...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 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 of ordinary village entrepreneurs’ in a UK context...

... sector Rural entrepreneurship The capability of entrepreneurs and small firms to manage the extent and complexity of regulation is dependent upon their entrepreneurial skill and this has been a major concern of small firms’ member associations and representatives of entrepreneurs worldwide...

... 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...