News

The Bottom Line journal (part of Emerald Publishing) has opened a Call for Papers for a special issue entitled “Business Transfers in SMEs: Why Is This Important Topic Still Neglected?”. This initiative highlights a topic of growing relevance for the SME landscape and complements Transeo’s ongoing commitment to supporting knowledge, expertise and best practices in business transfers.

This Call seeks to encourage contributions from academics, practitioners, policymakers etc. that will help advance understanding of SME business transfers, a field that, despite its importance for economic continuity and long-term resilience, remains underdeveloped.

A Timely Initiative

Despite their importance for economic continuity, job preservation and regional resilience, SME business transfers remain an underexplored topic in both research, education and public policy. This special issue aims to change that by encouraging high-quality contributions that deepen or challenge the understanding of business transfers.

Topics of Interest

The Call invites submissions on themes such as:

• Marketing of business transfers
• Teaching business transfers in different educational institutions
• Awareness raising regarding business transfers in society
• Teacher training Diversity in entrepreneurship research

Why This Matters to the Transeo Community

As the first international non-profit association focused on SME transfer and acquisition, Transeo welcomes initiatives that help raise academic and policy attention on this crucial subject. This Call for Papers supports our shared goal: making business transfers a recognized lever for sustainability, continuity and growth.

We encourage researchers within the Transeo network — and beyond — to explore this opportunity.

👉 More information & submission guidelines: https://www.emeraldgrouppublishing.com/calls-for-papers/business-transfers-smes-why-important-topic-still-neglected