Professor Allan Gibb helped establish small business and entrepreneurship as an academic subject in universities across the United Kingdom and Europe. He built an international reputation in the field, contributed to key policy and practitioner developments and established one of the leading enterprise development centres in the United Kingdom. He passed away in December 2019. This short memoriam considers his impact and legacy, and celebrates his contribution to the field.

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纪念艾伦·吉布（Allan Gibb）：小型企业和企业家精神领域的先驱

艾伦·吉布（Allan Gibb）教授在英国和欧洲的大学中帮助建立了小型企业和企业家精神作为一门学术课程。他在该领域建立了国际声誉，为关键的政策和从业人员的发展做出了贡献，并在英国建立了领先的企业发展中心之一。他于2019年12月去世。这份简短的备忘录考虑了他的影响和遗产，并庆祝他对该领域的贡献。