Call for Papers and Participation
Academy
of Entrepreneurial Finance
17th Annual Conference, April 19-21,
2006
Two Venues
for Presentation and Attendance:
1.
Physical
Conference- Los Angeles, CA; or
2.
Online
Conference; both venues at the same dates
Academy
of Entrepreneurial Finance- AEF-
offers a dedicated forum for exchange of research ideas related to the
dynamic and ever-growing field of entrepreneurial and small business finance.
Given the central role of the small firm in a free economy, the objective
of the conference is to encourage research and inquiry in the very promising
discipline. Although the main focus of the annual event is on the financial,
economic, and accounting aspects of the small firm, papers in closely-related
areas will also be considered for presentation. Naturally, research on
applied business, finance and economics is also encouraged. Examples of
the fields of interest are:
1.
Corporate
Finance issues relevant to Small/Entrepreneurial Firms;
2.
Behavioral
Finance- especially issues related Risk-taking and Startups;
3.
Business
Valuation- and Evaluation;
4.
Initial
Public Offerings;
5.
The Market
for Formal and Informal Venture Capital;
6.
Financial
Institutions and Small Business Financing;
7.
Innovations
in Capital Markets for Small Firms and Startups;
8.
Economics
and Accounting of Small Business;
9.
Models for
Predicting Small Firm Success and/or Failure; and
10.
Other related
issues- including Globalization and Technological factors affecting Capital
Access and Startup Process.
Conference Proceedings and Distinguished Paper Award. Abstracts
of papers selected for presentation will be published in the Conference
Proceedings; and the Best Paper will be published in The
Journal of Entrepreneurial Finance and Business Ventures.
Submission of Papers for Presentation. Please either Email a copy to rassouly@csufresno.edu - or send four
copies- of either a completed paper or a three-page abstract,
No
later than November 25, 2005, to:
Dr. Rassoul Yazdipour, Program Chair,
P.O. Box 157, Montrose, CA 91021-0157. Phone: 559-278-4987; Email: rassouly@csufresno.edu
Special Sessions and
Panels; Session Chairs and Discussants.
Persons interested in organizing a Special Session or Panel; or Chairing
a session and/or Discussing a paper should submit a letter of interest,
along with a short bio, by the set deadline, to the Program Chair at the
address in above.
