Small Acts, Big Changes: Connecting Social and Everyday Entrepreneurship
October 1 - October 2

“Everyday-everyone” entrepreneurship (EEE), which often manifests itself in low-growth, low-tech and low-innovation new ventures, can address important social challenges through grassroots initiatives that create
meaningful local impact. Yet, while 99% of all entrepreneurial activities worldwide are argued to fall under EEE, and countless social entrepreneurship initiatives operate at community-based scales, research
on both the mundanity of entrepreneurship and small-scale social ventures has remained on the margins of mainstream entrepreneurship literature.

Hosted by Aalto University School of Business, the purpose of this two-day event is to stimulate discussions on theoretical and methodological advancements in the study of everyday-everyone entrepreneurship and
social entrepreneurship across diverse contexts.

The event will feature keynote presentations by Professor Friederike Welter, (IfM Bonn; University of Siegen) and Professor Sophie Bacq (IMD), and paper development sessions for PhD students and early-career researchers.

How to apply
Submit a paper abstract (600-800 words) to kaisu.puumalainen@lut.fi We encourage submissions that study diverse theoretical frameworks and methodological approaches to understanding everyday-everyone
entrepreneurship and social entrepreneurship.

Application deadline: 4th August 2025

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