ICSB and its 2005 Conference Host USASBE invites you to submit extended abstracts for refereed papers, case studies, workshop proposals that deal directly or indirectly with:

• Consulting and advising SME's
• Public policy issues related to entrepreneurship
• Ethics in entrepreneurship
• Youth entrepreneurship
• Workshops and paper sessions for educators and trainers in entrepreneurship
• Family business
• Technology, venture capital, angel investments, and supporting high-growth entrepreneurship
• Women in entrepreneurship
• Franchising
• Entrepreneurship as economic development (including micro credit, community and social entrepreneurship)

or other topics of interest and value to the membership of ICSB. We encourage electronic submission.

Competitive Papers

Submissions should be in the form of a three page extended abstract of the paper you intend to present at the conference if accepted through the competitive review process.

Submissions should address issues of significance to small business and entrepreneurship.

Competitive papers must be original works, not previously published or presented.

Reviewers in selecting papers for presentation from the extended abstracts will use the following criteria:

• the originality and significance of the issues/topics addressed in the submission;
• the overall quality and rigorousness with which the issue/topic is addressed;
• the importance of the findings and conclusions to the practice or teaching of entrepreneurship;
• the interest of the paper, symposia or workshop to ICSB members.

Only electronic submissions will be accepted and should be sent to:

Dr. Michael Rubach
ICSB 2005 Competitive Paper Chair
University of Central Arkansas
e-mail: mrubach@mail.uca.edu

DEADLINE for Submission of Extended abstracts due January 15, 2005

For those authors notified of their acceptance to the conference, full papers will be due March 15, 2005

Submission Instructions

All submissions must be double-spaced, single-column documents with 1" margins using 12 point type in Times New Roman.

Each extended abstract submission should include:

1. Author(s) or proposer(s)
2. Organization affiliate(s)
3. Complete address
4. Telephone, fax number(s) and email
5. Title of paper, symposia or workshop
6. An extended abstract summarizing their paper of no longer than three pages.

Workshop Proposals

Proposals for symposia and workshops should be a maximum of 4 pages long and should include all activities to be carried out, and the names of all speakers involved in the symposia or workshop. Only electronic submissions will be accepted.

Submit workshop proposals to:

Dr. Alec C. Johnson
ICSB Workshop Chair
University of St. Thomas
e-mail: acjohnson2@stthomas.edu

DEADLINE for Workshop Submission: January 15, 2005

Attendance Requirements

At least one paper author and ALL workshop/symposium speakers must attend the conference if the submission is approved. Conference registration fee must accompany submission of the final paper, symposium or workshop submission. If a competitive paper is accepted from the extended abstract submitted, the completed paper must be submitted electronically no later than March 15, 2005 or that paper will no longer be included on the conference program.