Brett Centre for Entrepreneurship events
The Brett Centre for Entrepreneurship (BCfE) events provide opportunities for open debate on the most pressing issues on entrepreneurship, SME development and self-employment.
Upcoming events:
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Entrepreneurs Monthly Meet-ups
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Seminar Series
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11th Annual Entrepreneurship as Practice Conference 2026
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Research Seminar
Entrepreneurs Monthly Meet-up
Based in Liverpool? Interested in entrepreneurship and networking with entrepreneurs? Join our free-to-attend Entrepreneurs Monthly Meet-up.
What is the Entrepreneurs Monthly Meet-up?
The Entrepreneurs Monthly Meet-up is a University HEIF-funded initiative run by the Brett Centre for Entrepreneurship in collaboration with six colleges and universities within the Liverpool City Region (LRC):
Event details
Join us for the fourth Entrepreneurs Monthly Meet-up of this academic year:
Date: Wednesday 18 March 2026
Time: 5.30-7.30pm
Place: Sir Peter Rigby Centre for Enterprise, Foundation Building, Brownlow Hill, L69 7ZX.This month’s Entrepreneurs Monthly Meet-up: Ask the Entrepreneurs, provides an opportunity to engage directly with a panel of three successful local entrepreneurs. Participants are encouraged to ask questions related to starting or running a business and to gain practical insights, expert advice, and guidance on overcoming common challenges.
Following the success of our initial trial session in November, we are delighted to run this format again.
Our panel includes:
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Yasmina Ibragimova, Founder of Yamoratti, a full-service marketing agency
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Rudy Parengal, Founder of Abjak, a global AI transformation partner for SMEs
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Sam Byrne, Co-founder of Block P, a Liverpool-based physical and online fashion retail store and community built around Nike 110s
The event will also include complimentary snacks, refreshments, and pizza, along with relaxed networking opportunities.
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Seminar Series
Are you a researcher, policymaker or analyst interested in entrepreneurship research. Join our free to attend Brett Centre for Entrepreneurship (BCfE) Seminar Series .
What is the BCfE Seminar Series?
The BCfE Seminar Series provides an opportunity to hear from high-profile researchers whose talks focus on the contemporary challenges faced by entrepreneurs in society and the economy.
Next Seminar to be announced soon
Are you, or someone in your professional network, a PhD researcher, early career scholar, or established academic interested in how process and practice theories can enrich entrepreneurship research?
The Entrepreneurship as Practice (EAP) Community and the Brett Centre for Entrepreneurship (BCFE) are delighted to host the 11th Entrepreneurship as Practice (EAP) Conference. More information here.
Date: 7-10 April 2026
Place: University of Liverpool Management School, L69 7ZH
Open to: Early Career Researchers (ECR), Doctoral students (PGR) and established scholars engaged in entrepreneurship research, both from the University of Liverpool and other institutions.Theme: "Entrepreneuring and Knowing from the Inside: A dialogue between entrepreneurship processes and practices."
This theme aims to deepen the understanding of entrepreneurship as a practice and foster discussions on the lived experiences of entrepreneurs.
Activities: With keynote speakers, roundtable discussions and opportunities for networking among scholars and practitioners in the field of entrepreneurship. It aims to advance the understanding of entrepreneurship-as-practice and build a strong community of practice scholars.
Delegate participation: Abstract submissions are welcomed from PhD students, ECRs, and established scholars. Contributions that explore the relationship between practices of inquiry in entrepreneurship and the forms of knowledge they generate are welcome.
Keynote speakers:
- Professor Jeffery McMullen (Imperial Business School, UK)
- Professor Raghu Garud (Pennsylvania State University, USA)
- Professor Boukje Cnossen (Leuphana University, Germany)
- Albert Read, Executive Chairman of The Evening Standard and Former Managing director of Condé Nast Britain.
Key dates:
18 February: Early-bird registration closes (all participants)
7 March: Abstract submission to the Emerging Paper closes
8 March: Notification of acceptance to presentation session
19 March: Registration closes (all participants)
19 March: Full paper submission closes (those accepted to PDW)
7-10 April: ConferenceRegistration : 18 February -19 March 2026
PhD: £250
Academic: £400This is an in person only Conference and will take place at University of Liverpool, UK.
Liverpool will be busy during the week of the conference with many hotels booked for Liverpool Grand National Week and Champions League Football therefore it is advisable to book early. We have negotiated special rates with the Hope Street Hotel and Novotel. These details are available on the Conference webpage.
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Are you, or someone in your professional network, a PhD researcher, early career scholar, or established academic looking to strengthen your scholarly publishing skills and deepen your understanding of theory development for publishing in top-tier management journals?
The SIBE Group (Strategy, International Business & Entrepreneurship Group), in collaboration with the Brett Centre for Entrepreneurship at the University of Liverpool Management School, will be hosting a free-to-attend one day research workshop.
Date & time: 15 April 2026, 9.00-4.00pm
Place: Liverpool, location TBC
Open to: Early Career Researchers (ECRs), Doctoral students (PGRs) and established scholars both from the University of Liverpool and other institutions.Theme: Publication Journeys from 'idea' development to 'theory' crafting in leading management journals
Why attend?
- Learn directly from editors of top management journals
- Gain practical insights into idea development, theory building, and methodological rigour
- Understand what makes manuscripts stand out during the review process
- Engage in an interactive panel discussion with opportunities for Q&A
- Network with scholars involved in strategy, entrepreneurship, and organisational research
Distinguished editors and internationally recognised scholars will share insights from their extensive editorial and publication experience.
Keynote speakers:
- Ann Langley, Emerita Professor of Management (HEC Montréal, Canada)
- Christian Tröster, Professor of Leadership and Organisational Behaviour, Kühne Logistics University (KLU), Hamburg, Germany.
- Raghu Garud, Professor of Management and Organisation and the Michael J. Farrell Chair in Innovation and Entrepreneurship, Pennsylvania State University.
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Past events
- 24 February 2026 - ENTREPRENEURS MONTHLY MEET-UP: With James Barber, Harker
- 21 January 2026 - SEMINAR SERIES: with Professor Paul Tracey, University of Cambridge Judge Business School
- 4-5 December 2025 - WORKSHOP: Navigating your future - increasing capacity and stimulating interest in developing entrepreneurship research with impact
- 3 December 2025 - SEMINAR SERIES: with Professor David Audretsch, Indiana University
- 19 November 2025 - ENTREPRENEURS MONTHLY MEET-UP: Ask the Entrepreneurs
- 23 October 2025 - ENTREPRENEURS MONTHLY MEET-UP: with Global Women’s Leadership Summit
- 25 June 2025 - SEMINAR SERIES: with Dr Nisreen Ameen, Royal Holloway, University of London
- 7 May 2025 - SEMINAR SERIES: with Dr. Maria Ventura, University of Edinburgh
- 1 May 2025 - ENTREPRENEURS MONTHLY MEET-UP: with Sharne Williams, Paul Lavelle Foundation
- 27 March 2025 - ENTREPRENEURS MONTHLY MEET-UP: with Gill Torres (Wirral Way)
- 27 February 2025 - ENTREPRENEURS MONTHLY MEET-UP: with Leon McCowan (Your Business Solutions) and Katherine Jones (ThinK Wine Group)
- 7 February 2025 - SEMINAR SERIES: with Professor Laura J. Spence, King's College, London. Missing in (Climate) Action: Relationship-to-Carbon as a New Policy Route to Reach Overlooked Small to Medium Sized Enterprises (SMEs)
- 12 December 2024 - ENTREPRENEURS MONTHLY MEET-UP: with Knowledge Quarter & LYVA Labs
- 21 November 2024 - ENTREPRENEURS MONTHLY MEET-UP: with Generative Minds
- 31 October 2024 - ENTREPRENEURS MONTHLY MEET-UP: with Creative AF
- 12 June 2024 - WORKSHOP: Youth Entrepreneurship Policy: Contemporary Challenges and Ways Forward
- 29 May 2024 - WORKSHOP: Wellbeing and Entrepreneurship - an exploration
- 25 April 2024 - ENTREPRENEURS MONTHLY MEET-UP: with Employability Solutions and HYPE Merseyside
- 28 March 2024 - ENTREPRENEURS MONTHLY MEET-UP: with Sanjay Aggarwal from Spice Kitchen
- 27 March 2024 - SEMINAR SERIES: With Professor Neil Aaron Thompson - Towards a Practice Theory of Entrepreneurial Expertise
- 29 February 2024 - ENTREPRENEURS MONTHLY MEET-UP: with Home Sure Property
- 28 February 2024 - WORKSHOP: Entrepreneurship for Social Scientist Researchers Training
- 22 February 2024- WORKSHOP: 'Learning to fly: Entrepreneurship Research as a living process of inquiry' workshop
- 21 February 2024 - SEMINAR SERIES: With Professor Leo-Paul Dana, Dalhousie University - Entrepreneurship & Economic Development - an almost controlled experiment
- 14 December 2023 - ENTREPRENEURS MONTHLY MEET- UP: Festive Special with Yamama Cafe and Bar
- 22 November 2023 - SEMINAR SERIES: With Professor Susan Marlow (Haydn Green Institute, University of Nottingham)
- 16 November 2023 - ENTREPRENEURS MONTHLY MEET- UP: With Bridge the Gap
- 19 October 2023 - ENTREPRENEURS MONTHLY MEET-UP: With Yellow Jumper
- 14 July 2023 - SEMINAR SERIES: with Professor Friederike Welter - Contextualizing Entrepreneurship – Taking stock, exploring new directions
- 28th-30th June 2023 - ENTREPRENEURS START-UP SCHOOL: For students/graduates across LCR
- 27th -28th June 2023 - WORKSHOP: Delivering entrepreneurship research with impact
- 31 May 2023 - YOUTH ENTREPRENEURSHIP LONDON WORKSHOP
- 25 May 2023 - ENTREPRENEURS MONTHLY MEET-UP: With Startup Grind
- 27 April 2023 - ENTREPRENEURS MONTHLY MEET-UP: LCR Finance Hub & River Capital
- 12-14 April 2023 - ENTREPRENEURS START-UP SCHOOL: Start-Up School for 16-19 year olds
- 30 March 2023 - ENTREPRENEURS MONTHLY MEET- UP: With Rudy Parengal, Abjak
- 22 March 2023 - YOUTH ENTREPRENEURSHIP LIVERPOOL WORKSHOP - Brett Centre for Entrepreneurship launches workshop series
- 23 February 2023 - ENTREPRENEURS MONTHLY MEET-UP: With The Athenaeum
- 22 February 2023 - SEMINAR SERIES: With Professor Monder Ram, OBE, Aston University- 'Engaging ethnic minority businesses in HR change: An action research study'
- 3 February 2023 - WORKSHOP: Enterprise Education and Planetary Sustainability – What can EE do?
- 26 January 2023 - ENTREPRENEURS MONTHLY MEET- UP: With Angel Solutions and Land Coffee
- 15 December 2022 - ENTREPRENEURS MONTHLY MEET- UP: Festive Special at Fredericks
- 17 November 2022 - ENTREPRENEURS MONTHLY MEET-UP: With the Management School's Growth Catalyst and Help to Grow -Management programmes
- 26 October 2022 - ENTREPRENEURS MONTHLY MEET-UP: With The Academy
- 19 October 2022 - SEMINAR SERIES: With Professor Colin Mason, University of Glasgow. 'Firm failure from an ecosystem perspective - a case study.
- 26 May 2022 - ENTREPRENEURS MONTHLY MEET-UP: With Love Lane Brewery
- 24 March 2022 - LAUNCH EVENT: Brett Centre for Entrepreneurship
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