Dr Navjot Sandhu

• Financing of small and marginal farmers (SMFs) and small and medium enterprises (SMEs), microfinancing
• Female entrepreneurs in the developing countries
• Entrepreneurship education

BSc (Med), MA (Eng), MBA (Finance), Ph.D (Finance)

• Teaching Fellow of Higher Education Academy (FHEA)
• Member of British Accounting and Finance Association

• Member of  the Institute for Small Business and Entrepreneurship (ISBE)

• Chartered Management Institute (CMI)

Member of Academic Conferences:

• International Conference on Gender Research (ICGR)

• European Conference on Innovation and Entrepreneurship (ECIE)
• International Conference on Fintech Research

• BSc/MFin (Hons) Finance and Investment
• BSc/MFin (Hons) Business Finance
• MSc Finance and Investment
• MSc management and Finance

• Financing of Tourist firms
• Issues related to farming especially small and marginal farmer
• Microfinancing
• Agritourism
• Gender and Entrepreneurial Education

PhDs supervised to completion:

• Imronudin - Islamic Bank Financing for Small Enterprises: Evidence from Indonesia.

• Fatawu Bakare – Repayment Profile of Small Rural Farmers: An Evaluation of Microfinance Institutions in Ghana

PhDs currently supervising:

• Tanveer, Sanna- Women Entrepreneurs in Pakistan: Access to Finance and Business Challenges

• Aida Nakanwagi Lubega- Microfinance and Women Empowerment: A Study of Women Vendors in Uganda

PhDs examined:

• Obinna Nkwechi- Microfinance, Women Entrepreneurail Development in Nigeria- Examined as an independent Examiner

• Fahad Sultan- The Impact of Training on Small Business performance in the UK and Pakistan- Examined as an Independent examiner.

• Maryam Jabeen- Governance Role Played by Institutional Investors in Pakistan” of Institute of Management Sciences, Peshawar, Pakistan.

Book Chapters

Sandhu, N. Scott, J. Hussain, J. Gibb, J. Sinha, P. and Akoorie, M. (2017) ‘Women Entrepreneurs, Informal finance and Microenterprise Growth in Rural India: An Exploratory Study. Measuring an Entrepreneurial Ecosystem. Edward Elgar: Cheltenham. 

Sandhu, N. Hussain, J., and Matlay, H. (2015) ‘Informal Lenders and Small/Marginal farmers in India: An Unregulated Sociological Symbiotic Relationship?’, in Hussain, J. and Scott, J. (Eds) International Research Handbook on Entrepreneurial Finance. Edward Elgar: Cheltenham.

Publications

Sandhu, N. Hussain, J. Matlay, H. (2012) "Entrepreneurship Education and Training needs of Family Businesses Operating in the Agricultural Sector of India", Education + Training, Vol. 54 Issue: 8/9, pp.727 – 743.

Sandhu, N. Hussain, J. Matlay, H. (2012) "Barriers to Finance Experienced by Female Owner/managers of Marginal Farms in India", Journal of Small Business and Enterprise Development, Vol. 19 Issue: 4, pp.640 – 655

Sandhu, N. Rana, B. Dad, I. and Rono, M. (2007) “Managing Gender and Ethnic Diversity in South Asian Communities,” Report 1 & 2 published and printed by Birmingham City University.

Sandhu, N and Hussain, J. (2006). Finance Gap amongst Smaller Farmers in India, Punjab, Research Journal of Amity Global Business Review, Vol.2.

Sandhu, N. (2006) “Finance Gap among Smaller Farmers in India, Punjab,” paper presented in Conference in Warwick University [Available online] http://www2.warwick.ac.uk/fac/soc/wbs/int-sme-finance/programme/27-sandhu.pdf  and published in Journal of Amity Business School.

Conference Papers

S Sandhu, N. Scott and Hussain, J.  (2017) ‘Informal Finance and Growth of Women businesses in an Emergent Entrepreneurial Ecosystem: a case of Indian Punjab’. Paper accepted for ECIE, France, September 2017.

Sandhu, N. Scott and Hussain, J.  (2017) ‘Agri-tourism Complements or Competes traditional farming: A Case of Indian Punjab.’ Paper presented at MISG, Malaysia, July 2017. 

Sandhu, N. and Hussain, J. (2017) ‘Financing Small Tourism: An Indian Perspective’. Paper presented at ICIE, September 2017.

Sandhu, N. and Hussain, J. and Matlay, H (2016).  ‘Dynamics of Banks Lending to Farmers in India’. Paper presented at ISBE 2016 at Paris 26-28th October.

Sandhu, N. Scott and Hussain, J.  (2016) ‘Informal Finance and Growth of Women businesses in an Emergent Entrepreneurial Ecosystem: a case of Indian Punjab’. Paper presented at ECIE, Finland, September 2016.

Sandhu, N. and Hussain, J. (2016). An empirical investigation into characteristics and financial obstacles faced by small and medium tourism firms in India, paper accepted for ICIE Conference, Toronto, Canada.

Sandhu, N. Scott, J. Hussain, J. Gibb, J. Sinha, P. and Akoorie, M. (2016) ‘Women Entrepreneurs, Informal finance and Microenterprise Growth in Rural India: An Exploratory Study. Paper presented at Babson College Entrepreneurship Research conference 2016.

Sandhu, N. and Hussain, J. (2015). Informal Lenders and Small/Marginal farmers in India: An Unregulated Sociological Symbiotic Relationship?’, paper accepted for ISBE Conference, UK.

Sandhu, N. and Hussain, J. (2015). Financing of tourism firms in India. Paper presented at European Conference on Innovation and Entrepreneurship (ECIE), Genova, Itlay September 2015.

Sandhu, N. Hussain, J. and Matlay, H (2015). Financial Constraints and Growth of SMEs. Paper presented at International Conference on Innovation and Entrepreneurship (ICIE), Durban, South Africa. 19-20 march 2015.

Sandhu, N. (2014). Gender and Access to Finance for Women-owned Marginal Farms in India. British Accounting and Finance Association (BAFA) Annual Conference. London, UK. 14-16 April 2014.

Sandhu, N, Hussain, J. and Matlay, H. (2013). Financial Education and Success of Family Firms. Paper presented at World ISSME Conference 2013.

Sandhu, N, Hussain, J. and Matlay, H. (2013). Poverty alleviation amongst Small and Marginal Farmers in Indian Punjab. Paper presented for ISBE Conference, Cardiff, UK. 12-13 November 2013.

Hussain, J. Sandhu, N. and Matlay, H. (2013). A comparison of the determinants of informal capital structure of Small Firms owned by the Ethnic and native Entrepreneurs in the UK. Paper accepted for ISBE Conference 2013.

Sandhu, N, Hussain, J. and Matlay, H. (2012). Informal Credit for Agriculture in Indian Punjab. British Accounting and Finance Association (BAFA) Annual Conference. Brighton, UK. 17-19 April 2012.

Sandhu, N. and Hussain, J. (2010) “Banks’ lending to Farmers in India” paper presented at European Conference on Innovation and Entrepreneurship 2010, Athens.

Sandhu, N. (2007).  Life Coaching as a Tool for Managing Diversity, Birmingham City University.

Sandhu, N. (2006). Finance gap amongst smaller farmers in India, Punjab. International Conference on Financing of SMEs in Developed Countries. Warwick Business School, UK. 4-5 April 2006.

Reports

Sandhu, N. Rana, B. Dad, I. and Rono, M. (2007) “Managing Gender and Ethnic Diversity in South Asian Communities,” Report 1 & 2 published and printed by Birmingham City University.

Book Reviews

• Sandhu, N. (2015). Grassroots ICT: Small business and the use of ICT by Routledge/ Taylor & Francis Group
• Sandhu, N. (2014). MyFinanceLab’ for the 5th edition of Corporate Financial Management by Glen Arnold.
• Sandhu, N. (2014). 5th edition of Corporate Financial Management by Glen Arnold
• Sandhu, N. (2012). Atrill and McLaney’s textbook on Accounting and Finance for Non-Specialists (7th edition).