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    Poverty and Entrepreneurship Research Conference at Notre Dame 

    Is entrepreneurship a pathway out of poverty? The answer is "it can be, but it depends." Scholarship at the intersection of poverty and entrepreneurship has attempted to determine exactly what it depends upon. The research has expanded significantly over the past 12 or so years, offering promising insights. Research has been showing that poverty is more than a lack of income, and that entrepreneurship is more than income generation, serving as a vehicle for empowerment and community transformation.

    The University of Notre Dame, under the auspices of the Urban Poverty and Business Initiative (UPBI) and the Global Partnership for Poverty and Entrepreneurship (GPPE), together with the Jim Moran College of Entrepreneurship at Florida State University, are pleased to invite attendees and submissions to the first annual Poverty and Entrepreneurship Research Conference. The one-day conference, on the beautiful Notre Dame campus, features keynote speakers and developmental paper presentations on the interface of poverty and entrepreneurship.


    Registration fees are $175 for faculty; $125 for graduate students and postdocs.


    Register today

    Submission Guidelines

    All are welcome to attend the Conference. For those who would like to submit a research abstract (maximum 500 words) addressing conceptual or empirical research at the intersection of poverty and entrepreneurship, see instructions below. Work from diverse disciplines, theoretical perspectives, methodological approaches, and across varied contexts is encouraged. Submissions may reflect projects at an early stage or ones that are more developed.

    Accepted submissions will be invited to present at the event on May 20 at the University of Notre Dame and will receive developmental feedback. A select group of final revised papers will be published in the Journal of Developmental Entrepreneurship.

    Submit a 500-word abstract including:

    • Title
    • Authors, affiliations, and contact information
    • Principal Topic/Research Question
    • Design/methodology/approach
    • Nature of Results or Contribution
    • Theoretical/ Practical/ Policy implications

    Email extended abstracts (by April 10, 2026) to mmorri24@nd.edu

    Submission & Publication Timeline (Tentative)

    April 10, 2026 – Extended abstracts submission deadline

    April 25, 2026 – Acceptance decisions sent to authors

    May 20, 2026 – UPBI Poverty and Entrepreneurship Research Day

    June 1, 2026 – Invitations sent to selected authors to submit full manuscripts to a special issue of the Journal of Developmental Entrepreneurship

    October 1, 2026 – Full manuscript submission deadline

    November 15, 2026 – Invitations to revise and resubmit

    January 10, 2027 – Final revisions of papers due

    March 2027 – Publication of articles

    Scholars interested in advancing impactful research at the intersection of poverty and entrepreneurship are encouraged to participate. Questions may be directed to Dr. Susana C. Santos at ssantos@jmc.fsu.edu or Michael H. Morris at mmorri24@nd.edu or 574-631-9880.

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    Michael H. Morris, Ph.D.
    Professor, Entrepreneurship and Social Innovation
    Co-editor, Journal of Developmental Entrepreneurship
    Keough School of Global Affairs
    4141 Jenkins-Nanovic Halls
    University of Notre Dame
    South Bend, Indiana   46556
    Ph.:  574-631-9880



     

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