Research on entrepreneurial failure has primarily addressed two issues: the causes and
potential consequences of business failure for entrepreneurs. However, few studies are …

It is commonly reported that new businesses have difficulty in accessing finance. Such
businesses can engage in 'bootstrapping'activities as a way of compensating for the lack of …

Abstract One aspect of Science Parks development that has come into focus is the attraction
of talent, which could include attracting specific expertise, making it easier for firms to be …

Investing in early-stage companies is incredibly hard, especially when no data are available
to support the decision process. Venture capitalists often rely on gut feeling or heuristics to …

In multiple research areas, scholars try to find determinants for business performance.
Especially for entrepreneurship, this is of interest as failure rates are high. Qualitative …

Over 7 years, the UK-Government funded an entrepreneurship scholarship scheme in the
most deprived regions of England. This study examines how, for 211 of these nascent …

Sustainable rural development and higher income levels of a rural community can be
achieved through indigenously owned resource-based corporations. The study aims to …

This paper focuses on venture team characteristics with respect to human capital
dimensions in early stage ventures emerging from academic research (institutions). Three …

Business models have gained much interest in the last decade to analyze the potential of
new business ventures or possible innovation paths of existing businesses. However, the …

This paper studies the effects of bank credit availability, trade credit and the capital cost on
inventory decisions. There are two competing theories on the effect of bank credit lines on …