IJTE publication available now and organizations that support innovation in BC

This is just s short announcement that the IJTE article I co-authored with Elicia Maine is now available via Inderscience:

• Bliemel, M.J., Maine, E.M.A. (2008) Network embeddedness as a predictor of performance for New Technology-Based Firms, International Journal of Technoentrepreneurship, 1(3), pp. 313 - 341

Also, here's a fun course projected I worked on with Ben, Josh and co during their MBA at SFU. It's a reapplication of Puttick's Complexity Grid to organizations in Vancouver and BC that promote innovation (link):

Here's another interesting article that's applied it to Clusters:

• Carrie, A. (1999) Integrated clusters – the future basis of competition, International Journal of Agile Management Systems, 1(1), pp. 45-50(6)

PS: Congrats to Ben & Josh at Saltworks for scooping 1st place and the sustainability prize at New Ventures BC!

Global Entrepreneurship Week: Nov 17-23, 2008

The Ewing Marion Kauffman Foundation, one of the world's largest sponsors of entrepreneurship research, has just sent out an email announcing that 56 nations have joined in celebrating the firt ever Global Entrepreneurship Week, Nov 17-23, 2008:
http://www.kauffman.org/items.cfm?itemID=1031

Several nations, cities or universities have already celebrated Entrepreneur(ship) Week on a regionally more limited scale, so it'll be interesting to see how this will all be coordinated on a global stage. For more info on local events, just google Entrepreneurship Week and your City. In Many cases, entrepreneurship is synonymous with small business, so feel free to substitute one for the other.