Project News
”Going upstream”: Study on the rural growth firms
Growth as such was not a strategic goal or an absolute value for the majority of the rural growth firms. The growth seemed to be more of a necessity in order to reach profitability. Read more.
Mapeer SME –project is coming to an end. The project has aimed at finding ways to increase SME participation in R&D –programmes. Read more.
Help for SMEs on utilising their Enterprise Cultural Heritage (ECH)
Learning materials for small and medium sized enterprises on utilising their company’s cultural heritage have now been published. Read more.
Continuation to the successful Passport to Trade project
Transfer of Innovation funding has been granted to Passport to Trade 2.0 project by the Lifelong Learning program of the EC. Passport to Trade 2.0 continues the work of Passport to Trade project. Read more.
News
Entrepreneurship Researchers Bust Myths
It is often thought that entrepreneurs have greater job satisfaction than employees. Independence means greater satisfaction. However, this is not the whole truth. Read more.
A best paper prize
'Who are you calling old? Revisiting notions of age and ability amongst older entrepreneurs' addresses the experiences of individuals who have started a business in London when aged 50 or over. Read more.
Dr Teemu Kautonen has been appointed to the editorial board of the International Small Business Journal, which is published by Sage and edited by Professor Robert Blackburn at Kingston University (UK).
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New Publications
Heinonen, Jarna - Hytti, Ulla - Kautonen, Teemu - Bögenhold, Dieter (2011) Porkkanaa, ei keppiä! Tyytyväisyys pitää työelämässä, In: Työstä, jousta ja jaksa: Työn ja hyvinvoinnin tulevaisuus, Ed. Petteri Pietikäinen, Gaudeamus, pp. 133-140.
Heinonen, Jarna - Hytti, Ulla - Stenholm, Pekka (2011) The role of Creativity in Opportunity Search and Business Idea Creation, Education + Training, Vol. 53, No. 8/9, pp. 659 – 672.
Akola, Elisa – Hytti, Ulla – Stenhom, Pekka (2011) ”Vastavirtaan kulkijat” : Tutkimus maaseudun kasvuyrityksistä. Turku School of Economics, University of Turku, TSE Entre, Series A Research reports A2/2011.