Centre for Entrepreneurial Management and Innovation 1 How do Australia’s universities engage with entrepreneurship and small business? How do Australia’s universities engage with entrepreneurship and small business? Paper prepared in conjunction with the Small Enterprise Association of Australia and New Zealand C o ns u l ti n g R e se a r ch CEMI Discussion Paper 1401 T r a i n i ng Tim Mazzarol S u pp o r t s a le s s t a f f in g s u pp o r t Centre for Entrepreneurial Management and Innovation | www.cemi.com.au Centre for Entrepreneurial Management and Innovation 2 How do Australia’s universities engage with entrepreneurship and small business? Centre for Entrepreneurial Management and Innovation Phone: +618 6488-3981 Fax: +618 6488-1072 Email:
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[email protected]) ABSTRACT Small to medium enterprises (SMEs) comprise the majority of businesses in the Australian economy.