26th Annual SEAANZ Conference

"Small Business Management in Globally Competitive Markets"

11-12 July 2013
Sydney, NSW, Australia

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Conference Research Themes

• Exporting and globalization strategies for small firms;
• Innovation, new product development and commercialization within the small firm;
• Online marketing and e-commerce for the small firm;
• Effective use of social media by small firms;
• Employee management and productivity within the small firm;
• Rewarding employee creativity and innovation within the small firm;
• Human capital development within the small firm;
• Knowledge capital and absorptive capacity within the small firm;
• Accessing scarce resources through networks and alliances;
• Operating efficiencies and price competitiveness within the small firm;
• How globalisation impacts on rural and regional small firms;
• Small business financing in a post-GFC environment;
• Government support for small firms seeking to compete in globally competitive markets;
• Indigenous enterprise, entrepreneurship and small business management.

Submission Details

Research papers

Abstracts
Abstracts of a maximum of 1,000 words, excluding references, figures and tables, must be submitted no later than 15 February 2013. They should include a title, background information, the research method and findings (where applicable) and implications for policy makers, practitioners and/or academics. The implications of the research findings to policy and practice should be emphasised as it is a major focus of the conference.

Full papers must be submitted by 17 May 2013. Acceptance of final papers for presentation will be confirmed after they have been through a double blind referee process.

A selection of the best papers, as assessed by the reviewers, will be considered for a Special Issue of Small Enterprise Research (the journal of SEAANZ). To guide our planning for the special issue, authors are asked to indicate, at the end of their abstracts, whether they will, if invited, submit their papers to the journal’s Special Issue.

Full Papers
Full research papers should be no more than 20 pages double-spaced excluding references but including tables and figures. Please refer to the conference site at www.seannz.org for the formatting and referencing requirements.

Authors of accepted papers will be required to submit revised papers incorporating feedback from the reviewers. The final submissions must explain, on a separate page, how the reviewers’ comments have been addressed. All accepted papers will be published in full in the Conference Proceedings which will be presented on a disk with official ISBN number.

Prizes to the total value of $500 will be awarded to the best research papers presented at the conference. A further prize of $500 will be awarded by the Independent Contractors Association (ICA) to the paper with the best practical orientation.

Research student presentations

Doctoral students not ready to submit competitive papers are encouraged to submit the 1000-word abstract covering title of their research, background information, proposed research methodology, and expected findings and their implications. Abstracts, clearly separated from competitive papers, will be reproduced in the conference proceedings. Research student presentations will be allocated an experienced discussant and scheduled within the competitive paper sessions to maximize feedback opportunities.

A prize of $250 will be awarded to the best presentation in this category.

Submission address

All submissions should be emailed to SEAANZ2013@gmail.com. Abstracts can be submitted in Word or PDF formats but the final paper must be in Microsoft Word to facilitate production of the proceedings.

Venue

The conference will be held in the Australian Technology Park at Eveleigh in Sydney. This is a short distance by the Redfern suburban rail, bus or taxi from Sydney’s CBD. Taxi fares are about $30. A map of the site is available at the SEAANZ web site (www.seaanz.org).

Conference Activities

The conference will take place over two days with a social function on the night of Thursday 11 July 2013. A full conference program will be circulated early in 2013.

Accommodation and Transport

Several hotels are located within close proximity to the conference venue. A list of these hotels is provided on the SEAANZ web-site (www.seaanz.org). They are also close to public transport for ease of access to the conference and dinner venue.

Contacts

Bernice Kotey, Conference chair
Email: SEAANZ2013@gmail.com
Telephone: +61 (0)401526449

TOP Education (our conference partner) can be reached by contacting
Kristen Orr
Email: kristen.orr@top.edu.au
Telephone: +61 (02) 9209 4888
Fax: 61 2 9209 4887 

Conference Registration

The registration fee includes: refreshment breaks and lunches each day and conference stationery including the conference CD. The conference dinner will be at participants’ own costs.

(1) The member rate is available to existing members of SEAANZ (or any other ICSB affiliate or ICSB international members). Existing members include fully paid members in the 2012/2013 membership year OR prepaid members for 2013/2014.
(2) Early bird fees apply only to payments received before May 28th 2013
(3) Non member fees include a 2013/2014 membership of SEAANZ (at associate level for students).
(4) Research degree students must provide evidence of current enrolment in PhD or Research Master’s program.

Payment

We request that all participants register for the conference online by following the conference links from the SEAANZ website: www.seaanz.org. For those unable to access the online registration, please complete the registration form below and scan and submit the whole page to SEAANZ2013@gmail.com as an email attachment. Payments can be made by: Direct debit, Money order or Cheque as explained below.
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Tax Invoice / Registration Form
26th Annual SEAANZ Conference – Sydney, July 11 and 12

PLEASE CIRCLE REQUIRED REGISTRATION FEE IN THE TABLE ABOVE (all amounts are in Australian dollars and since the conference is in Australia we require payment in Australian dollars)

TOTAL PAYMENT $AUD_________________ Receipt will be provided

Family Name:
First Name:
Email:
University or Organisation:
Address:
Passport code (received in confirmation email after registering online):
NOTE: Payments must be received on or before 28th May 2013 to qualify for early bird fees.

The direct debit should be deposited to:
Account name: The Small Enterprise Association of Australia and New Zealand (SEAANZ)
BSB: 06 2831
Account number: 100006457
Reference: (please insert your surname)

Payments by cheque or money order should be made payable to SEAANZ and be mailed to:
Secretariat for SEAANZ
c/- Kristen Orr,
Top Education Institute, Suite1, Biomedical Building, 1 Central Ave,
Australian Technology Park,
EVELEIGH, NSW, 2015 Australia
ABN: 73 997 900 249

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