PhD (University of Strathclyde), MBA (Dalhousie University), BEd (University of New Brunswick)

Neil Maltby is Associate Professor of Entrepreneurship and International Business in the Department of Management at StFX University.  His teaching and research interests focus on small business & start-ups, growth and internationalization. He teaches Entrepreneurship, New Venture Development, Entrepreneurial Finance and International Business, and has offered courses in International Business at South-Central University for Nationalities, Wuhan, China and Changzhou University, Changzhou, China.

In partnership with the StFX Discoverbox, the Faculty of Education and the entrepreneurship society Enactus, Neil leads the entrepreneurial ecosystem at StFX University. This involves supporting students and new venture development, launches, and fundraising. Over the last ten years Neil has organized over forty student pitch events, mentored summer entrepreneurial internships, supported students in regional pitch competitions, and supported ongoing ventures of graduates. Neil is the co-Founder of Impact X, a summit on entrepreneurship and social impact.

Neil led three international exchange programs for students to China and Cuba, and served as the Schwartz International Exchange Faculty Advisor for 15 years. A proponent of engaging pedagogy, Neil led the implementation of business simulations, three international academic mobility consortia, classroom response systems, an online stock market simulation, and is the co-founder of the Annual Global Issues Forum.

Research Overview

Neil's research focus involves start-ups, growth & internationalization, and social impact entrepreneurship. He is a 2025 recipient of a Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council (SSHRC) Partnership Engagement Grant (PEG) in partnership with the Canada Venture Capital Association (CVCA).

Recent Publications

• Katelynn Carter-Rogers, Neil Maltby. (2025). “Red Rebel Armour: From Recidivism to Resilience” Ivey Publishing: Case Number W45007
• Jennifer Alex, Ken MacAulay, Neil Maltby, Bobbi Morrison, Mary Oxner. (2025). “East Coast Credit Union. The B Corp Decision”. Ivey Publishing: Case Number W43624. *** Finalist: Ivey Publishing Sustainability Case Writing Awards
• Neil Maltby, Jen Jamieson, Bobbi Morrison. (2025). “Sperri: Crafting a Winning Growth Recipe in the Meal Replacement Market”. Ivey Publishing: Case Number W44743.
• Neil Maltby. (2025) “Geyser Systems: Making Every Drop of Water Count”. Ivey Publishing: W41535
• Neil Maltby and Bobbi Morrison. (2024) “Keepsie Kits: Growing a Sustainable Travel Products Company.” Ivey Publishing W38837
• Neil Maltby and Randy Delorey. (2024) “Greg Linton and Tightline Anchor Inc. – Managing Growth.” Ivey Publishing W37573. *** Shortlisted in the 2025-2026 Case Competition in the Outstanding Case Writer category.
• Neil Maltby, with assistance from Carter Martin and John Garron.  (2024). “MacKinnon Brothers Brewing Co: Building a Farm-Based Brewery?” Ivey Publishing, W37041. ***Top 24 of 2024 Ivey Publishing cases out of more than 500 published cases
• Neil Maltby, Spencer Whyte, and Johanna Campbell. (2024). “Chop Value: Growing a Circular Franchise One Chopstick at a Time.” Ivey Publishing, W37826.
• Jane Fraser and Neil Maltby. (2023). “GRID: Disrupting the Real Estate Industry with Blockchain”, Ivey Publishing, W34625. ***Shortlisted for European Foundation for Management Development (EFMD) 2025 Case Writing Competition in the Women in Business category
• Neil Maltby, with assistance from Dwayne Mortimer, Duncan Pernal, Travis Radtke and Alexander Weaver. (2020). “Beau’s All Natural Brewing Company: Crafting International Opportunities”. 9B20M109:
• Neil Maltby. (2020) “Corporate Governance, the Craft Brew Alliance Inc and A-B” in “New developments in the beer industry: The role of institutions and governance” Editors Erik Madsen, Jens Gammelgaard and Bersant Hobdari, Oxford University Press.
• Neil Maltby, Mark MacIsaac and Jennifer Alex. (2020): “Performance and Strategy of North American Small Cap Brewers” in The Geography of Beer Regions, Environment and Societies Editors Mark W. Patterson and Nancy Hoalst Pullen, Springer Publishing

Teaching Statement

Learning is the most important thing we do in our lives as it presents the opportunity to transform our world. With his entrepreneurial students, Neil always starts with the question of purpose: “What problems are you going to solve?” Problems represent an opportunity to launch creative thinking and innovative solutions to initiate change. He also use experiential approaches to learning like prototyping, field research, and participating in financial pitch competitions because he believes they provide the best opportunity to generate deeper, more meaningful learning.