Growth is rare in Canada.
Only two new firms in 10,000 reach a level where they have 100 or more employees. Amit will oversee a network of world-class scholars who will use a variety of innovative research methods to advance and integrate new knowledge about firm growth. They will explore the factors that contribute to the success and failures of emerging businesses. The developments to come out of this research hold the promise of advancing firm growth in Canada and contributing to greater economic prosperity in individual provinces and in Canada as a whole, Amit says. The research will be co-ordinated by the W. Maurice Young Entrepreneurship and Venture Capital Research Centre which is one of the nine research centres housed in the UBC Faculty of Commerce and Business Administration, Canada s premier management research school with full teaching and research programs in all major management disciplines.