Abstract
The impact of professional organizations is well known, and in this paper, we focus on the Small Business Institute® (SBI), initially formed out of a federal Small Business Administration (SBA) grant program. Through its evolution, the SBI has remained a steady resource for faculty and administrators to learn and be rewarded for efforts involving hands-on student projects. The organization rewards research and practice revolving around the importance of community engagement and assistance to entrepreneurs and the small business community. We look at two careers that the Small Business Institute has impacted through the eyes of a professor and SBI Director, former SBI Project student contributor, now entrepreneur and part-time faculty member. They used her experience to start a successful business. Implications for careers are discussed.
Highlights
The Impact of ConferencesAcademics soon learn during their Ph.D. programs that conferences are an essential part of their development
There are four main reasons for this disconnect: lack of outreach by practitioner organizations to academics, practitioner organizations focus on short-term issues rather than long-term issues that require research, higher education institutions (HEIs) do not give credit for non-academic conferences towards tenure and promotion, and HEIs do not reimburse academics to attend practitioner conferences (Kumar, 2011)
We explore the impact of the Small Business Institute, the Small Business Institute Annual Conference, and the two publications of the Small Business Institute: The Journal of Small Business Strategy and the SBI Journal on the careers of two women on different paths
Summary
The impact of professional organizations is well known, and in this paper, we focus on the Small Business Institute® (SBI), initially formed out of a federal Small Business Administration (SBA) grant program. The SBI has remained a steady resource for faculty and administrators to learn and be rewarded for efforts involving hands-on student projects. We look at two careers that the Small Business Institute has impacted through the eyes of a professor and SBI Director, former SBI Project student contributor, entrepreneur and part-time faculty member. They used her experience to start a successful business.
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