http://www.ecsb.org/European Council for Small Business and EntrepreneurshipEuropean Council for Small Business and Entrepreneurship8941538bf86011faeac1da3ada89965bhttp://www.ecsb.org/eng/news_&_events//?nid=460Thu, 01 Dec 2011 14:30:00 +0200The 25th Anniversary RENT Conference took place in Bodö, Norway, on November 16-18, 2011. The conference was hosted by Universiteit Norrland and co-organised by ECSB and EIASM. The main theme for the conference was “Entrepreneurial and Business and Society”. The occasion was celebrated with the publication of a booklet recalling those people and events that have led to growth of this organisation. During the history of RENT it has changed and developed in a way that the conference itself is no longer just a conference as it now features many additional activities such as the Policy Forum, the Doctoral Consortium, the Post-Doc Roundtable and the Case Writing Workshop. Through a live streaming, the people who had missed the conference this year, had a change to feel and listen the opening plenary, entrepreneurship panel as well as a key note speech. The material is still available Further information about the RENT XXV conference can be read at the ECSB website The next RENT Conference will take place in Lyon, France, on November 2012. info@ecsb.orgf1e8ec577e4ba721b1d1478e85ba60b6http://www.ecsb.org/eng/news_&_events//?nid=461Thu, 01 Dec 2011 14:25:00 +0200The new President of ECSB has started his two year term of office. The current ECSB Executive Committee consists of President Luca Iandoli, Past President Thomas Cooney and President-Elect Helle Neergaard. The new President of ECSB, Professor Luca Iandoli, has started his two year term of office. At the same time, Associate Professor Helle Neergaard is following him as a President-Elect of ECSB. They both were ratified at the AGM which was held at the RENT XXV conference. Congratulations to Luca and Helle! info@ecsb.org66eabe7a67274680693defdb56b66bf3http://www.ecsb.org/eng/news_&_events//?nid=462Thu, 01 Dec 2011 14:21:00 +0200 Four ECSB Board members’ term of office ran out (Antti Paasio, Friederike Welter, Miroslav Rebernik and Anita van Gils) and three new Board members (Robert Blackburn, Cristina Diaz and Silke Tegtmeier) started their three-year long term of office. Many thanks to Antti, Friederike, Miroslav and Anita; and congratulations and welcome Robert, Cristina and Silke! See the current ECSB Board composition and Board responsibility areas info@ecsb.orgb4e3d2d2501a5beeab843f1b3a1341bfhttp://www.ecsb.org/eng/news_&_events//?nid=463Thu, 01 Dec 2011 14:15:00 +0200Professor Antti Paasio and Professor Friederike Welter were nominated as the new ECSB Fellows. Two long served members of ECBS Board, Professor Antti Paasio and Professor Friederike Welter were awarded with the prestigious position of ECSB Fellow. With the nomination they joined the selected group of ECSB Fellows Jose Maria Veciana, Zoltan Roman, Roy Thurik, David Smallbone, Hans Crijns (Chair of Fellows) and Hans Landström. Warm congratulations to Antti and Friederike!info@ecsb.orge0d7dcb01fa58dbf0ca6b107b77cb676http://www.ecsb.org/eng/news_&_events//?nid=465Thu, 01 Dec 2011 14:00:00 +0200 As in many years before, during the RENT conference the best paper prize and the best doctoral student prize were awarded. The prizes were awarded as follows: Congratulations to the winners! info@ecsb.org1ebfb3d71ea9eaffff92e44034abdb69http://www.ecsb.org/eng/news_&_events//?nid=466Thu, 01 Dec 2011 14:00:00 +0200 The eight Inter-RENT publication was again launched at the RENT conference. The publication was edited by Ulla Hytti and was titled as “Qualitative Approaches in Entrepreneurship Research”. Read more about the previous Inter-RENTs info@ecsb.org260059bbf892ddf1d046131927e6f99ehttp://www.ecsb.org/eng/news_&_events//?nid=464Thu, 01 Dec 2011 13:53:00 +0200 The Annual General Meeting was held in conjunction with the conference closing session and was run by the President of ECSB, Thomas Cooney, who, at the end of the AGM handed over the ECSB presidency to Professor Luca Iandoli, who will serve as a President of ECSB for the next two years. Similarly, the president-elect, Helle Neergaard, was ratified by the AGM.info@ecsb.org913b24a013cf798211a87416ef5fa425http://www.ecsb.org/eng/news_&_events//?nid=455Tue, 29 Nov 2011 23:13:00 +0200 Timescale 1st May 2012 - Receipt of papers for start of review process 15th February 2013 - Deadline for receipt of final papers from authors 15th May 2013 - Special issue submitted to Rob Blackburn, Editor ISBJ Anticipated date for publication - 2014 Contact: Enquiries should be sent to Professor Hans Landström (Hans.Landstrom@fek.lu.se); and Professor Friederike Welter(Friederike.Welter@jibs.hj.se) info@ecsb.orgbafa42eebafa68be6aa3c34c39ba3d55http://www.ecsb.org/eng/news_&_events//?nid=442Thu, 08 Sep 2011 18:28:00 +0300In recent times ECSB has given significant priority to utilising the internet to increase the benefits that it brings to its Members. Indeed, within the global ICSB family, ECSB has regularly been the affiliate that has led the way with initiatives such as webinars, social media webpages, and the live streaming of conference speeches. Possibly the most exciting development is about to happen as we move from the delivery of hard copies of the Journal of Small Business Management to online access. By the first week of October, all ECSB members will have a profile on the Wiley website at http://www.wiley.com/. As part of this process, each member will receive a specifically tailored email from Wiley with important log-on information for your new account. Members will be asked to access the Wiley website through their , which hosts the world's broadest and deepest multidisciplinary collection of online resources covering life, health and physical sciences, social science, and the humanities. The Journal of Small Business Management (JSBM) is housed here and will be available for free to ECSB members only for months covering your membership period. At the end of your membership period, account access rights will be withdrawn and you will no longer be able to access the site unless your membership is renewed. JSBM Online features an archive of editions dating back to 2001 with complete HTML and PDF formats. ECSB is the first affiliate to offer its Members this online access and it will give you the opportunity to have greater access to resources through your membership of our organisation.info@ecsb.org75536c8faf97d9522c00e356cc429167http://www.ecsb.org/eng/news_&_events//?nid=441Thu, 08 Sep 2011 17:38:00 +0300Landström, H. & Lohrke, F. (eds.) (2010), Historical Foundations of Entrepreneurship Research, Cheltenham: Edward Elgar. Edited by Hans Landström, Professor in Business Administration, Institute of Economic Research / CIRCLE, Lund University, Sweden and Franz Lohrke, Brock Family Endowed Chair in Entrepreneurship and Chair, Department of Entrepreneurship, Management and Marketing, Brock School of Business, Samford University, US. Landström and Lohrke have drawn together an influential group of authors who provide an impressive and highly readable series of chapters spanning the historical roots of entrepreneurship research and ECSB Members can receive a 50% discount on the book. To purchase the book at the discounted price, please click on the link below and enter 'ECSB50' into the special discount code box on the .info@ecsb.org