Entrepreneurship and Place: How Entrepreneurs Manage Evolving Relationships Across the Life-cycle

EPHEMERAL is designed to train a new generation of rural researchers with the interdisciplinary skills and knowledge to advance rural development theory and practice. Our interest in rural places and rural economies reflects Europe-wide calls for stronger, connected, resilient and prosperous rural areas and communities with huge potential to contribute towards economic, social and environmental goals.The project’s name reflects our novel contribution to theories and practices of rural place identity, rural entrepreneurship and entrepreneurial ecosystems by introducing a critical time dimension - Ephemeral: ""lasting for only a short time