Goals and Objectives

The main objective of the Academy of Entrepreneurial Finance (AEF) is to encourage and support research and inquiry- as well as teaching- in the very exciting field of entrepreneurial and small business finance. The academy achieves its goals through its annual Conferences, its official Publication, its new Teaching Entrepreneurial Finance portal, and now by having a stronger than ever presence on the Internet.

Academy's History

Academy of Entrepreneurial Finance's history goes back to 1989- the first year in which AEF started offering annual Small Firm Financial Research Symposia to a targeted audience of academics and practitioners worldwide. Until then, the field had been almost totally ignored by the mainstream finance academics and researchers. Soon after the first few conferences, the academy started publication of its own journal- Journal of Small Business Finance. JSBF later changed its name to The Journal of Entrepreneurial Finance and in early 2000 to The Journal of Entrepreneurial Finance and Business Ventures. However, given AEF’s renewed commitment in serving its original niche carved back in 1989, The Journal of Entrepreneurial Finance name is back and will remain so for foreseeable future.

Copyright © 2009 Academy of Entrepreneurial Finance. All rights reserved.

This page has been viewed times.