Disadvantaged Entrepreneurship and the Entrepreneurial Ecosystem

David Grant Pickernell is Professor of Small Business and Enterprise Development at the University of Portsmouth, UK. Current research focuses on enterprise development policy and roles of universities in innovation and enterprise.

Martina Battisti is a Professor at Grenoble Ecole de Management, France. Her research is centred on small business and entrepreneurship particularly factors contributing to growth and innovation.

Zoe Dann is Associate Dean (Students) and Senior Lecturer in Enterprise and Entrepreneurship in the Faculty of Business and Law at the University of Portsmouth, UK. Her research focuses on entrepreneurship and innovation and making learning authentic, as an enterprise educator.

Carol Ekinsmyth is a Principle Lecturer at the University of Portsmouth, UK. She is an economic geographer with interests in work/labour, particularly entrepreneurship and self-employment in the creative industries.