CALL FOR PAPERS
European Academy of Management Conference
T_03-03 Entrepreneurial Finance
SIG: Entrepreneurship
17-20 June, Warsaw (Poland)
Submission deadline 13 January 2015
We invite submissions to our standing track Entrepreneurial Finance at the European Academy of Management. Please read the track description below, and feel free to get in touch in case of questions.
DESCRIPTION
Small businesses are the backbone of economies and drivers of both economic development and employment. Yet, these firms often suffer from financing constraints which limit their growth and threaten their survival. Actors providing capital to young and innovative businesses (e.g. venture capitalists and business angels) are germane to the creation, development and growth of new technologies, industries and markets. These investors have always been a key element in national and regional systems of innovation and entrepreneurial ecosystems. However, despite the relevance of these "classic" forms of capital, in recent years a whole set of innovative financial instruments have emerged. Nowadays numerous ways to raise capital are available to entrepreneurs in science and technology start-ups such as accelerators and incubators, proof-of-concept centers, university-based seed funds, crowdfunding platforms, and IP-backed financial instruments. Considering the importance of these phenomenon there is a need for research on these topics to understand how they are interrelated and how they impact small businesses. What is the effect of being embedded in different multiple funding networks to business outcomes? Are new forms of capital for small businesses going to replace venture capital and angel finance? If not, what is the competitive advantage of VCs and business angels? What are the advantages and disadvantages of each form of capital? What is the impact of these forms of capital on survival and growth of small businesses? When and why should an entrepreneur favour a particular form of financing over another? What type of capital is available in developing countries?
For more information on submission guidelines and practicalities, please visit the conference website www.euram2015.org
We hope to see you in Warsaw!
Cristiano Bellavitis, Ph.D.
Assistant Professor of Entrepreneurship
Faculty of Management - NRU - Higher School of Economics
33, Kirpichnaya str., office 806, Moscow, 105187, Russia
Mobile RU +7 (917) 589 79 11 - UK +44 7909 05 03 31
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