Georgios Fotopoulos is a Professor at the Department of Economics of the University of Peloponnese. He holds a Ph.D. from the London School of Economics and Political Science (1998), and an M.Sc. in Regional Science from the University of Reading (1993). He is an Economics graduate of the University of Athens (1991). His research interests relate to Entrepreneurship, Innovation, Industrial Economics, and Regional Economic Development. He is an Editorial Review Board Member of Small Business Economics Details on his publications and research impact can be found in his google scholar profile http://scholar.google.gr/citations?user=k-FdzoQAAAAJ&hl=el&oi=a