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Durham Business School Gathering on Nascent Entrepreneurship

(26 April 2005)

Top scholars from around the world will present articles on nascent entrepreneurship at a conference organised by Durham Business School later this year. The conference will provide a forum for discussion and debate on the key issues of this subject.

Organised as part of Durham Business School’s 40th birthday celebrations, the event will take place at Durham Castle on September 21-23 and includes a dinner attended by the Nobel Laureate in Economics, Professor Joseph E Stiglitz who will receive an honorary degree from Durham University earlier the same day.

Simon Parker, Professor of Economics and Entrepreneurship at Durham Business School comments: “A better understanding of nascent entrepreneurship is essential for business start-ups. Attendance at this conference is a “must” for anyone interested in supporting, researching or finding out more about this important topic”.

For further details on the conference, please contact the conference administrator, Mrs Jeannie Spence, on jeannie.spence@durham.ac.uk

Notes to the editor

Durham Business School is the one of the longest established business schools in the UK and the leading business school in the North East. Over the last few years the School has grown considerably to take its faculty membership to over 80 - including 21 professors.

The School, highly regarded for its research in entrepreneurship, finance and public policy, has a long and respected history for developing and assisting businesses from SMEs to multinationals. It champions the exchange of intelligence and information between business leaders and the academic community. An active contributor to the development of business policy both in the UK and internationally it is home to many initiatives such as the award-winning Women into Network (WIN).

The Centre for Entrepreneurship was set up in 1998 with funding for an initial five year period from Barclays PLC. The Centre is committed to an interdisciplinary approach and to creating opportunities to enhance the understanding and practice of entrepreneurship, through both research and practitioner activities. Working with academics, external agencies, and organisations, it promotes awareness and understanding of the causes and effects of entrepreneurship. Its aim is to disseminate nationally and internationally the academic and practical innovations that are generated by its projects. Research interests of the Centre's academic staff include: self employment and entrepreneurship, especially finance of new start ups; government policies such as income taxation; analysis of small and new firms; European air transport; the economics of heritage and culture; regional differences in formation rates, with a special emphasis on the North East.