Events
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Workshop “Rethinking Entrepreneurial Support”: To be or not to be supported? The new frontiers of entrepreneurial support
Workshop overview In a context marked by growing tensions between the injunction to be autonomous and the proliferation of support schemes, this workshop places critical approaches to entrepreneurial support centre stage. The aim is to better...
Revue française de gestion: To be or not to be supported? The new frontiers of entrepreneurial support
Track overview Entrepreneurial momentum shows no sign of slowing. Most countries have seen a significant increase in entrepreneurial activity, as evidenced by GEM data (Messeghem et al., 2024a). Entrepreneurial ecosystems are...
The Lab’s activities
Webinar 26.03.26 – Mauritius: a new flagship ecosystem?
Mauritius: a new flagship ecosystem? 26 March 2026 - 11:00 - 12:00 (Paris) - 14:00-15:00 (Mauritius) Mauritius is now asserting itself as one of the most dynamic entrepreneurial ecosystems in Africa. How can this trajectory be explained? What are its...
EELab Morning Session #3: The women’s entrepreneurship ecosystem: support at the heart of success
Drawing on data from the Global Entrepreneurship Monitor (GEM) and Bpifrance, the discussions at the morning session highlighted the specific challenges faced before and after business creation and examined existing support schemes. Testimonials...
Women’s entrepreneurship ecosystems – International perspectives – 03.2025
Women’s entrepreneurship is a driver of economic growth and innovation worldwide. Yet entrepreneurial ecosystems are not always inclusive, and their accessibility varies according to cultural, institutional and economic contexts....
Business transfer and takeover ecosystem: Multiple perspectives – 06.2025
This webinar brought together committed speakers working to smooth the dynamics between business sellers, buyers and local stakeholders – a crucial issue for ensuring the long-term survival of our businesses amid multiple transitions. ModeratorKarim MESSEGHEM is...
EELab Morning Session #2: The business transfer and takeover ecosystem
After a first edition dedicated to youth and entrepreneurship, the EELab Morning Session returns on 11 October at Montpellier Management. We will put the spotlight on business transfer and takeover support actors and professionals to discuss...
EELab Morning Session #1: Youth and impact entrepreneurship
A resounding success for the first Entrepreneurial Ecosystem Lab Morning Session, a business event dedicated to youth and impact entrepreneurship, which I had the pleasure of hosting and which was produced by JCG Factory! After a presentation of the Chair Entrepreneurial...
Developing entrepreneurship in local areas through the Social and Solidarity Economy – 31.01.24
Developing entrepreneurship in local areas through the Social and Solidarity Economy The social and solidarity economy is gaining ground economically because of its contribution to wealth and job creation. This is particularly true in...
Student entrepreneurship: review and outlook – 16.01.24
Student entrepreneurship: review and outlook Since the PEPITE student entrepreneurship hubs were set up in 2014, the momentum of student entrepreneurship has continued unabated. Yet the entrepreneurial ecosystem is undergoing profound transformations (new actors, changes...
Pro’créa, the conference for entrepreneurial support stakeholders – 7.09.23
Description Pro’créa 2023 is a congress on entrepreneurship taking place from 6 to 8 September. It aims to explore the dynamic between support provider and supported entrepreneur, with a focus on entrepreneurial happiness. The days combine talks, round tables...
Entrepreneurial Legitimacy Summer School 2023 – 12.07.23
Date Wednesday 12 July 2023 - 14:00 Venue The Camp (Aix-en-Provence) Round table The Legitimacy of Entrepreneurial Ecosystems ModeratorSpeakersConstance BANC is a research engineer in entrepreneurship at LabEx Entreprendre. Her research conducted...
Revue de l’Entrepreneuriat / Review of Entrepreneurship webinar – Special Issue 2 (2023) – 20.06.23
Webinar of the Revue de l’Entrepreneuriat / Review of Entrepreneurship - Special Issue 2 (2023) - Advances in entrepreneurial ecosystem and places: time, space and context, editor-in-chief and David Audretsch, Didier Chabaud, and Christina Theodoraki, guest editors....
Corporate accelerators: from start-up activators to ecosystem activators – 15.11.2022
In recent years, innovation and entrepreneurship ecosystems have undergone profound changes, notably with the development of schemes such as French Tech and the emergence of new players such as corporate accelerators. Set up on the initiative...
Scientific publications
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