regional Development
  • Management of High-tech Ventures
  • SMEs in Global and Multicultural Environment