The 3rd Danube Cup Entrepreneurship Research Conference will be hosted by Széchenyi István University in Győr, Hungary, on 10–11 October 2025. Researchers and practitioners are invited to submit their full research papers, research-in-progress papers, or good practice case studies by June 1st, 2025. Join us for keynote presentations by leading scholars in entrepreneurship research, insightful discussions, and international networking. Participation is free of charge for presenting colleagues.

This year’s focus topic is Entrepreneurship Research from a Small Business Perspective, and the conference is dedicated to exploring the complexity and relevance of small businesses’ growth/development/survival and their link to entrepreneurship research. Besides this focus topic, innovative results from the broader field of entrepreneurship research are encouraged and welcome.

We are proud to have four outstanding keynote speakers – all leading scholars in the field of entrepreneurship research, with impressive editorial experience at top-tier journals:

Keynote Speakers:

• • Professor Zoltán J. Ács (George Mason University, USA)

  Keynote: Digital Development in the Danube Valley: Myth or Reality?

  Co-founder of the journal Small Business Economics.

  • Professor Dimo Dimov (University of Bath, UK)

  Keynote: Enabling, Accelerating, and Funding the Entrepreneurial Journey

  Founding Editor-in-Chief of Journal of Business Venturing Insights; Associate Editor at Entrepreneurship Theory and Practice and Entrepreneurship and Regional Development.

  • Professor Reinhard Prügl (WU Vienna, Austria)

  Keynote: Built to Last? Opportunities and Challenges for Family Firms

  Editorial board member of the Journal of Family Business Strategy.

  • Professor Michael Dowling (University of Regensburg, Germany)

  Keynote: Coopetition: 30 Years of Research and Practice

  Co-founder of the Interdisciplinary European Conference on Entrepreneurship Research (IECER), which has inspired the Danube Cup research pillar.

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🗓️ Conference Dates: 10–11 October 2025
📍 Venue: Széchenyi István University, Győr, Hungary

🌐 More info: danubecup.sze.hu/home

🔗 Submit your abstract/paper here: fourwaves.com/danubecup2025/submission Deadline: 1 June 2025

We look forward to welcoming you to Győr in