SMALL BUSINESS INSTITUTE® 39th Annual Academic Conference

St. Pete Beach, Florida 33706 February 11-15, 2015

“Celebrating the Spirit, Soul, & Swagger of Small Business”

TENTATIVE CONFERENCE SCHEDULE*

(As of December 19, 2014)

* This schedule is subject to change based upon attendee registration. In order for the author’s names and intellectual contributions to appear in the final schedule and in the peer-reviewed conference proceedings, at least one author of each individual abstract, panel discussion, and/or workshop session must register for the conference before the deadline.

WEDNESDAY FEBRUARY 11, 2015 At-a-Glance

SBI Board Meeting Date-Blue Palm, 3rd Floor 5-9pm SBI Board Dinner Date-Blue Palm, 3rd Floor 6-7pm

THURSDAY FEBRUARY 12, 2015 At-a-Glance

Morning Yoga

Breezeway Deck 7-8am

Conference Check-in & Silent Auction

King Foyer 8am-5pm

Pre-Conference Workshops

“Small Business & the Community” Joy Griffin

Date Palm, 3rd Floor 9-10:15am

“Social Entrepreneurship: Legal Issues and Future Trends”

Stephanie Bardwell Date Palm, 3rd Floor

10:30-11:45am

Opening Luncheon: The Spirit of Small Business Keynote Address: Lenne Nicklaus,

Owner, Sirata Resort King Palm 2nd Floor 12-1:30pm

Session 1

1:45-3:15 pm

BREAK King Foyer

3:15-3:30 pm

Session 2 3:30 – 5pm

SBI COCKTAIL RECEPTION

Breezeway Deck 5:30-7pm

FRIDAY FEBRUARY 13, 2015 At-a-Glance

Morning Yoga

Breezeway Deck 7-8am

Conference Check-in & Silent Auction

King Foyer 8am-5pm

Breakfast Buffet

King Palm, 2nd Floor 7:30-8:30am

Joint Editorial Board Breakfast

Queen Palm, 2nd Floor 7-8:30am

SESSION 3 8:30-10am

BREAK

King Foyer 10-10:15am

SESSION 4

10:15-11:45 am

Luncheon: The Soul of Small Business Keynote Address:

Dan LeClair, Executive Vice President and Chief Operating Officer,

AACSB International King Palm 2nd Floor

12-1:30pm

AACSB PANEL DISCUSSION King Palm, 2nd Floor

1:45-3:15pm

FRIDAY FEBRUARY 13, 2015 At-a-Glance

BREAK

King Foyer 3:15 – 3:30 pm

SESSION 6 3:30 - 5 pm

SATURDAY FEBRUARY 14, 2015 At-a-Glance

Morning Yoga

Breezeway Deck 7-8am

Conference Check-in & Silent Auction

King Foyer 8am-5pm

Breakfast Buffet

King Palm, 2nd Floor 7:30-8:30am

Presidents & Fellows Breakfast

Queen Palm, 2nd Floor 7:30-9:00am

SBI Business Meeting King Palm, 2nd Floor

8:30-10am

BREAK King Foyer

10-10:15am

SESSION 7 10:15-11:45 am

Awards Luncheon: The Swagger of Small Business

King Palm, 2nd Floor 12-1:30pm

SBI Board Meeting

Date Blue Palm, 3rd Floor 1:45 – 3:45 pm

Conference Karaoke Valentine Social/Cash Bar Reception

North Deck 5:30 - 7pm

THURSDAY FEBRUARY 12, 2015

Opening Luncheon: The Spirit of Small Business Keynote Address: Lenne Nicklaus,

Owner, Sirata Resort King Palm 2nd Floor

12-1:30pm Lenne’ Nicklaus-Ball was born in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. She attended Carnegie Tech in Pittsburgh, and

received her Bachelor of Fine Arts from Bowling Green State University in Ohio. Her exhibitions in mixed media

and neon abstracts are displayed in many public and private collections in the U.S and Europe. In addition, she

is one of the few artists who has sold her Giclee’ limited prints to HSN. Lenne’ has had 9 museum and art center

exhibits, and still continues to participate in artistic endeavors.

Lenne’ is the Vice President of Nicklaus of Florida, Inc. and has been involved in the operations and sales of the

Sirata Beach Resort for over forty (40) years. Lenne’ and her family have been instrumental in receiving three

awards, 2007 Florida Family Business Award, 2008 Clearwater Regional Chamber of Commerce Business of the

Year Award, and 2008 Earth Charter Sustainable Business Award.

Lenne is a past President of the St. Petersburg Chamber of Commerce, and Citizen of the Year in 1991 for St.

Pete Beach. She has previously held board positions with the Pinellas County Film Commission, St. Petersburg

Junior College Corporate Advisory Board, Great Explorations Hands on Museum, St. Petersburg Chamber of

Commerce and Tampa Bay Beaches Chamber of Commerce, Clearwater Marine Aquarium, Morean Arts Center,

Boys and Girls Clubs of Pinellas, American Red Cross and served on the committee to appoint the Federal

Magistrate for District 4 in Florida.

Lenne’ is past Chair of CareerSource, formally WorkNet Pinellas and State Chair for Florida Workforce Chairs

Alliance. She currently serves as an advisor to Career Resources and the Science Center, and was one of the

judges for the Tampa Bay Magazine Non-profit Award 2015, the Boys and Girls Club Student Awards 2015 and

the STEM TEC Awards Ceremony under CareerSource Pinellas 2015.

THURSDAY FEBRUARY 12, 2015 Session 1

1:45-3:15 pm “Abstracts Roundtable” Canary Palm, 3rd Floor Session Chair & Moderator: Whitney Peake The role of financial reporting information within trade credit decisions involving minority-owned and woman-owned small entities in the USA

Andrew Holt (MSU Denver) Cassandra Aurich (MSU Denver) Shannon Williams (MSU Denver)

Roundtable proposal: INCENTIVES AND BENEFITS: THEIR PERCEIVED EFFECTIVENESS FOR EMPLOYEE MANAGEMENT IN SMEs

John Hendon (UALR) James Wilbanks (UALR)

HIGHER EDUCATIONS ROLE IN ASSISTING THEIR STUDENTS IN SECURING INTERNSHIPS: A WHATS IN IT FOR ME AND A FEND FOR THEMSELVES ATTITUDE IS PERVASIVE

Patrick Geho (TSBDC) Does VC Reputation Matter?

Saurabh Ahluwalia (UNM) Raj Mahto (UNM)

Understanding the predicaments of micro and small enterprise owners in China

Joanne Sow Hup Chan (University of Macau, Macau, PR China) Jason Jianxiong Lin (Tongshang Rural Commercial Bank, China)

THURSDAY FEBRUARY 12, 2015 Session 1

1:45-3:15 pm

“The Heritage & Horizon of SBI: Where Should We Go From Here?” Roundtable Discussion Blue Palm, 3rd Floor Session Chair & Moderator: John Hendon

THURSDAY FEBRUARY 12, 2015 Session 1

1:45-3:15 pm “Accounting, Finance, and Legal” Date Palm, 3rd Floor Session Chair & Session Chair & Moderator: Troy Voelker Minimizing Costs from Employee Absences

Susan Knapp (Kaplan University) Small Businesses’ Use of the Bitcom System

Don Bradley (University of Central Arkansas) Matt Waddell (University of Central Arkansas)

Pre-Revenue Venture: Valuation Methods

Joe Bell (University of Arkansas at Little Rock Consequences of the HOBBY LOBBY USSC Decision on Small Business

Stephanie Bardwell (Christopher Newport University)

THURSDAY FEBRUARY 12, 2015 Session 2

3:30 – 5pm “Best Practices Part One” Canary Palm, 3rd Floor Session Chair & Moderator: Stephanie Bardwell International Research Symposium on Student Research

Shawn Carraher (University of Texas at Dallas)

Campus Entrepreneurs: Dual Opportunities for Certificate Students with Intellectual/Developmental Disabilities and Traditional Students

Dianne Welsh (UNCG) Innovative ways in which to promote entrepreneurial knowledge and technological adoption of project management curriculum

Jennifer Fleming (Kaplan University) Growing Rural Entrepreneurial Businesses

Wendy Veatch (Wichita State University)

Tim Pett (Rollins College

THURSDAY FEBRUARY 12, 2015 Session 2

3:30 – 5pm “Experiential Learning” Blue Palm, 3rd Floor Session Chair & Moderator: John Batchelor What Pedagogical Methods Impact Students’ Entrepreneurial Propensity?

Bonnie Canziani (University of North Carolina at Greensboro) Dianne Welsh (UNCG)

Yuchin (Jerrie) Hsieh (University of North Carolina at Greensboro) William Tullar (University of North Carolina at Greensboro)

Senior Living – Higher Education Talent Exchange

Wil Clouse (MTSU) A. R. Butch Hutcherson (Sumner Point TN, LLC)

Joseph Aniello (Francis Marion University ) "Mayhem: A Hands-On Case Playing Activity for teaching Porter's Five Forces to Undergraduate Business Students

Rachel Wilson (Middle Tennessee St University)

THURSDAY FEBRUARY 12, 2015 Session 2

3:30 – 5pm “Entrepreneurship” Date Palm, 3rd Floor Session Chair & Moderator: Mike Harris The Halo of Social Entrepreneurship

Shanan Gibson (East Carolina University) <gibsons@ecu.edu> Mike Harris (ECU) <harrismi@ecu.edu>

William McDowell (Middle Tennessee State University) <william.mcdowell@mtsu.edu> Joshua Aaron (Middle Tennessee State University)

GREENHOUSES SUCCESS FACTORS IN GUANAJUATO MEXICO

Victor Francia (Centro de Etica y Estudios Organizacionales CEEO) Judith Guzman (Centro de Etica y Estudios Organizacionales DEEO)

Robert Lussier (Springfield College) Entrepreneurial Drive and the Informal Economy in Cameroon (West Africa): Necessity versus Opportunity Driven Motive

Chris Achua (UVA-College at Wise) Robert Lussier (Springfield College)

When can offshore outsourcing be good for small and medium size enterprises (SME's)?

Joe Felan (University of Arkansas at LR)

International Research around the World with Student Research

Shawn Carraher (University of Texas at Dallas)

THURSDAY FEBRUARY 12, 2015 SBI COCKTAIL RECEPTION

5:30-7pm Breezeway Deck

FRIDAY FEBRUARY 13, 2015 At-a-Glance

Morning Yoga

Breezeway Deck 7-8am

Conference Check-in & Silent Auction

King Foyer 8am-5pm

Breakfast Buffet

King Palm, 2nd Floor 7:30-8:30am

Joint Editorial Board Breakfast

Queen Palm, 2nd Floor 7-8:30am

SESSION 3 8:30-10am

BREAK

King Foyer 10-10:15am

SESSION 4

10:15-11:45 am

Luncheon: The Soul of Small Business Keynote Address:

Dan LeClair, Executive Vice President and Chief Operating Officer,

AACSB International King Palm 2nd Floor

12-1:30pm

AACSB PANEL DISCUSSION King Palm, 2nd Floor

1:45-3:15pm

FRIDAY FEBRUARY 13, 2015 At-a-Glance

BREAK

King Foyer 3:15 – 3:30pm

SESSION 6 3:30 - 5pm

FRIDAY FEBRUARY 13, 2015

SESSION 3 8:30-10am

“Family Business”; “Women & Minority Business” Canary Palm, 3rd Floor Session Chair & Moderator: Harriet Stephenson FAMILY BUSINESS STUDENTS ARE DIFFERENT: USING A CONCEPTION FOCUSED CURRICULUM TO OVERCOME CHALLENGES

Gerald Burch (Tarleton State University) Jana Burch (Tarleton State University)

Nathan Heller (Tarleton State University) John Batchelor (UWF)

THE RELATIONSHIP OF BOARD COMPOSITION TO COMPANY PERFORMANCE IN SMALL AND MEDIUM SIZED FAMILY FIRMS

Jerry Kudlats (Middle Tennessee State University)

The Impact of Family and Personal Dynamics on Chinese Women Entrepreneurs’ Firm Performance: An Empirical Analysis

Dianne Welsh (UNCG)

Esra Memili (University of North Carolina at Greensboro) Eugene Kaciak (Brock University and Kozminski University) >

Quihan Zhou (University of North Carolina at Greensboro)

FRIDAY FEBRUARY 13, 2015

SESSION 3 8:30-10am

“Small Business” Blue Palm, 3rd Floor Session Chair & Moderator: Shanan Gibson Survival Rates of New Firms Created in the Recession: A Multi-Year Study

Ron Cook (Rider University) Diane Campbell (Rider University)

Amber Kopp (Rider University) Small Business Owners and Personal Development Plans: Preliminary Evidence from Halifax, Canada

Jeffrey Young (Mount Saint Vincent University) Wendy Doyle (Mount Saint Vincent University)

Peter Mombourquette (Mount Saint Vincent University) Ned Kelleher (Mount Saint Vincent University)

BOARD MEMBERS FOR SMALL FIRMS: A MEANS TO PROVIDING COMPETITIVE ADVANTAGE

Josh Bendickson (East Carolina University) Birton Cowden (UMASS)

OUTSOURCING STRATEGIES FOR SMALL BUSINESSES: ISSUES, THEORETICAL BASES, AND GUIDELINES

Matthew Sonfield (Hofstra University)

FRIDAY FEBRUARY 13, 2015

SESSION 3 8:30-10am

“SBI Experiential Learning Basics and Project of the Year Quality Standards” Workshop Date Palm, 3rd Floor Session Chairs & Presenters: John Jackson & Blake Escudier

FRIDAY FEBRUARY 13, 2015 BREAK

10-10:15am King Foyer

FRIDAY FEBRUARY 13, 2015

SESSION 4 10:15-11:45am

“Best Practices Part Two” Canary Palm, 3rd Floor Session Chair & Moderator: Stephanie Bardwell Growing Rural Entrepreneurial Businesses – A Model Development

Wendy Veatch (Wichita State University) Tim Pett (Rollins College)

Training and Educating Grass-Root Leaders in Food System and Rural Development for the

22nd Century Utilizing the Teen Reaching Youth (TRY) Model: TRY for Farm, Food, and Energy

Kathleen Liang (University of Vermont)

Best Practices: University of Tampa Entrepreneurship Center

Rebecca White (The University of Tampa)

Dean Koutroumanis (The University of Tampa)

Kevin Moore (University of Tampa)

FRIDAY FEBRUARY 13, 2015

SESSION 4 10:15-11:45am

“Small Business” Blue Palm, 3rd Floor Session Chair & Moderator: Kirk Heriot A Strategic Fit Approach to SME Sustainability Decision Making

Jeff Shields (University of North Carolina Asheville)

Joyce Shelleman (University of Maryland University College)

SMEs Acquiring SMEs: A military model for success

Donald Lester (Middle Tennessee State University)

John Lipinski (Indiana University of Pennsylvania)

Linking Farm Entrepreneurs’ Demographics to Multifunctional Agriculture (MFA)1 Strategy:

Evidences from New England Farm Survey

Kathleen Liang (University of Vermont)

Paul Dunn (University of Louisiana)

FRIDAY FEBRUARY 13, 2015

Luncheon: The Soul of Small Business Keynote Address:

Dan LeClair, Executive Vice President and Chief Operating Officer,

AACSB International King Palm 2nd Floor

12-1:30pm As executive vice president and chief operating officer, Dan LeClair provides leadership for AACSB’s efforts to advance quality management education worldwide through a wide range of data, education, research, and communication services. LeClair was the principal architect of AACSB’s Knowledge Services, which assists business school leaders worldwide to plan and make decisions using comparable data and information about trends and effective practices. He leads the research teams of AACSB and the Global Foundation for Management Education (GFME), a think tank joint venture of AACSB and the European Foundation for Management Development (EFMD), and serves on the steering committee of the UN Global Compact’s Principles for Responsible Management Education (PRME). LeClair has served on numerous industry-wide committees and task forces for organizations, such as GMAC®, EMBA Council, Association of Business Schools, and Aspen Institute Business & Society Program. In the Tampa Bay community, Dan serves on the Board of the Economic Development Corporation and its Life Sciences Task Force.

AACSB PANEL DISCUSSION

King Palm, 2nd Floor 1:45-3:15pm

BREAK

King Foyer 3:15 – 3:30pm

FRIDAY FEBRUARY 13, 2015

SESSION 6 3:30 - 5pm

“How to Create and Run a Very Successful SBI Program at Your University” Canary Palm, 3rd Floor Workshop Presenters: Ron Cook & Leo Simpson

“Best Practices Part Three” Blue Palm, 3rd Floor Session Chair & Moderator: Stephanie Bardwell

Transforming a Trip Abroad Into an Experiential Exercise in Entrepreneurship

John Batchelor (UWF) Developing a Service learning Project through Connected Learning: A Small Business Approach

Hector Iweka (Lasell College)

Resiliency: Promoting Nonprofit Education, Advocacy, and Networking through Strategic

Business Practices and Impacts in Nonprofit Curricula, Classes, & the Community

Patrick D. Walker (Lindenwood University)

FRIDAY FEBRUARY 13, 2015

SESSION 6 3:30 - 5pm

“Small Business” Date Palm, 3rd Floor Session Chair & Moderator: Lloyd Fernald Internationalization as a way to overcome local constraints to Small and Medium Enterprise growth in South Africa

Nasraldin Omer (UWC) The Impact of Weather on Drink Sales

Karl Deren (Beecker Bauern & Erzaehlkaffee) Get What You Give? An Examination of Enlightened Self-Interest, Philanthropic Intent, and Engagement in Philanthropy for Small Firm Owners

Whitney Peake (Western Kentucky University) Mike Harris (ECU)

William McDowell (Middle Tennessee State University) Phillip Davis (East Carolina University)

Analysis of Virtual Technologies: Developing a Small Business Competitive Advantage with a Knowledge Resource

Blake Escudier (University of Fredericton) Kamille Rambally (University of Fredericton Student)

Brent Yost (University of Fredericton Student) Thomas Hatch (University of Fredericton Student

SATURDAY FEBRUARY 14, 2015 At-a-Glance

Morning Yoga

Breezeway Deck 7-8am

Conference Check-in & Silent Auction King Foyer 8am-5pm

Breakfast Buffet

King Palm, 2nd Floor 7:30-8:30am

Presidents & Fellows Breakfast

Queen Palm, 2nd Floor 7:30-9:00am

SBI Business Meeting King Palm, 2nd Floor

8:30-10am

BREAK King Foyer

10-10:15am

SESSION 7 10:15-11:45 am

Awards Luncheon: The Swagger of Small Business

King Palm, 2nd Floor 12-1:30pm

SBI Board Meeting

Date Blue Palm, 3rd Floor 1:45 – 3:45 pm

Conference Karaoke Valentine Social/Cash Bar Reception

North Deck 5:30 - 7pm

SATURDAY FEBRUARY 14, 2015 SESSION 7

10:15-11:45 am

“Abstracts Roundtable” Canary Palm, 3rd Floor Session Chair & Moderator: Sherrie Taylor

Looking for more student engagement? - Can you Dig it? Debra Sea (Bemidji State University)

Entrepreneurship Education: Comparing military veterans and civilians entrepreneurial passion, entrepreneurial self- efficacy and networking frequency

Sharon Kerrick Denise Cumberland (University of Louisville)

Namok Choi (University of Louisville)

From Technical to Technicolor Debra Sea (Bemidji State University)

From Tragedy to Triumph: Opportunities for a New Type of Corporate Social Responsibility and Community Action in Ferguson, Missouri

Patrick D. Walker (Lindenwood University)

SATURDAY FEBRUARY 14, 2015 SESSION 7

10:15-11:45 am “Small Business” Blue Palm, 3rd Floor Session Chair & Moderator: Kathleen Liang IMPROVING SMALL BUSINESS VIABILITY THROUGH THE LONGEVITY AND HEALTH MAINTENANCE EVALUATION

Abbas Nadim (University of New Haven) Michael Rolleri (University of New Haven)

HOW THE SELF-EMPLOYED’S INCOME LEVEL AFFECTS DEMAND FOR HEALTH INSURANCE

Dennis Barber III (Armstrong State University) Jeff Felardo (Eckerd College)

On the SME deployment of web-based media

Troy Voelker (University of Houston Clear Lake) Doug Steel (University of Houston Clear Lake)

FIRM SIZE AND ENTREPRENEURIAL STRATEGY: A ONE-WAY ANOVA ANALYSIS

Matthew Sonfield (Hofstra University) Robert Lussier (Springfield College)

SATURDAY FEBRUARY 14, 2015 SESSION 7

10:15-11:45 am “Abstracts Roundtable” Date Palm, 3rd Floor Session Chair & Moderator: Debra Sea Assessing Attitudinal Perceptions of Business Climate

Eric Liguori (University of Tampa) Josh Bendickson (Eastern Carolina University)

How do you revise a current course to include entrepreneurship?

Debra Sea (Bemidji State University) Yuchin (Jerrie) Hsieh (University of North Carolina at Greensboro)

Entrepreneurial Motivation: A Multiple Theory Perspective

James Wilbanks (UALR) Timothy Dunne (Middle Tennessee State University)

Tatiana Wilbanks (University of Arkansas at Little Rock)

Awards Luncheon: The Swagger of Small Business King Palm, 2nd Floor

12-1:30pm

SBI Board Meeting Date Blue Palm, 3rd Floor

1:45 – 3:45 pm

Conference Karaoke Valentine Social/Cash Bar Reception North Deck 5:30 - 7pm