...Shqipe Gashi Nulleshi; Malin Tillmar Purpose The purpose of this paper is to examine how rural entrepreneurship is discussed by analyzing articles in the leading journals of the two main research fields, entrepreneurship studies, and rural studies, through the concept of rural proofing. Design...

...Robert Smith Robert Smith can be contacted at: rob.smith@uws.ac.uk The literature of entrepreneurship has an urban focus and despite the emergence of the rural entrepreneurship literature, we know little about the characteristics, philosophies, operating practices and growth strategies...

... “regulation” as a barrier to entrepreneurialism and diversification in rural businesses. Jo Bensemann can be contacted at: j.bensemann@massey.ac.nz © Emerald Group Publishing Limited 2016 Social capital Regulation Entrepreneurial skill Primary sector Rural entrepreneurship Being...

... topic of illegal rural enterprise. The authors discuss how a common interest in rural entrepreneurship and rural criminology led to a very productive and continuing research collaborations. Design/methodology/approach – To discuss, reflect and evaluate several qualitative methodologies arising out...

...Steffen Korsgaard; Sabine Müller; Hanne Wittorff Tanvig Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to investigate how rural entrepreneurship engages with place and space. It explores the concept of “rural” as a socio-spatial concept in rural entrepreneurship and illustrates the importance...