Dr. Yvonne Costin is a Lecturer in Entrepreneurship at the University of Limerick. In her role, Yvonne teaches entrepreneurship, enterprise formation and development, and small business consulting. Dr. Yvonne Costin works with undergraduate, postgraduate and executive students encouraging them to explore their own entrepreneurial potential, aligning closely with her strong research interest in entrepreneurship education, and various pedagogical approaches to teaching entrepreneurship across various disciplines. Before joining the faculty at the University of Limerick Yvonne worked as a project manager at The Marketing Centre for Small Business, working closely with SME's, local government support agencies and educational institutions.Her continuing close links with industry support her research interests which focuses on small firm growth in female-owned firms. A second stream of her research interest explores entrepreneurship education and third age entrepreneurship. Yvonne holds a PhD from the University of Limerick and has published in such journals as International Journal of Gender and Entrepreneurship, Industry & Higher Education, and Education and Training.
Research Interests
Research Interests
Female Entrepreneurship (all issues relating to female entrepreneurship e.g. profiling female entrepreneurs and their firms, investigation of the similarities/differences between male vs female owned firms)
Investigation of the internal and external factors influencing small firm growth
The provision and impact of entrepreneurial education at the primary, secondary and tertiary level.
Third Age Entrepreneurship
Professional Activities
Award
2012 - Emerald Literati Network Awards for Excellence 2012
Association
ISBE Member, Institute of Small Business and Entrepreneurship
INTRE Member, Irelands Network of Teachers and Researchers of Entrepreneurship
Consultancy
Local Small and Medium Sized Businesses -
Government Agencies - Enterprise Ireland Limerick County Council Local Enterprise Office, Limerick
Community Development Agencies - St. Gabriels Centre St. Munchins Community Centre Adare Community Development Kildimo Community Development Paul Partnership
Educational Institutions - Mary Immaculate College The Downtown Centre American Council on Exercise
Outreach
Co-ordinator and implementer of this programme in the Masters in International Entrepreneurship Management Programme. This programme is in place since 2016, students receive mentoring from Citibank experts on business development and have opportunities to visit Citibank and engage with their accelerator programmes, and entrepreneurs Citibank have supported.
Irish Exporters Association and the Kemmy Business School entered into a partnership to assist small firms internationalise their businesses. Under the umbrella of the Irish Exporter's Association Asia Trade Forum (ATF), students on the Masters in International Entrepreneurship Management assist a small firm by completing international market research and developing market entry strategies for Asian markets. Students participating on the programme have the opportunity to work with professional mentors who will share their knowledge of doing business in Asia.
Acted as facilitator for the Student Enterprise Boot camp for second level students. This is a collaboration between Nexus Innovation Centre and the Kemmy Business School, providing knowledge on entrepreneurship and developing skills in opportunity recognition and and building innovative ideas for business opportunities. On completion of the boot camp, students completed business plan projects for a competition.
Organiser of workshop titled 'Connecting Today's Entrepreneurs with Tomorrow's', Kemmy Business School, April 2016.
Practice-based learning in entrepreneurship education: A means of connecting knowledge producers and users
Hynes, B., Costin, Y. and Birdthistle, N (2011) Practice-based learning in entrepreneurship education: A means of connecting knowledge producers and users.
Higher Education, Skills and Work-based Learning :16-28
The Behavioural Traits and Characteristics Of High And Low Expectation/Growth Entrepreneurs: Is There A Difference?'
Birdthistle, N., Hynes, B., Costin, Y., Lucey, S. (2010) The Behavioural Traits and Characteristics Of High And Low Expectation/Growth Entrepreneurs: Is There A Difference?' .
Irish Business Journal
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Book Chapters
2008
Entrepreneurship Education - The KBS Case Study
Hynes, B; Costin, Y; O'Dwyer, M; Birdthistle, N (2008) Entrepreneurship Education - The KBS Case Study.
: NIRAS Consultants, FORA, ECON P�yry Survey of Entrepreneurship in Higher Education in Europe
Student knowledge acquisition and small business consulting
O'Dwyer, M., Birdthistle, N., Hynes, B. and Costin, Y. (2009) Student knowledge acquisition and small business consulting.
Small Business Institute Journal
The European Council for Small Business Conference: The Entrepreneurial Process in a Changing Economy
Birdthistle, N., Hynes, B., Costin, Y. and Lucey, S. (2010) The European Council for Small Business Conference: The Entrepreneurial Process in a Changing Economy.
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Published Reports
2011
'An examination of the Student Enterprise Awards programme in Ireland'
Birdthistle, N., Costin, Y. and Hynes, B (2011) 'An examination of the Student Enterprise Awards programme in Ireland' .
Report commissioned by the Promotions Committee of the City and County Enterprise Boards : Ireland
Stepping Stones: An Examination of Irish Tertiary Level Students Entrepreneurial Spirit,
Birdthistle, N., Hynes, B. and Costin, Y (2011) (2011) Stepping Stones: An Examination of Irish Tertiary Level Students Entrepreneurial Spirit,.
http://www.guesssurvey.org/PDF/2009/2010_GUESSS_Irish_Results.pdf : http://www.guesssurvey.org/PDF/2009/2010_GUESSS_Irish_Results.pdf
The Kemmy Business School Case Study in Entrepreneurship in Higher Education in Europe
Hynes, B; Costin, Y; O'Dwyer, M; Birdthistle, N (2008) The Kemmy Business School Case Study in Entrepreneurship in Higher Education in Europe.
: FORA, ECON Poyry
