Despite its undoubted importance to the financing of entrepreneurial ventures, there are few
reliable measures of the size of the informal venture capital market. This paper reviews …

… RT Harrison, July 2008. We are grateful to the members of the Small Business Investment
Taskforce for their comments and insights at steering group meetings. The views and opinions …

… The introduction of the Unlisted Securities Market in 1981 made it easier for smaller firms
to achieve a flotation and in the process provided venture capitalists with a potential exit route …

Knowledge production in entrepreneurship requires inclusivity as well as diversity and pluralism
in research perspectives and approaches. In this article, the authors address concerns …

The context for the research presented in this article arises from increasing interest, by
academics and practitioners, in the importance of learning and knowledge in the knowledge–…

… The type of exit route is closely related to the performance of the investment. The best
performing investments (IRR of 50% and more) were dominated by trade sales (17 out of 27 …

There is a substantial literature on the relationship between gender and access to finance.
However, most studies have been concerned with access to debt finance. More recently, the …

… Mason, CM and Harrison, RT 2000b Infl uences on the supply of informal venture capital in
the … Mason, CM and Harrison, RT 2000c Investing in technology ventures: what do business …

… Mason, CM and Harrison, RT 1994a The informal venture capital market in the UK. :In …
Mason, CM and Harrison, RT 1994b The role of informal and formal sources of venture capital in …

… Harrison RT and Leitch C. Voodoo institution or entrepreneurial university? Spin-off … Harrison
RT et Leitch C. Une institution vaudou ou une université entrepreneuriale? La création d'…