2026 Southern Entrepreneurship Research Incubator Conference
March 26-28, 2026
University of Mississippi
Oxford, MS
The Southern Entrepreneurship Research Consortium will host the 2026 Entrepreneurship Research Incubator Conference at the University of Mississippi (i.e., Ole Miss) in Oxford, MS. This developmental research incubator facilitates connections among entrepreneurship scholars to promote and enhance entrepreneurship research productivity and foster collaboration among colleagues throughout the Southern region of the United States. Past incubators have produced research projects that resulted in publications in the leading entrepreneurship journals and grants funded by agencies such as the National Science Foundation.
The conference is targeted to any tenure-track faculty and doctoral students who would like to focus on starting new research projects in entrepreneurship with a dynamic group of scholars. The conference will also include a research design sprint, research incubation sessions, and opportunities to learn about innovative research methodologies and research contexts.
Conference Organizers: Lou Marino (Kennesaw State), Theresa Welbourne (University of Alabama), Jon Carr (NC State), Eric Liguori (Florida State University), and Clay Dibrell (Ole Miss).
Thank you and more details to follow in the near future.
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Clay Dibrell
Full Professor
University of Mississippi
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