Simon StephensSimon Stephens is Senior Lecturer in Small Business Economics at the LYIT School of Business. His main teaching interests are in Applied Economics. His research explores issues and models in Entrepreneurship and Small Business Development. Simon has orked on numerous funded research projects (valued at over €1million). He is an award winning researcher and author. In 2011 he was awarded an Emerald Literati award for excellence. In 2018 Simon received a special recognition award from Lancaster University for publications from his post-doctorial research. Simon is Chair of the Entrepreneurship and Small Business track for the Irish Academy of Management annual conference. Read More Read Less