Dr Maksim Belitski
Associate Professor in Entrepreneurship and Innovation
Co-Founder of the Digital Leadership Forum at Henley
Fellow, UK HEA

Specialisms
- Innovation,
- Entrepreneurship,
- Spillovers,
- Microeconomics,
- Entrepreneurial Ecosystems
Location
Dr Maksim Belitski is an Associate Professor in Entrepreneurship and Innovation at Henley Business School and is a member of the Henley Centre for Entrepreneurship.
Maksim teaches on postgraduate and undergraduate programmes. He is the module convener for Innovation and Market Entry, Financing for Entrepreneurship, Financing for Entrepreneurship in Creative Industries and Entrepreneurship for Food Sciences. His research interests lie in the area of entrepreneurship, innovation and regional economics, with a particular focus on entrepreneurship as a spillover of knowledge and creativity.
Prior to joining Henley Business School, Maksim was a Research Fellow at the Institute for Development Strategies, Indiana University Bloomington (USA) and a Contract Professor of Econometrics at the University of Bolzano (Italy). Previously he has held appointments at Loughborough University, University College London, the University of Leicester, the University of Economics Bratislava and the Belarusian State University.
Maksim holds a PhD in Applied Economics from the University of Leicester and another PhD in Economics from the University of Milan, Italy. He is a 'Trusted' researcher of the Secure Data Service, UK Data Archive and Virtual Micro-Data Lab of the UK's Office of National Statistics. Maksim is also Associate Editor of both the Electronic Commerce Research and Applications Journal and the Associate Editor of Small Business Economic Journal.
Managing change and innovation
The module enhances the apprentice learners innovation skills by by developing innovative ideas in their organisation. The module brings together insights, concepts and managerial tools from the field of entrepreneurship...
Financing Entrepreneurship
Why do entrepreneurs often fail to enter a market? Entrepreneur with innovative products often find access to finance and sharing equity problematic....
Innovation and Market Entry
Are you willing to enhance your innovation skills or take an entrepreneurial role by introducing a new idea / product to the market? The module brings together theoretical insights, concepts...
Specialisms
- Innovation
- Entrepreneurship
- Spillovers
- Microeconomics
- Entrepreneurial Ecosystems