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Welcome Welcome Premier of Nova Scotia Dear ICSB members: It is a great honour that your membership has chosen Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada, to host your June 2008 international conference "From Research to Results." Nova Scotians have a tremendous sense of pride in our business and entrepreneurial success, both of which you will be celebrating and exploring throughout the four days of your conference. Soon after you arrive, you will begin to discover why our business community is home to international companies like Xerox, Michelin, Pratt and Whitney and Research in Motion. Nova Scotia's winning conditions encourage success through a competitive business climate, a highly-skilled workforce, and excellent global connections. We have world class institutions in our university and community college system, and advanced hospitals and research centres. Our belief in the strength of small business is so strong that for more than a decade entrepreneurship has been infused into curriculum modules at all levels of public education. On behalf of the Province of Nova Scotia, I offer my congratulations to the International Council for Small Business as you continue to build on your proud tradition of conferences promoting the growth and development of small business internationally. See you next June! Sincerely, Rodney J. MacDonald Welcome ICSB President The International Council for Small Business (ICSB) is pleased to host its 2008 annual conference in Halifax, Nova Scotia, "Canada's Ocean Playground". We invite you to enjoy this spectacular venue while experiencing an outstanding event. The ICSB provides a forum for entrepreneurship and small business experts from around the globe. The 2008 conference theme, "Advancing Small Business and Entrepreneurship: From Research to Results", will help promote the growth and development of small business. Practitioners, policy makers, business owners, students, researchers, and business service providers are invited. Come to Halifax in 2008 to learn, share, discuss and network! Rob van der Horst
Welcome CCSBE President On behalf of the Canadian Council for Small Business and Entrepreneurship (CCSBE), the host affiliate, I am pleased to invite you to participate in the 2008 ICSB World Conference in Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada. It will mark the 53rd ICSB Conference where experts from around the world will share ideas, research findings, and new practices relating to entrepreneurship and small businesses. ISCB 2008 will present yet another opportunity to make and renew friendships with those interested in the same cause: the growth and development of entrepreneurship and small businesses throughout the world. The CCSBE was the first affiliate of ICSB and we are thrilled to be hosting the 2008 conference with the organizational assistance of three Canadian universities: Acadia University (Acadia Centre for Social and Business Entrepreneurship -ACSBE), Dalhousie University (Faculty of Management), and Saint Mary's University (Saint Mary's University Business Development Centre - SMUBDC). Halifax, the host City, is located on the Atlantic coast and is the first port-of-call inbound and the last port-of-call outbound for Canadian and European trade. You can visit the century-old seaports that capture the timeless romance of the sea coast and the world's mightiest tides that pound against the agate-covered coast in the Bay of Fundy. Come and experience Old-World traditions and enjoy "East Coast" hospitality - visit Peggy's Cove, eat lobster, tour the many Titanic historic sites and enjoy our shopping. The program promises to be outstanding. See you in Halifax in June 2008. Jean-Marie Nkongolo-Bakenda, Ph.D.
Welcome Conference Co-Chairs As conference co-chairs, we are delighted to welcome the 2008 ICSB World Conference to Halifax. In Atlantic Canada, we recognize the positive impact of small business with over 95% of our businesses being classified as small and Saint Mary's University plays an active role in fostering the entrepreneurship spirit in the region. The conference offers great opportunities to connect and network with leading educators, researchers, consultants, and professionals from the entrepreneurship community throughout the world. The conference programme promises to be of interest to all delegates and will provide excellent opportunities to share ideas and expertise. In addition, you will find Metropolitan Halifax and surrounding area to be a perfect tourist destination. Halifax, Canada's first permanent British town is located on the scenic shores of the world's second largest natural harbor. We are proud of our city and surrounding area in Nova Scotia and invite you to share the beauty that surrounds us. We look forward to meeting you in June 2008. Visit the conference website at www.iscb2008.org for constant updates.
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