NEW RESEARCH | How highly educated immigrants succeed in entrepreneurship
Social ties play an important role in helping immigrant higher education graduates start and develop businesses. Researchers at Stockholm University have studied the strategies used by this group of entrepreneurs to succeed in entrepreneurship.
NEW RESEARCH PROJECT | Helping tech companies in Norrland to scale up
Advanced technologies and digital innovations, from which the mining industry, for example, can benefit greatly, already exist. Now researchers at Norrlandsnavet will help smaller tech companies find customers and scale up their business.
Top 10 | Most read articles Q1
We take a look back and list the most popular articles in the first quarter of the year. Eco-friendly farmers, unequal entrepreneurship, and tips on how small businesses can make the most of social media – these are some of the topics that most attracted Esbri readers. Here we list all ten articles.
75 million for research on entrepreneurship – for a vibrant countryside
The Kamprad Family Foundation is supporting 15 new research projects focusing on entrepreneurship. A total of SEK 75 million will be distributed, with Linnaeus University receiving the most money.
NEW RESEARCH | 5 things that make small business managers feel bad – and good!
Managing a small business is stimulating in many ways. But with the role comes challenges that can affect the managers’ well-being. New research lists things that affect managers’ well-being.
NEW RESEARCH | Collaboration key for a sustainable manufacturing industry
The digital revolution in manufacturing presents several challenges. A new doctoral thesis at Luleå University of Technology presents a framework for the industry to relate to.
HEY THERE! Robert Baron and Michael Frese – recipients of a prestigious €100,000 research award
Why do some people choose to become entrepreneurs, while others do not? And what determines the success of an entrepreneur? Professor Robert Baron and Professor Michael Frese have spearheaded research that answers some fundamental questions about psychology and entrepreneurship. Therefore, they are awarded the prestigious 2024 Global Award for Entrepreneurship Research with a prize money of €100,000. Esbri asked the researchers a few questions.
INTERVIEW | 5 questions to Daniel Castro Vencu Öhrlund on unequal entrepreneurship
The government recently commissioned the Swedish Agency for Economic and Regional Growth to strengthen women’s entrepreneurship. But what else can policy do to reduce gender inequality in entrepreneurship? We ask two opposition parties – this time Daniel Castro Vencu Öhrlund, Member of Parliament for the Social Democrats and deputy member of Chair of the Committee on Industry and Trade.
INTERVIEW | 5 questions to Elisabeth Thand Ringqvist on gender inequality in entrepreneurship
The government recently commissioned the Swedish Agency for Economic and Regional Growth to strengthen women’s entrepreneurship. But what else can policy do to reduce gender inequality in entrepreneurship? We ask two opposition parties – first up is Elisabeth Thand Ringqvist of the Center Party, Vice Chair of the Committee on Industry and Trade.
NEW RESEARCH | Collaborative projects create more impact than other research
When universities conduct research together with companies, it leads to more technological innovations than traditional university research. This according to a new doctoral thesis from the School of Business, Economics and Law at the University of Gothenburg.
