Small Business 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
The mission of the Small Business Interest Group is to promote research about small businesses and to identify and share best practices about small businesses.
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
Kirk C. Heriot
Columbus State University
Turner College of Business
4225 University Avenue
Columbus, GA 31907
Telephone: 706-562-1674
Email: heriot_kirk@colstate.edu
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Group Vice-Chair
Michael Harris
East Carolina University
329 Slay Hall ECU Campus
Greenville, NC 27858
Telephone: 252-737-1057
Email: harrismi@ecu.edu
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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
The Small Business Interest Group will pursue the following objectives between 2008 and 2010:
- Recognize a Small Business Person of the Year
- Establish a closer relationship with the SBA (perhaps through the regional office where the USASBE meeting is held)
- Create a Best Paper award
- Publish a Newsletter
- Increase the number of papers submitted to the interest group
- Conduct a Pre-conference Workshop, and
- Establish a discussion group using Internet technology.
