Hosted by Aalto University School of Business in Finland, the 2025 JBVI Entrepreneurship Academy is intended for PhD students and early career researchers within 2 years of graduation who want to get a deep understanding of entrepreneurship as a field, new topics in entrepreneurship, innovative research methods, and conceptual modelling and theorising. In addition, each participant will have the opportunity to receive feedback on their research project and overall guidance around how they can both develop a publication strategy and embed impact early on into their PhD projects.
Aims
To gain a deep understanding of entrepreneurship as a field, including classic and modern theories of entrepreneurship.
To discuss and explore the challenges and practicalities of designing and conducting innovative research in entrepreneurship.
To support early career entrepreneurship researchers to further develop their research strategies and portfolio, with a balanced emphasis on publication outputs and societal impact.
To support early career entrepreneurship researchers to network and build relationships with others in their field of research from different institutions.
Format
The Academy is divided into four parts, and you will receive a certificate of participation.
Seminar sessions, combining key theories and theory development in entrepreneurship research. In each session, the facilitator will make a short presentation followed by a collective discussion of key papers. Students will be required to read and comment on papers for each session.
Sessions on methodological innovation in entrepreneurship research. In this session, the mentors will introduce and discuss research methods papers and applications of innovative research designs and methods in substantive entrepreneurship research.
Publishing and impact in entrepreneurship research.
One-to-one mentoring.
Mentors
Prof. Dimo Dimov, University of Bath, UK
Dr. Rachida Justo, IE Business School, Spain
Dr. Ewald Kibler, Aalto University, Finland
Prof. Jonathan Kimmitt, Durham University, UK
Prof. Andreas Kuckertz, University of Hohenheim, Germany
Prof. Hana Milanov, Technical University of Munich, Germany
Prof. Pablo Munoz, Durham University, UK
Prof. Maija Renko, Aalto University, Finland
Application
There is a two-stage submission for 2025:
By 15th of May 2025: Complete the application form (https://forms.gle/vTq73noYzkyWdL8PA) including paper abstract or dissertation overview (500 words max) and a short bio (100 words max). Proposals at any stages of development are welcome. You will receive notification if a place is allocated to you by the 01st of June. Please do not make any travel arrangements until you have received confirmation of a place.
By 30th of July 2025: Selected applicants will be invited to submit a 6-page abridged paper. This is compulsory as it will help us allocate mentors and prepare the one-to-one mentoring sessions.
Costs
The event is free for PhD students and early-career researchers. JBVI, Elsevier and Aalto University will cover the full cost of the event, including attendance to sessions, mentoring, lunches and coffee breaks. Participants are asked to cover the cost of any travel and additional accommodation as required.
Best paper awards
Journal of Business Venturing Insights best paper award. In line with the mission of the Journal of Business Venturing Insights, this award seeks to celebrate thought-provoking research, both empirical and theoretical.
Empirical papers could include unusual findings, atheoretical descriptions, non-findings or replication of established relationships, or single experiments. Theoretical papers could include thought-provoking examples or juxtapositions. Other papers include simulations and scale and other methodological developments. The award-winning paper will receive a certificate of recognition from the hosts and Elsevier and will be considered for publication in the journal.
Inquiries
If you have any questions, please contact jbvinsights@gmail.com.
Organisers
Aalto University School of Business is Finland’s leading business school and one of the top business schools in Europe. Aalto University School of Business was the first business school in the Nordic countries to hold the Triple Crown status, receiving the most important international quality accreditations of the field: AACSB, AMBA and EQUIS.
The Entrepreneurship Unit at Aalto School of Business (ENTU) aims to advance inclusive entrepreneurship through research and education. Their research is pronouncedly multi-disciplinary, applying theories and methods from psychology, sociology, economics, geography, history and philosophy to diverse entrepreneurial phenomena. Much of ENTU’s research is applied, with relevance for public policy. In their education, ENTU embraces experiential learning methods, establishes strong networks with local and international entrepreneurial ecosystem partners, and encourages a strong experimentative and entrepreneurial approach within their students.
Journal of Business Venturing Insights (JBV Insights) publishes thought-provoking research, highlighting ideas at the forefront of current discussions of entrepreneurial phenomena. Such ideas might not yet meet the threshold for completeness, robustness, or theoretical explication, but they are extremely valuable as they can stimulate further necessary research. JBV Insights offers a platform for multiple disciplinary works and unconventional and silent scholarly voices. The journal is open to different disciplines and perspectives and thus welcomes papers that bring into entrepreneurship research ideas from within and beyond management scholarship, including the broader social and natural sciences. JBV Insights is also open to innovative methods and forms of theorizing. Through many of its initiatives, JBV Insights additionally aims to enhance the conversation among scholars and practitioners by offering a forum to disseminate novel and relevant entrepreneurship research rapidly.
Organising committee
Prof. Pablo Munoz, Durham University, UK
Dr. Ewald Kibler, Aalto University, Finland
Dr. Bernadetta Ginting-Szczesny, Aalto University, Finland
The Entrepreneurship Unit at Aalto School of Business (ENTU)
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