About Conference

International entrepreneurs and entrepreneurially-oriented smaller firms have dominated the growth of the global economy in the past two decades. These firms have grown to become International New Ventures, Born Global, Early Internationalizing Enterprises that compete internationally from inception or soon thereafter. They deploy innovative and competitive strategies to achieve growth at home and global markets. They also force the older firms to re-examine their past strategies and influence the dynamics of competition. The McGill International Entrepreneurship Conference (MIEC) series has traditionally examined the frontier issues related to entrepreneurial internationalization and internationalization of the smaller and medium sized enterprise (SMEs).