”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.
Date: 1st-2nd October 2025
Location: Aalto University School of Business
How to apply?
To apply, submit a 600-800-word paper abstract 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
As places are limited, participants will be selected based on the fit, focus, and potential impact of their research. Notification of acceptance will be sent by 15th August 2025. Participation is free of charge.
Selected applicants are expected to submit an abridged or full paper (min. 3000 words incl. references) by 15th September 2025.
For more information, feel free to reach out Canan Keles (canan.keles@aalto.fi) or Kaisu Puumalainen (kaisu.puumalainen@lut.fi).
Click here for more information about the event (PDF)
The event is co-organised by the Entrepreneurship Unit at Aalto School of Business (ENTU) and RCF-funded project “Everyday-Everyone Entrepreneurship: Fostering Social Inclusion”, and Lappeenranta – Lahti University of Technology (LUT) and DIAK as part of YYO (Centre of Expertise for Social Enterprises) and coordination project “Improving the framework conditions for social enterprises” (ESF+ 2023-2027). This event is supported by NFF Nordic Academy of Management.