Entrepreneurship Unit at Aalto School of Business (ENTU)

🤩 "We can offer the best accelerator program in Finland". This time, check out what Markus Karva (Entrepreneurial Coordinator) and Javad Hosseininia (Founder and CEO at Amertate) are highlighting about our main accelerator program. 📣 Have you heard? Applications are open for Aalto Startup Center's Business Generator Accelerator Program! Fill out the form and take your startup to the next level. 🔗 Apply today here: https://lnkd.in/dayqPB5f #fromideastoimpact #startups #applynow

Happy to share that, together with our team at the Entrepreneurship Unit at Aalto School of Business (ENTU), we will be hosting the Entrepreneurship Academy of the Journal of Business Venturing Insights (JBVI) at Aalto University. In the spirit of JBVI, we aim to create an inclusive and collaborative space for doctoral researchers and early-career scholars to explore bold, thought-provoking, and impactful entrepreneurship research. To me, the JBVI Academy is always a fantastic opportunity to collectively engage with ideas that critically reflect on and challenge the status quo while shaping the future of the entrepreneurship research field. See below for more information. Please join us and share the call with your colleagues!

📢 New Special Issue: 𝐏𝐮𝐭𝐭𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐏𝐫𝐚𝐜𝐭𝐢𝐜𝐞𝐬 𝐅𝐢𝐫𝐬𝐭: 𝐅𝐮𝐫𝐭𝐡𝐞𝐫𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐄𝐧𝐭𝐫𝐞𝐩𝐫𝐞𝐧𝐞𝐮𝐫𝐬𝐡𝐢𝐩 𝐚𝐬 𝐏𝐫𝐚𝐜𝐭𝐢𝐜𝐞 𝐃𝐨𝐦𝐚𝐢𝐧 This special issue calls for papers that will continue to make progress in the Entrepreneurship as Practice (EaP) research domain by challenging scholars to prioritize and theorize the practices of entrepreneurship in theory development, methodologies, and education. 🖋️ Guest editors: Neil Aaron Thompson (Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam), Orla Byrne (University College Dublin), & Richard Tunstall (University of Leeds) 🗓️ Submission period: 15 April 2025 - 15 April 2026 We plan to offer a 𝑷𝒂𝒑𝒆𝒓 𝑫𝒆𝒗𝒆𝒍𝒐𝒑𝒎𝒆𝒏𝒕 𝑾𝒐𝒓𝒌𝒔𝒉𝒐𝒑 on 8 April 2025 at Jönköping International Business School, the day prior to the 10th EaP - Entrepreneurship as Practice Conference. Participation in the PDW will not influence the chances of acceptance for publication, and participation in the EaP Conference is advised but not required. Submissions to the PDW can be full length papers, or short papers covering the main aspects of the article for review. 📩 Submissions should be emailed to the Associate Editor Dr. Neil Aaron Thompson at n.a.thompson@vu.nl. 🗓️ Submission DL for PDW: 1 March 2025 (decisions and notifications will be made on a rolling basis) 🔗 For more details about the SI and PDW, please see the attached Call for Papers below.

🚨🚨Reminder: The application period for our Master's Programme in Sustainable Entrepreneurship is open until the 27th of December 🗓️! Sustainable entrepreneurship is about creating and managing businesses that prioritise environmental and social impact alongside financial success, driving positive change for the planet and society. In this master's degree, you will: ✅ Examine the systemic nature of social, environmental, and economic challenges  ✅ Analyze and understand the possible links between entrepreneurship and sustainability ✅ Obtain a critical and holistic approach towards entrepreneurship After graduation, we aim that our students: 📌 Find opportunities to apply themselves professionally within the wider Finnish (or global) entrepreneurial ecosystem. 📌 Work in a wide range of roles: ranging from founders and early members of startup teams, to working as investors, policy experts, investors, community builders, platform managers, and social/NGO specialists. 📌 Have the aptitude and attitude to be able to take on globally-oriented sustainability challenges and work alongside individuals from diverse backgrounds, cultures, and disciplines. This exciting new master's degree has been created by Entrepreneurship Unit at Aalto School of Business (ENTU), Aalto Ventures Program, and Aalto TUTA - Aalto University, Department of Industrial Engineering and Management, and will aim to extensively partner and collaborate with the wider Finnish entrepreneurial ecosystem members such as Aalto Entrepreneurship Society, Aalto Startup Center, Aalto Design Factory, Startup Foundation, Startup Sauna, Slush, Maria 01, Junction, Dash, and more! Join a community of like-minded individuals dedicated to developing better businesses for better society. Apply now and be part of the movement! 📚🚀 Link to the programme page: https://lnkd.in/dr7qT2ve Applying to Master's programmes at Aalto: https://lnkd.in/detSuDCD For some more information and inspiration, check out this short video featuring our Programme Director, Tamara Galkina! https://lnkd.in/dBp3apAw

#The_Joy_of_Impactful_Interactions I had a wonderful reception today for my Masterclass on Sustainable Business Models & the Sustainable Business Model Canvas at Lapinlahden Lähde. In the Masterclass I combined theoretical insights and practical tools for Arts and Wellbeing entrepreneurs in the context of the EU co-funded initiative AWAKE "Arts & Wellbeing As a Creative Business and Future Livelihood”. It was especially encouraging to engage in meaningful discussions with current and prospective entrepreneurs around sustainable business choices and considerations for a better future. Participants' feedback for the session was particularly heartening 💛 Thank you to Jennifer R., Maija Virtanen and Ville Pellinen for welcoming me into this project. 🌻 Sending warm regards also to our Aalto University team from the Entrepreneurship Unit at Aalto School of Business (ENTU) for chats and hands on discussions around sustainability - Juliana Rodrigues, and to my colleagues working closely with Lapinlahden Lähde on the Everyday Everyone Entrepreneurship research project Ewald Kibler, Tamara Galkina Canan Keleş, especially to Bernadetta Aloina Ginting-Szczesny who was the bridge and liaison to make this Masterclass happen. : ) I am always fascinated by Lapinlahden Lähde as a place for community, connection, and exchange. Thank you for your warm reception and until next time! #Entrepreneurship #Sustainability #Arts_and_Wellbeing #AWAKE

It's exciting to know that we now have more than 2000 wonderful community members following our updates on LinkedIn 💛 ❤️ 💚 💙! Our biggest thanks to all of our followers 😇 🤩 🙌 ! As the Entrepreneurship Unit at Aalto University School of Business, our vision is to advance inclusive entrepreneurship through research and education. ✍ 📚 Our research is pronouncedly multi-disciplinary, applying theories and methods ranging from psychology and sociology, to geography, history and philosophy to diverse entrepreneurial phenomena. Much of our research is applied, with relevance for public policy. In our education, we embrace experiential learning methods, establish strong networks with local and international entrepreneurial ecosystem partners, and encourage a strong experimentative and entrepreneurial approach within our students. Thank you all once more, and we're thrilled to keep you all informed and up-to-date with all of our activities and endeavors!

🌟 Exciting Day for Research and Collaboration! 🌟 Today, we hosted an inspiring ENTU PhD Progress Seminar, where our doctoral candidates showcased their latest research progress. The event was an excellent opportunity for knowledge exchange and fostering academic excellence. 🔍 What made it special? • Presentations: Each PhD student shared their ongoing research, exploring cutting-edge topics in entrepreneurship. • Constructive Feedback: Thoughtful comments and insights from peers, professors, and external PhD students enriched the discussions. • External Guests: We were honored to have Ulla Hytti (from TSE Entrepreneurship) as an external professor and PhD students from Hanken School of Economics - Jayani Rajapathirana, Jiaxin X., Sara Abbas Abdallah Mohammed - join us, bringing fresh perspectives and deepening the collaborative spirit. These moments are a reminder of the power of academic community — how dialogue and diverse viewpoints elevate our research. Anastasia Koptsyukh 🇺🇦 Canan Keleş Juliana Rodrigues Ali Sadeghi Thomas J Hoeger Myrto Chliova Patrick Shulist Ewald Kibler Maija Renko

🚀 We believe that the Business Generator Accelerator Program is the best place to be for early-stage and tech startups. When joining the program, you can attend plenty of workshops around the topics that matter the most for your business. From pitching, to relations with investors, but also marketing, recruiting, and everything in between. 💥 Apply before January 12th 2025 and join our community! 💥 Don't trust us? Listen to our community! Here are some quotes from startups who attended Aalto Startup Center's trainings recently. 🔗 Fill out the form now: https://lnkd.in/dayqPB5f #fromideastoimpact

Our colleague Apurva Ganoo recently had the opportunity to visit Columbia University as part of our project exploring partnerships between Columbia | SIPA and the Entrepreneurship Unit at Aalto School of Business (ENTU)! Throughout the week, Apurva had the opportunity to meet and discuss with various faculty members, experts and important ecosystem actors in the social innovation and entrepreneurship spaces at Columbia and beyond. A few highlights: ✅ Discussions with Glenn Denning and Sarah H. on partnerships and synergies between our master's program in Sustainable Entrepreneurship at Aalto University and the MPA in Development Practice at Columbia | SIPA. ✅ Attending the David N. Dinkins Leadership & Public Policy Forum organized by the Columbia Institute of Global Politics featuring Randi Weingarten Michael A. Nutter, Ester Fuchs, Dean Keren Yarhi-Milo, and Secretary Hillary Clinton. ✅Apurva also gave a guest lecture, titled “Confessions of an Aalto Entrepreneurship Educator” as part of Chandani’s course on Global Innovation at Columbia | SIPA. ✅Attending a seminar organized by the University for Peace (UPEACE) - UN Mandated on the topic of "Can Peace Be Taught?" featuring valuable perspectives from academia, NGOs, as well as the UN itself. ✅Visiting the Impact Hub New York Metropolitan Area and meeting with John-Paul Parmigiani to discuss additional collaboration opportunities before wrapping with a visit to Columbia Startup Lab. Thanks from our side to Chandani P. Punia for hosting Apurva and creating such a wonderful programme, and also to our Aalto colleagues, Jérôme Rickmann and Kit (Krithika) Srinivasan for providing valuable guidance in supporting and developing this initiative!

It was an inspiring, insightful week as I had the pleasure of visiting New York and Columbia University as part of our project to explore synergetic partnerships between Columbia | SIPA and the Entrepreneurship Unit at Aalto School of Business (ENTU)! A big thanks to my colleague, and co-conspirator in this endeavor, Chandani P., for helping in making this happen! Throughout the week I had the pleasure of engaging with various faculty members and important ecosystem actors in the social innovation and entrepreneurship spaces at Columbia. The visit kicked off with some valuable discussions with Glenn Denning on partnerships and synergies between our master's program in Sustainable Entrepreneurship at Aalto University and the MPA in Development Practice at Columbia | SIPA. I also had the pleasure of having a quick, valuable chat with Daniella Sarnoff from Columbia World Projects and learn more about the developmental work and practices taking place there. On Wednesday, I had the pleasure of attending the David N. Dinkins Leadership & Public Policy Forum organized by the Columbia Institute of Global Politics featuring keynote speaker Randi Weingarten, along with panellists Michael A. Nutter, Ester Fuchs, and introductory remarks by Columbia | SIPA Dean Keren Yarhi-Milo, and Secretary Hillary Clinton. The discussions on the role and promise of education were important, not to mention timely, and provided valuable insights into how education can play a big role in supporting democracy and future societies as a whole. On a personal note, Wednesday felt particularly special as I also had the privilege of giving a guest lecture as part of Chandani's course on Global Innovation at Columbia | SIPA. Titled "Confessions of an Aalto Entrepreneurship Educator," I attempted to, provide an overview of the challenges, opportunities, as well as the historical landscape which has shaped the way we approach innovation and entrepreneurship at Aalto University and its wider entrepreneurial ecosystem. Then, towards the end of the week, I had the pleasure of attending a seminar organized by the University for Peace (UPEACE) - UN Mandated on the topic of "Can Peace Be Taught?" featuring valuable perspectives from academia, NGOs, as well as the UN itself, and I certainly left the session with many thoughts, particularly in terms of how we could (and perhaps should) approach teaching, and discussing peace, as part our university education at Aalto too. A big thanks to Melissa Wild and the other organizers for putting together such an inspiring session. To wrap up the week, I also had the pleasure of meeting John-Paul Parmigiani from Impact Hub New York Metropolitan Area and Sarah H. at the Columbia Startup Lab to discuss additional collaboration opportunities too. Big thanks to Chandani P. once more for creating such a wonderful programme, and also to my Aalto colleagues, Jérôme Rickmann and Kit (Krithika) Srinivasan for supporting this initiative!