We are delighted to host the 13th European Conference on Business Research Methods at Cass Business School in London. We are long standing members of this wonderful community of researchers. Research methods in business has proved a dynamic and developing subject over the last decade and we have enjoyed the yearly meetings of friends and colleagues to learn about new ideas and refinements to well used methods. We look forward to meeting regular attendees. We extend a particular welcome to new researchers who want to explore with us the further reaches of this dynamic subject.