ISBE 2017 Exhibitors

We always welcome a wide range of exhibitors at the ISBE conference, and are grateful for their continued support. The major publishers and content providers usually join us, and those confirmed for ISBE 2017 appear on this page.

If you are interested in exhibiting at ISBE, and getting your products and services in front of 400 leading entrepreneurship and small business contacts, please get in touch with Rob Edwards at 

We look forward to welcoming the following exhibitors to ISBE2017

The Case Centre

The Case Centre is dedicated to advancing the case method worldwide, sharing knowledge, wisdom and experience to inspire and transform business education across the globe. We are a not-for-profit organisation and registered charity. Access the best management cases, articles and book chapters available worldwide at www.thecasecentre.org. The Case Centre also offers services to support the writing and teaching of cases.


Emerald Publishing

Emerald Publishing was founded in 1967 to champion new ideas that would advance the research and practice of business and management. Today, we continue to nurture fresh thinking in applied fields where we feel we can make a real difference, now also including health and social care, education and engineering.

Emerald manages a portfolio of nearly 300 journals, more than 2,500 books and over 1,500 teaching cases.


Innovation Factory

Innovation Factory is the newest business community in Belfast and attracts national and international talent. Based on the previous site of Mackie International, this newly developed space has now returned to its employment roots by offering a future for entrepreneurial spirit. With flexible, leased space and bespoke business advice in the heart of a well-connected, booming city. As a spacious, purpose-built hub featuring workspace that’s filled with energy and imagination Innovation Factory is where the makers of the future come together.


Ivey Publishing

Ivey Publishing is the leader in providing business case studies with a global perspective. With over 8,000 products in our own collection, Ivey Publishing adds more than 350 classroom-tested case studies each year. Virtually all Ivey cases have teaching notes. Clear, concise, and current, Ivey cases are lauded by the academic community as meeting the rigorous demands of management education by responding to the ever changing needs of business and society.


Palgrave MacMillan

Palgrave Macmillan publishes award-winning research which changes the world across the humanities, social sciences and business for academics, professionals and librarians. We offer authors and readers the very best in academic content whilst also supporting the community with innovative new formats and tools. With offices in London, New York and Shanghai, and sales teams across 50 countries, we have a global reach. As part of Springer Nature, we are proud to uphold an unbroken tradition of over 170 years of academic publishing.


Sage Publishing

SAGE Publishing will be celebrating their publication of two new entrepreneurship and innovation titles at ISBE 2017: Exploring Entrepreneurship, Second Edition by Richard Blundel, Nigel Lockett & Catherine Wang and The Business of Innovation by Jay Mitra. Please join SAGE and the authors at the SAGE stand on 8th November 2017 at 3:30pm to raise a complimentary glass with the authors and hear a few brief words about these two new titles. Delegates teaching relevant courses will be able to order inspection copies or purchase the books using an exclusive 30% discount for ISBE delegates.


SimVenture Evolution

VSL specialises in the provision of leading business and entrepreneurship simulation technology for HEIs.

Visit our stand to request free evaluation copies of ‘SimVenture Evolution’ and the multi-award winning ‘SimVenture Classic’. Discover how our research-backed technology is being used to engage digital native students and advance and accelerate learning and teaching at all levels of higher education.

Built on the principles of authenticity, learner engagement and sustainability, our learning solutions provide extensive opportunities for independent and group-based work both in class and as part of any distance learning course.

Visit the stand to learn more and request your free evaluation account.