...Aswathy Sreenivasan; M Suresh Purpose The purpose of the study is to know whether the Indian environment is positive for start-ups to start their new ventures. Design/methodology/approach Papers that included the term “Start-up ecosystem,” “India,” “Start-up” and “Entrepreneurship” were...

... in the promotion of entrepreneurship through the identification of four key factors to monitor equity crowdfunding regulations. Antonella Francesca Cicchiello can be contacted at: antonellacicchiello@hotmail.it Regulation Equity crowdfunding Investments Entrepreneurs Start-ups Innovation Due...

... 2020 Emerald Publishing Limited Licensed re-use rights only Developing countries Development policy Financing New ventures Qualitative techniques Start-ups Though, to the author's knowledge, no previous studies have directly considered the additionality factors...

...Anna Kremel Purpose Taking the entrepreneur’s perspective and a broad view of business advisory services, the purpose of this paper is to examine to what degree the need of business advisory services among Swedish start-ups, first-generation immigrants compared to non-immigrants, is fulfilled...

...Stephen Gross; Noel Campbell Purpose – Researchers have identified the “vibrancy” of living in a spatially defined area as having a positive impact on entrepreneurial activity, measured as new business start-ups. Vibrant areas attract and facilitate would-be entrepreneurs, and attract other...

...Jason L. Jensen Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to consider the burdens faced by small business entrepreneurs in North Dakota. Design/methodology/approach – Two surveys of entrepreneurs are reported on, assessing burdens at start-up and five years later. Burdens are compared within...

... to determine drivers of assistance program use by men and women using logistic regression. These drivers include size and composition of the start-up team and personal network, experiences of the entrepreneur, team and network; support provided by the team and network, and other factors. Findings...

... levels, the authors find that entrepreneurs launch more businesses in states with higher predicted corruption. Originality/value – To the knowledge, no one has previously tested the impact of expected corruption on entrepreneurial activity. Start-ups Entrepreneurial action Corruption...

...Juita-Elena (Wie) Yusuf Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to examine if and how entrepreneurial assistance programs, through guided preparation, affect start-up success. Design/methodology/approach –This study uses Heckman's two-stage sample selection model to predict the effect...

... assistance programs are a support option of last resort that entrepreneurs utilize only when the start‐up team and personal network are incapable of providing support. Design/methodology/approach Data from the Panel Study of Entrepreneurial Dynamics I are used to perform logistic regression of use...