Polona Tominc is a Professor and the Head of Department of Quantitative Economic Analysis at the Faculty of Economics and Business, University of Maribor. She currently leads the research programme “Entrepreneurship for Innovative Society”, financed by the Slovenian Research Agency and is a member of the research team within the Global Entrepreneurship Monitor. Additionally Professor Tominc is a member of the international research team DIANA, which is aimed at researching women entrepreneurship.
Karin Širec is a Professor of Entrepreneurship and Business Economics, head of the Department of Entrepreneurship and Business Economics, and member of the Institute for Entrepreneurship and Small Business Management at the Faculty of Economics and Business at the University of Maribor. The research results of her and other members of the Institute are published in the series of scientific monographs entitled 'Slovenian Entrepreneurship Observatory'.
Blaž Frešer was a junior researcher, teaching assistant for the field of entrepreneurship and quantitative research methods, and a member of the Institute for Entrepreneurship and Small Business Management at the Faculty of Economics and Business, University of Maribor. Currently he is employed as corporate controller international high-growth company.