Entrepreneurship at Local Level

OECD conference on SMEs, Entrepreneurship and Innovation, Udine, Italy, 22-23 October 2009

from 22-Oct-2009 to 23-Oct-2009

How can governments help innovative small firms continue to grow in the midst of an economic crisis? Entrepreneurs, bankers, policy makers and academics will discuss this and other issues at the conference which is open to media.

9th International Entrepreneurship Forum (9th IEF), Istanbul

from 16-Sep-2009 to 18-Sep-2009

"Technology and Entrepreneurship: New Ventures and the Creative Use of Technologies"

The role of technology in the generation of entrepreneurial opportunities is the central theme of this major conference.

For further information, please go to www.essex.ac.uk/conferences/ief

Universities, Innovation and Entrepreneurship: Good Practice Workshop, Halle, Germany

on 12-Jun-2009

The aim of the good practice workshop was to follow up the joint policy development project from LEED Programme of the OECD and the German Federal Ministry of Housing, Construction and Urban Affairs with a practical event to enable HEIs and policy makers from eastern Germany to exchange with each other and with participants from other countries around good practice in HEI entrepreneurship support, namely in entrepreneurship education and in start-up support. A rich and diverse programme also offered participants opportunities to engage in dept-interviews with those behind good practices.

Seminar on "Evaluating Local Development Strategies" in Prague, Czech Republic

on 22-Nov-2005

This seminar was organised by the OECD Trento Centre for Local Development. The event sought to foster and develop a culture of evaluation of local development strategies that promote entrepreneurship, local cohesion and good governance. For further information, please contact Ivana.Studena@oecd.org.

Conference on Local Entrepreneurship Review of Sinaloa: Sharing Best Practices and Recommendations, Mexico City

on 04-Oct-2004

This half-day conference aimed at presenting the results and evaluating lessons learned from the OECD LEED Entrepreneurship Review of the State of Sinaloa, Mexico, in the light of their applicability to other Mexican states. This event was organised by the Local Economic and Employment Development (LEED) Programme and the OECD Centre for Entrepreneurship. The final review is available on-line. For more information, please contact Gabriela.Miranda-gallardo@oecd.org

East West Cluster Conference, Udine and Grado, Italy, 28-31 October 2002 - Materials now on-line

from 28-Oct-2002 to 31-Oct-2002

Click here for conference materials of the East West Cluster Conference that focused on SME internationalisation, innovation, social capital and clusters featuring two days of study visits to North-Italian Industrial Districts.

38th Annual Conference of the ASRDLF in collaboration with Québec University, 21th-23th August 2002, Québec, Canada

from 10-Jun-2002 to 23-Aug-2002

The international conference of the French Association of Regional Science(ASRDLF)will discuss current territorial and spatial tendencies and their impact on regions' future, and the theory and practices of regional diversification.

Venture Capital and Local Development: June 19th 2002, Paris

from 16-May-2002 to 19-Jun-2002

The Caisse des Dépôts et Consignations, the Berkeley Roundtable on the International Economy (Brie), and the LEED Programme organize a seminar that will examine recent and future developments in the venture capital industry. For more information contact : alistair.nolan@oecd.org

Employment Strategies in Transition - OECD LEED Conference in Leipzig, Germany, 11 March 2002

on 11-Mar-2002

Under the auspices of the mayor of Leipzig, Mr. Wolfgang Tiefensee, the OECD LEED Programme is organising a one-day conference on new employment strategies especially targeting young, female and aging job seekers. The conference will also focus on the issue of education and life-long learning.

ACE: Forum on Business Incubation, Paris 21-22 March 2002

from 21-Mar-2002 to 22-Mar-2002

21-22 March 2002 the first European Forum on how business incubators can succeed at "Accelerating, Connecting and Enabling" young entrepreneurs' businesses. Speakers will include business angels, seed fund managers, investment bankers, government officials and senior managers of business incubators.

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