Health in Entrepreneurship Research Forum

Friday and Saturday, Oct. 13 and 14, 2023

Issues surrounding health and entrepreneurship impact over 44 million self-employed adults in the United States alone. Research suggests that while people who start their own businesses are physically healthier than those working traditional, full-time jobs, the self-employed experience more mental health issues. We must understand why these differences exist in order to create a healthier, more innovative workforce.

By bringing together fresh ideas and diverse perspectives on health and new venture creation, we aim to accelerate research in this essential area. Not only will you connect with a community of scholars and practitioners, you'll receive support and motivation to develop your own research and projects.

Please contact Tim Michaelis at tmichaelis@niu.edu if you have any questions.

Sponsors

This event would not be possible without the McGrath Fund, provided through a generous gift of Mike and Kristina McGrath to support entrepreneurship education and research at Northern Illinois University.

We would like to thank our premier sponsor, the Ewing Marion Kauffman Foundation for their support of the research community and the first Health in Entrepreneurship Conference.

We would also like to thank the University of North Texas, College of Business, for their generous sponsorship to support the 2023 Health in Entrepreneurship Conference.

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Day One: Presentations and Panels

We'll meet at MATTER Chicago, an incubator for health-care startups. You'll attend presentations of current research on the interaction of health and entrepreneurship, followed by panel discussions:

• Panel one: Entrepreneurs share their mental and physical health journeys; investors discuss their experiences with well-being in relation to funding, personnel, growth and other strategies; both share health tips for starting new ventures.
• Panel two: Representatives of organizations that help startups succeed (such as accelerators, government offices, nonprofits, health care providers and more) provide context and insight.

Day Two: Research Methods Workshop and Discussion

The second day will take place at DePaul University's Coleman Entrepreneurship Center. After a brief recap, we'll move into breakout groups to explore research methods and resources. We will have multiple research methods workshops designed to help facilitate high-quality research on Health in Entrepreneurship. One workshop will be focused on longitudinal modeling and led by Paul Bliese, Ph.D., and one workshop will be a qualitative methods seminar led by Sarah Burrows. We'll end with a discussion of next steps to promote examination and awareness of this important topic.

Travel and Hotel Arrangements

We have a small room block at the Holiday Inn Downtown Wolf Point. Access to the room block is now available. October can be a busy time for travel to Chicago, so please consider booking your flight and hotel early. The following are additional recommended hotels close to MATTER Chicago, where we'll spend our first day:

• Holiday Inn Chicago Dwtn - Wolf Point($)
• Best Western River North Hotel ($)
• SpringHill Suites by Marriott Chicago Downtown/River North ($$)
• Residence Inn by Marriott Chicago Downtown/River North ($$)
• Homewood Suites by Hilton Chicago-Downtown ($$)
• Hyatt Place Chicago/River North ($$$)

Registration

To register for this event, please email Tim Michaelis at tmichaelis@niu.edu with a brief statement of your research interests (e.g., a current paper or abstract related to health in entrepreneurship). Event is limited to 50 participants. There's no cost to register.