SEW

5^th Annual Health and Entrepreneurship Conference

October 9-11, 2025 in Syracuse, NY

This conference brings together scholars interested in advancing research and practice at the intersection of health, wellbeing, and entrepreneurship. It promises to be an energizing few days of presentations, discussions, and collaboration.

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Our Mission

"SEW seeks to facilitate knowledge creation and practical impact to increase awareness around mental health and well-being of entrepreneurs substantially."

Why join us?

For Researcher and Educators

Platform to interact, debate, spark new ideas, and collaborate.

Repository of validated research instruments and scales.

Facilitate fund raising for research and collaborative funding

Access to teaching material.

Organizing special issues.

Organize and host conferences and workshops

For Entrepreneurs & Policy makers

Access to experts in the field of mental health and well-being of entrepreneurs.

Access to latest research finding

Translation of knowledge

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About Us

Founders

Johan Wiklund

Johan Wiklund is the Al Berg Chair and Professor of Entrepreneurship at Whitman School of Management, Syracuse University, USA. In 2018 he was the Inaugural RMIT Fulbright Distinguished Chair in Entrepreneurship and Innovation in Australia. His research interests include entrepreneurship and mental health. He a leading authority in entrepreneurship research with more 100 articles appearing in leading entrepreneurship and management journals and over 26,000 citations. He is Editor-in-Chief for Entrepreneurship Theory and Practice, a premier entrepreneurship journal. A prolific advisor of Ph.D. students, he received the Academy of Management Entrepreneurship Division Mentor Award in 2011.

Carina Lomberg

Carina Lomberg is Associate Professor at the Centre for Technology Entrepreneurship at DTU and Head of Studies for the MSc in Technology Entrepreneurship. Her research focusses on behavioral aspects of entrepreneurship including team dynamics, mental health and well-being, and entrepreneurial education. Her research has received several awards and acknowledgements and been published in leading academic journals such as Administrative Science Quarterly, Entrepreneurship Theory and Practice & Journal of Business Venturing.

Explore the research database

Access cutting-edge papers, research translation, funding calls, and more from across the ecosystem.

Examples

Latest Uploads

Check out what our community has recently published on our platform within the research ecosystem and see how it can benefit you!

The Silent Spread: How Employee Movement Fuels Mental Health Crises in Organizations

This research explores how mental disorders like depression and anxiety can spread across organizations through employee mobility, drawing parallels to the spread of infectious diseases.

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Outstanding Early Career Award

Deadline:

December 13, 2025

Apply to the Call

Nominees should be U.S. citizens within 15 years of earning their doctorate, with outstanding academic achievements and leadership potential. Faculty from social and behavioral sciences are especially encouraged to apply. This award emphasizes young researchers' contributions to their field and their leadership potential.

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