NEW RESEARCH | Collaboration in the entrepreneurial ecosystem – how to avoid unnecessary tensions
Most universities worldwide act as an innovation engine in the local context.
This requires collaboration with, for example, local businesses, organizations and individuals – which often leads to different kinds of tensions.
BOOK TIP | 66 rules to make you a better entrepreneur (free download)
Don’t blame external circumstances when things go wrong. Only hire people who have previously worked in a start-up. Take care of your health! These are three of the 66 concrete “rules” for entrepreneurs collected in the book “66 Simple Rules for Entrepreneurs – A Roadmap for Improved Performance”.
NEW RESEARCH | Small business owners know more about accounting than they think
Many small business owners outsource their accounting to consultants because they do not believe they have the knowledge themselves. But they have partly gotten it wrong, says Fredrika Askenmalm, Jönköping International Business School.
NEW RESEARCH | How family-owned small businesses solve skills shortages
In rural areas, there is a major shortage of the right skills for business. So how are the smallest family businesses dealing with the situation?
NEW RESEARCH | 6 out of 10 scaleup employees burn out
Scaling up a new venture is often seen as desirable and a sign of success. But research now establishes that employees pay for ‘success’ with their well-being.
NEW RESEARCH | How to reduce uncertainty in crowdfunding – 3 expert tips
Investing in companies through crowdfunding can be risky. A researcher at Blekinge Institute of Technology gives his best advice to minimize the risks.
HELLO THERE! Kristina Alsér – Chair of the newly launched Simplification Council
She is a business leader, former County Governor of Kronoberg County, and was responsible for the government investigation on regulatory simplification in businesses (2021). Kristina Alsér will now lead the work of the Council for Simplification, which the government launched on June 5 to reduce the regulatory burden and administrative costs for businesses.
A well-attended Impact Day – highlights from the day
Around 100 researchers, policy makers, entrepreneurs, investors and other practitioners from around the world gathered on June 3 to talk about how we promote women’s entrepreneurship. Here are some highlights from the event.
ESBRI organizes international conference on women’s entrepreneurship – policy in focus
111 researchers and other stakeholders from 21 countries gathered in Stockholm on June 1-2, to present and discuss the latest research focusing on women’s entrepreneurship.
NEW STUDY | Entrepreneurs as good of mothers as others
There is a perception that women who run businesses find it difficult to combine it with parenting, and are therefore not ‘good’ mothers. Nothing could be further from the truth, according to an award-winning Swedish study.
