Dear Fellow academics,

The Organizing Committee for the “2nd International Conference on Small Business and Entrepreneurship” invites you to submit abstracts.
The conference will take place between February 24 – 27, 2011 at the Golden Tulip Nicosia Hotel, Nicosia, Cyprus and will be jointly organised by the Eastern Mediterranean University (EMU), The European Council for Small Business and Entrepreneurship (ECSB), and the Management Research Centre (MRC) at EMU.
We are excited to announce that Annette St-Onge, President, International Coucil of Small Business (ICSB), and Dr. Thomas Cooney, president of the ECSB (The European Council for Small Business and Entrepreneurship) will be the keynote speakers of this year.

Who should attend this conference?
*Researchers  * Entrepreneurs  * Consultants
*Teachers  * Policy makers  * Doctoral students

Tracks
* Financial crises and its impact on SMEs
* Competitivenes of SMEs
* Women and gender issues
* Micro-Financing issues
* Entrepreneurship
* Electronic commerce, Technology transfer
* Human resource management
* Government policy
* The role of SMEs in economic development and growth
* Case studies of SME developments in regional economies
* International Business

Awards:
There will be a First and Second award for the best paper presented at the conference.

Submission Guidelines
1. All competitive paper submissions and special session proposals are blind reviewed by multiple reviewers. Authors should avoid identifying themselves in the text.
2. Abstract of the papers should be between 200-250 words, and the summary should not be more than 1000 words.
3. All paper submissions must not have been published, accepted for publication, or be under consideration for publication elsewhere. And, if under review, must NOT appear in print before the Conference.
4. Each submission should be covered with a title page indicating authors' names, affiliation, academic rank, mailing address, telephone number and e-mail address. Please indicate the author to be contacted.
5. You can send more than one manuscript or proposal to the conference. However, submit your manuscript or proposal for only one track. If you are unsure which track to choose for submission, please contact the Conference Chair. (Dr. Mustafa TÜMER -m.tumer@emu.edu.tr)
6. At least one author of each accepted paper must attend the Conference.
7. Presentations and proposals should be in English
8. Please specify any special equipment that will be required.
9. A proceedings with abstracts of all papers will be published and distributed to all attendees. Papers will be accepted for presentation at the conference on the basis of competitive review.
10. Proposals should be sent (e-mailed) to the MRC (Management Research Centre) and the conference assistant, Mr. Ali MAYBOUDI. (ali.mayboudi@emu.edu.tr)
11. You can download the submission guidelines in .pdf format from the conference web site (http://www.emu.edu.tr/sbconf)


Conference Secretariat
Management Research Centre
Department of Business Administration
Eastern Mediterranean University
Famagusta – North Cyprus
e-mail:ali.mayboudi@emu.edu.trweb:http://www.emu.edu.tr/sbconf

For Travel and Accomodation
All travel and accomodation will be organized by the Cyprus Tourism Centrehttp://www.cyprustourismcentre.com/

http://www.goldentulipnicosia.com/

IMPORTANT DATES
Abstract Submission deadline : 29 September 2010
Notification of Abstract acceptance: 11 October 2010
Final copy of full paper due for review: 25 October 2010
Notification of paper acceptance: 4 November 2010 (with any requested changes)
Earlybird registration period: 5 October - 15 November 2010
Final paper due (with changes): 15 November 2010
Final author registration date: 15 November 2010