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 …

In this monograph we focus on family entrepreneurship, a developing field that studies
entrepreneurial behaviors of family, family members and family businesses by taking into …

This study examines the effects of personal and business networks on fundraising
successes through fundraising opportunities and analyze the differences in the effects of …

Immigrant entrepreneurs face many challenges in the various early phases of their
companies' existence. These challenges are often referred to as “the liability of newness” …

Climate change, extreme weather phenomena, droughts, fires etc. are just few examples of
man-induced impact, jeopardizing the future of mankind. Businesses are increasingly held …

Purpose–This work seeks to investigate the performance of wine businesses operating in
the Campania region in the South of Italy and aims to verify the family power effect on …

Continuity of family businesses is secured through succession, one of these businesses'
most crucial events. Research has viewed succession as a planned procedure within a …

Increasing competition, globalisation, and supplier concentration-hence changes in the
external business environment-stress small entrepreneurs. Indeed, survival is not for …

This research examines how commitment, long-term orientation, and distinctive family
business traits resulting from family ownership affect internationalization by studying two …

As families seek alternative forms of financial capital without putting the family business at
risk, life settlements are gaining the interest of family businesses and scholars. This …