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Since its inception in 1980 the NCSB conference has been a biannual event in the Nordic tradition characterized by an open atmosphere that encourages the exchange of ideas between researchers with research interests in the field of small business and entrepreneurship. The 2026 NCSB conference in Bodø, Norway will continue this tradition and welcomes papers from all areas of the small business and entrepreneurship fields.
The conference will feature a mix of special theme tracks and general tracks. Special theme tracks will focus on research themes that are central in Nordic research on small business and entrepreneurship and will be announced later on the website. Special theme tracks and general tracks will feature presentations of research papers followed by constructive feedback in plenary discussions.
The conference program will also feature keynote speeches with prominent scholars.
As a pre-conference event, a doctoral consortium is arranged on the 18th of May. This is a great opportunity for doctoral students in the field of entrepreneurship and small business research. Here, they can present their extended thesis or paper proposals, gain valuable insights into enhancing and advancing their work, and engage in discussions with experienced faculty members.
We are now looking for conference tracks and track chairs for the main conference 19th – 20th May 2026. If interested in co-organizing a track at NCSB please send your track proposal by 10th June 2025 by e-mail to NCSB2026@nord.no. The proposal should include the following:
- The suggested track title
- A short description of the track (80-150 words)
- Names of the track chairs – preferably at least 2-3 track chairs from two different (Nordic) countries. All listed persons need to have agreed to being track chairs.
The selection of tracks will be done by 19th June 2025. In case of competing/overlapping track proposals, the conference organizers may also invite track chairs to negotiate potential collaboration or differentiation tactics.
The organisers of NCSB2026 is The Innovation and Entrepreneurship Division at Nord University Business School Contact the organisers at NCSB2026@nord.no.
Scientific committee:
- Aki Harima (Tallinn University of Technology)
- Arnis Sauka (Stockholm School of Economics in Riga)
- Carina Lomberg (Technical University of Denmark)
- Claus Thrane (Aarhus University)
- Ewald Kibler (Aalto University)
- Jorunn Grande (Nord University)
- Karin Berglund (Stockholm University)
- Kim Klyver (University of Southern Denmark)
- Kristian Nielsen (Aalborg University)
- Lise Aaboen (Norwegian University of Science and Technology)
- Magnus Aronsson (Esbri)
- Malin Tillmar (Linnaeus University)
- Mats Westerberg (Luleå University of Technology)
- Pekka Stenholm (University of Turku)
- Steffen Korsgaard (University of Southern Denmark)
- Tomas Karlsson (Chalmers University of Technology)
- Truls Erikson (University of Oslo)
- Ulla Hytti (University of Turku)
Important Dates
Submission of special track proposal
10 June 2025
Other deadlines will be announced soon.
