Entrepreneurship and the Sustainable Development Goals

Dr Nikolaos Apostolopoulos is Lecturer in Entrepreneurship and Programme Leader in the MSc programmes in Entrepreneurship at the University of Plymouth. He holds a PhD with distinction in entrepreneurship and regional sustainable development. He is co-investigator of the Enterprise Educators UK grant focusing on entrepreneurship education and sustainable development. Dr Haya Al-Dajani is an Associate Professor (Reader) in Entrepreneurship and leads the Responsible Entrepreneurship and Social Innovation Group (RESI) at the University of Plymouth where she also co-chairs the Displacement Studies Research Network and the University Women's Network. She is the Principal Investigator of two RCUK funded projects focusing on entrepreneurship and refugees.  Dr Diane Holt is a Professor in Management at Essex Business School, University of Essex. She is currently leading the ESRC-NRF South Africa PhD partnering programme SASIE (2015-2018) on social innovation and social entrepreneurship. She has published over 100 peer reviewed journal articles, book chapters and conference papers.  Dr Paul Jones is Professor of Entrepreneurship and Innovation at Swansea University. He has previously held academic posts at Coventry University, Plymouth University and the University of South Wales. He has published his work in leading international journals such as "International Small Business Journal", "Omega", "Journal of Business Research" and "Environment and Planning C". Dr Robert Newbery is a Senior Lecturer in Enterprise and Innovation at Newcastle University and Head of the Marketing, Operations and Systems group at Newcastle University Business School. He has worked extensively in Asia, Africa, Europe and North America and has founded and run a number of entrepreneurial businesses.

Researchers working in business and other fields around the world present 11 essays on the role of entrepreneurship in meeting the United Nations sustainable development goals. They examine various forms of entrepreneurship that stimulate sustainable development, such as the contribution of small and medium enterprises, social entrepreneurship, social and eco entrepreneurship, and the work of tribal artisans; organizational and corporate entrepreneurial practices towards these goals, including impact investors and investments, digital financial services, and corporate social responsibility practices and innovation within small and medium enterprises; and how entrepreneurship can support gender equality and social inclusion, through entrepreneurship training for refugees, fair trade, and the support of international organizations for female entrepreneurship, as well as the impact of cooperative enterprises on women's employment and empowerment.

• Introduction. Entrepreneurship and the Sustainable Development Goals; Nikolaos Apostolopoulos, Haya Al-Dajani, Diane Holt, Paul Jones and Robert Newbery PART I: Social change and entrepreneurship through the lens of the SDGs Chapter 1. A Multiple Framework Approach to Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) and Entrepreneurship; Carole Pomare Chapter 2. How social enterprises can contribute to the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) – A conceptual framework; David Littlewood and Diane Holt Chapter 3. Contributions to the SDGs through social and eco entrepreneurship. New mindsets for sustainable solutions; Christopher Moon Chapter 4. Hand' Made in India: Tribal Sustainopreneurs of Change and Prosperity; Tamanna M Shah  PART II: Organisational practices and innovation towards the SDGs Chapter 5. Impact Investment and the Sustainable Development Goals: Embedding field-level frames in organizational practice; Erin Castellas and Jarrod Ormiston Chapter 6. SDGs and Digital Financial Services (DFS) Entrepreneurship: Challenges and Opportunities in Africa’s Largest Economy; Olayinka David-West and Ijeoma Nwagwu Chapter 7. CSR Practices and SME Innovativeness in Greece; Efthymia Korra, Ioannis Giotopoulos and Aggelos TsakanikasPART III: Entrepreneurship, gender equality and empowerment towards the SDGs Chapter 8. Entrepreneurship as a Tool for a New Beginning - Entrepreneurship Training for Refugees in a New Homeland; Katrin Marchand and Josette Dijkhuizen Chapter 9. Gender Equality and Women's Empowerment through Fair Trade Social Enterprise: case of Divine Chocolate and Kuapa Kokoo; Bob Doherty Chapter 10. Female Entrepreneurship and International Organizations; Luis Dau, Elizabeth Moore and Max Abrahms Chapter 11. Cooperative Enterprises and Sustainable Development in Post-Crisis Nepal: A Social Responsibility Perspective on Women's Employment and Empowerment; Subas Dhakal