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• In Memory of Prof. Dr. Christina Günther read more

  With great sadness and deep sorrow, we say farewell to our esteemed member Prof. Dr. Christina Günther, who left us far too soon. With Christina Günther, we have lost not only an invaluable member and an important voice within the entrepreneurship community, but above all a remarkable person. She was known for her extraordinary commitment… Read More »

• New issue (1/2025) of the FGF/IfM Bonn Policy Brief titled “Artificial Intelligence in the Craft Sector in North Rhine-Westphalia” has been published read more

  In North Rhine-Westphalia, only about one third of craft businesses currently use artificial intelligence. The main applications are chatbots, voice assistants, translation software and image and video editing. In his policy brief “Artificial Intelligence in the Craft Sector“, Prof. Dr. Klaus Schafmeister (University of Applied Sciences for Small and Medium-Sized Enterprises, Bielefeld) presents the results… Read More »

• G-Forum 2025 – Call for Papers read more

  Call for Papers (Submissions now open)Conference tool (registration and submission) The 28th Annual Interdisciplinary Conference on Entrepreneurship, Innovation and SMEs(G-Forum) will be held in Stuttgart from September 17th to 19th, 2025. The lead partners of the FGF – Forschungsnetzwerk Entrepreneurship, Innovation und Mittelstand e.V. are the Hochschule der Medien Stuttgart, University of Stuttgart and the University of… Read More »

• Call for Papers: Submission window opens soon: Special Issue on „Hybrid Entrepreneurship“ to be published in ETP read more

  The submission window for the special issue titled „Mapping the Landscape of Hybrid Entrepreneurship and Understanding its Implications for Entrepreneurship“ will open on May 1st 2025. The deadline is June 1st 2025. Get your manuscripts ready for submission!  This Special Issue seeks papers contributing to our understanding of hybrid entrepreneurship, which refers to employees starting a venture concurrent… Read More »

• FGF Doctoral Program class of 2025 – Registration until April 30, 2025 possible! read more

  Following the very successful FGF doctoral students workshops in 2020, 2021, 2023 and 2024, the FGF will again be offering a “Doctoral Program Class of 2025 (one pager)” for young scientists this year under the title “How to successfully design, craft and publish entrepreneurship, family business and innovation research”. Interested parties can register by email… Read More »

• New open access publication in FGF Studies in Small Business and Entrepreneurship „Progress in Entrepreneurship Education and Training“ (Springer) read more

  The new release in our series FGF Studies in Small Business and Entrepreneurship with the title„Progress in Entrepreneurship Education and Training – New Methods, Tools, and Lessons Learned from Practice“is open access, which means that you have free and unlimited access. The book offers theoretical perspectives and a macro view on entrepreneurship education and training Discusses Teaching… Read More »

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