Dear Colleagues,

On behalf of the International Council for Small Business (ICSB) and the 2010 World Conference team, I would like to sincerely thank you for participating in this year’s event. For the 55th time, ICSB members from around the world came together to share new ideas and build meaningful relationships with friends both new and old. As a follow-up to this year’s conference, we have prepared some updates on the 2010 World Conference, as well as information on upcoming ICSB events and of course the 2011 ICSB World Conference in Stockholm, Sweden. Please feel free tocontact me or the ICSB International Office at icsb@gwu.edu with any questions or concerns. I look forward to seeing you all in Stockholm! All the best for continued entrepreneurial success!

Charles H. Matthews, Ph.D.
2010 ICSB World Conference Program Chair

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The International Office (IO) would also like to thank all of the participants at this year’s conference for their attendance. Our goal each year is to ensure that ICSB members have the best opportunity to present their new and exciting research to other members from around the world. This year, we were pleased to report over 45 different countries represented in Cincinnati, and hope to see many of you at upcoming ICSB events.

Ayman El Tarabishy

Executive Director, ICSB

*For copies of individual pictures, please contact mbattaglia@icsb.org

Pictures from the 2010 ICSB World Conference are available online here. We have created the slideshow for easy viewing and hope that you enjoy the lot. We were able to capture many conference events starting with the early arrival VIP Reception on Wednesday to the closing luncheon on Sunday afternoon. We would like to extend a big Thank You to Cat Creatives for many of the included pictures.

The ICSB 2010 World Conference Organizing Committee has been distributing Certificates of Participation upon request for academic and operational purposes. If you attended the conference and did not receive a certificate or would like a certificate, please contact Michael Battaglia at mbattaglia@icsb.org to receive your copy today.

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If you have not received a receipt for your conference payment and need one for your institution or personal records, please contact icsb@gwu.edu with the subject ‘World Conference Receipt Request.’ We will try our best to answer all emails within 24 hours to ensure timely delivery. On-site payment invoices are also available at this time. Please contact mbattaglia@icsb.org with any further questions or concerns.

*Click on the winners to access the papers

Congratulations to this year’s Best Paper Award winners!  ICSB 2010 recognizes the papers listed below as exemplary. Please click on the title to access the paper directly. Thank you to our award sponsors and reviewers who’s unwavering commitment makes these prizes possible each year.

All best paper award winners and authors are encouraged to submit their work to theJournal of Small Business Management(JSBM). JSBM is one of the oldest and most recognizable journals in the field with a purpose to publish scholarly research articles in the fields of small business management and entrepreneurship. As the official journal of the International Council for Small Business (ICSB), the JSBM is recognized as a primary instrument for projecting and supporting the goals and objectives of this organization, which include scholarly research and the free exchange of ideas. The journal, which is circulated in 60 countries around the world, is a leader in the field of small business research. As ICSB President David Smallbone stressed during the conference’s closing luncheon, JSBM has widened its scope under the new Editor-in-Chief, Dr. George T. Solomon. The newly revised mission of JSBM is ‘All manuscripts should address research issues in a rigorous way using qualitative, quantitative or a combination of these techniques; however, JSBMencourages the incorporation of pragmatic advice for practitioners based on the research results.’

Please submit online at http://mc.manuscriptcentral.com/jsbm. Contact Michael Battaglia atjsbm@gwu.edu for further questions and information concerning the journal.

A list of upcoming ICSB affiliate conferences and related events are listed online at http://www.icsb.org/Future_Conferences.asp. Please refer to the ICSB Conference Matrix to see what is going on around the world in Entrepreneurship! With at least 9 conferences approaching in the near future in various parts of the world, we are sure there is something for everyone. As the backbone of our organization, members are strongly encouraged to get involved and share global knowledge across global networks. Over the last 50 years, the ability to develop these personal and professional contacts in other countries and across cultures gives ICSB members an advantage in the global marketplace.

Join well-known researchers, entrepreneurs, policy makers and business service providers from around the world to the 56th annual International Council for Small Business (ICSB) World Conference in Stockholm, Sweden from June 15-18, 2011. The conference is currently online at http://www.icsb2011.org/

Key Dates include;
15 Oct 2010 Online submission opens
15 Feb 2011 Extended abstract submission deadline
15 March 2011 Notification of abstract acceptance
18 April 2011Submissions of full paper or workshop summary for proceedings are due

We look forward to seeing you in Stockholm for ICSB 2011! Please contact icsb@gwu.edu with any questions or concerns.

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Date: October 14-16, 2010
Venue: The George Washington University, Washington, DC
View the officialConference Flyer (.pdf version)

This workshop and symposium is designed for two groups of participants:

Presentation Deadlines: Submit, electronically toicsb@gwu.edu, a working paper no later than 01 September 2010. Authors, whose papers are accepted, will have an opportunity to present their own work and they will also be expected to prepare and present a review of another paper.

Observer Registration: Those planning to attend as observers should notify the organizing committee of their intentions by September 1, 2010.

Registration Fees:
PhD Students:Conference registration is waived
Participants:Conference registration: $200.00
Presenters: Conference registration: $150.00

Participants will be responsible for their travel, hotel costs, and some meals. Conference organizers will provide a reception, lunch, and a conference dinner.

-ICSB Membership Discount Code with Emerald Group Publishing
Please visit http://books.emeraldinsight.com/offer/. Then, enter the discount code ICSB to access a selection of titles which been discounted by 35%!

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