The Australian Centre for Entrepreneurship Research (ACE) is the leading hub in Australia for research-based knowledge in entrepreneurship, innovation and small business.The centre's two missions are: To be the leader in Australia and highly recognized internationally as a producer of high-quality research on entrepreneurship; and to be a major hub for making research-based knowledge on entrepreneurship – whether produced at ACE or elsewhere—accessible and useful to practice on both policy and business levels.

Website

https://research.qut.edu.au/ace/

Organisation type

• University Research Centre

Number of research staff

Up to 20 research staff

Address

2 George Street, Z Block Level 7, Brisbane QLD 4000

Strengths and capabilities

• Knowledge about individual drivers and effects of entrepreneurship
• Knowledge about societal drivers and effects of entrepreneurship
• Entrepreneurship policy advice social science research design
• Social science research evaluation data analysis
• Research dissemination

Lead researcher

Professor Per Davidsson—International top publications on start-up; growth of firms and societal well-being and job creation

Achievements of the centre

• Established the internationally annual conference, ACERE (Australian Centre for Entrepreneurship Research Exchange)
• Multiple publications in leading academic journals in entrepreneurship and management
• Held leadership positions in the largest international association for management researchers, the Academy of Management

Key science sectors

More information about the sectors this centre is involved in:

• Advanced manufacturing
• Food and agriculture
• Health and medical
• Digital economy
• Mining/resources
• Social sciences