Entrepreneurship and Small Business Research Institute
– Disseminates knowledge on entrepreneurship, innovation and small business
– Disseminates knowledge on entrepreneurship, innovation and small business
ESBRI has distinguished itself globally as one of the leading centers for thought leadership in contemporary entrepreneurship research and policymaking."
Customer is king – and cash
On January 28, Professor John Mullins, London Business School, gave an open Estrad lecture. The topic was "What Entrepreneurs and Angels Should Do Before They Dance". Mullins's point was that entrepreneurs in general spend to much time writing "the perfect business plan" and showing it to investors. Very few get funded, and those who do tend to get lazy and stupid, Mullins concluded. His recipe: Go for the customers instead! Test your ideas and try to get funded by them – right from the start. Venture capital and angel money can wait. Mullins presented five models for customer-funding. Read more
Travel grants to the best innovation theses
Born Globals, new technology development, sustainable entrepreneurship, and intrapreneurship. These are the subjects of the winning theses in ESBRI's and VINNOVA's thesis competition – Nytt&Nyttigt. In 2013-2014, 77 theses from 18 Swedish universities competed. The winners were announced on December 2, and will receive travel grants. The total amount is SEK 70 000. Read more
Movieclips from Sweden-U.S. Entrepreneurial Forum 2014
Did you miss the Sweden-U.S. Entrepeneurial Forum? Now you can watch movie clips from this year's forum. Read more
From Research to Business
From Research to Business is a course for PhD-students and post docs on how to commercialize research. At the end of the course the participants will have gained both knowledge and experience on how to identify and assess possibilities in commercializing research. Read more
Lectures
Since the fall of 1997, ESBRI arranges an open lecture series in Stockholm. We call it "Estrad - Open Lectures on Entrepreneurship and Small Business". At Estrad current research is in focus. Read moreEntrepreneurship, innovation & small business
ESBRI disseminates knowledge on innovation, small business and entrepreneurship. Read moreConferences
International Conference on Innovation and Management (IAM2015 Winter)
February 3-6, 2015 in Singapore. Website
February 3-6, 2015 in Singapore. Website
Web-TV
On ESBRI's web-TV you can watch lectures, interviews and other video clips on entrepreneurship, innovation and small business. Read more
