Minority and Women is a special interest group organized under the auspices of the Articles of Incorporation of the United States Association for Small Business and Entrepreneurship (USASBE) to promote and encourage the development and advancement of programs and services in the specific entrepreneurship field and to provide a forum for information exchange.
GROUP MISSION
- Increase the quality and quantity of presentations at the USASBE Conference
- Increase the visibility of the M&W Entrepreneurship Interest Group
- Increase membership in the M&W Entrepreneurship Interest Group
- Identify and promote M&W Entrepreneurship Programs
- Encourage and promote M&W Entrepreneurship research
- Explore opportunities for collaboration with OFC HBCU conference in Atlanta
GROUP LEADERSHIP
Leadership of the
Group is elected annually by the
Group membership; questions relative to
Group mission, membership; annual work program and objectives should be directed to one of the following members of the leadership team:
Group Chair
Thaddeus McEwen
North Carolina A&T State Univ.
1601 East Market Street
Greensboro, NC 27411
Telephone: 336-334-7656
Email: mcewent@ncat.edu |
Group Vice-Chair
Craig Watters
Syracuse University
721 University Ave.
Syracuse, NY 13244
Telephone: 315-443-3970
Email: crwatter@syr.edu |
GROUP MEMBERSHIP
A member of USASBE in good standing, that has professional interest in the specific field of the
Group and wishes to pursue expansion and promotion of the field and personal advancement through knowledge exchange and participation in the mission of the
Group, is eligible for membership.
Click here to view a list of members of this group.
GROUP ANNUAL GOALS AND OBJECTIVES
Annually as an element of the Association’s strategic planning process, the
Group develops a work plan that outlines goals and objectives for the program year. Outlined below are annual goals and objectives adopted by the
Group:
Membership Recruitment
- Frequent reminders to members
- Membership recruitment mailing to entrepreneurship faculty in HBCUs
- Coleman Scholarship information mailing to members and entrepreneurship faculty in HBCUs
- Collaboration with OFC HBCU conference to recruit entrepreneurship faculty as members of M&W Interest Group
Communications
- Newsletter
- Website
- Directory of M&W Entrepreneurship Interest Group members
- Syllabi of M&W Entrepreneurship programs to be included on our Website
- Directory of M&W Entrepreneurship Programs in USASBE member schools
2009 Conference
- Panel discussion by outstanding M & W entrepreneurship programs for 2009 conference
- Panel discussion on state of minority and women entrepreneurship research for 2009 conference
- Target specific member/researchers and encourage them to submit a paper for the 2009 conference
- Best Reviewer Award
- Best Workshop Award
- Best Paper Award
- Outstanding M&W Entrepreneurship Programs for 2009 conference
- Minority/Women Entrepreneur of the Year for 2009 conference
Research
- Profile M&W Interest Group researchers in newsletter
- Prepare an annotated Bibliography of M&W entrepreneurship research(1998-2008)
- Collaborate with International Journal of Women Entrepreneurship and minority entrepreneurship research centers in USASBE schools
- Collaborate with SBA and NFIB to be aware of minority and women entrepreneurship projects
- Continue discussion with USASBE Board about publishing case book
