• Workshops

The conference focuses on discussions mainly covering the following topics of interest but is not limited to them.

The internationalisation of SMEs:
- Business Models for iSMEs;
- Innovative and entrepreneurial strategies for iSMEs
- Internet support for iSMEs;
- Challenges and opportunities for western SMEs in emerging markets
- Challenges and opportunities for SMEs from emerging markets in western countries
- Family business and iSMEs
- Research and Development in iSMEs
- iSMEs Knowledge management and technology transfer
- Management innovation in iSMEs
- Relationships between MNC and iSMEs

The new kind of international SMEs:
- Born Global Firms (BGF) and International New Ventures (INV)
- Social and Green iSMEs
- Young and Women Entrepreneurs in iSMEs
- Intangibles Valuation and Intellectual Property Rights for iSMEs
- Innovative Supply Chain for iSMEs
- iSMEs in developing and transition economies
- Out-sourcing, KPO for iSMEs

Financial issues for iSMEs:
- Business angels for iSMEs
- Entrepreneurial Finance and Venture Capital in SMEs
- Financial specificities of iSMEs
- The impact of the financial crisis on iSMEs

Fostering the iSMEs:
- Governmental and regional policies
- Entrepreneurship education on iSMEs
- University-iSMEs collaboration
- Business incubation management and leadership
- Clusters and networking for iSMEs

Men and Women in international SMEs:
- Behavioral characteristics of entrepreneurial activity
- Managing complexity, creativity and innovation
- Leadership and Management practices
- Human Resources Practices for iSMEs
- Management of iSMEs organizational change
- Corporate Governance in iSMEs
- SMEs international Management Culture