... useful insights into what consulting and support services are perceived as needed by these business owners. Their contribution to jobs creation, hope and economic opportunities is undeniable. © Emerald Group Publishing Limited 2013 United States of America Gender Ethnicity Ethnic...

... Publishing Limited 2013 United States of America State Economic growth Entrepreneurialism Entrepreneurial action Growth Local policy Sub‐national government Sub‐national policy Entrepreneurship Kauffman Index of Entrepreneurial Activity Economic freedom The purpose of this paper...

... and p‐value to test demographics and other characteristics. Differences in the policy section between Chinese and American entrepreneurs were significant. © Emerald Group Publishing Limited 2013 China United States of America National cultures Entrepreneurialism Entrepreneurship...

... Emerald Group Publishing Limited 2013 Entrepreneurship measures Institutions Economic freedom United States of America After many years of empirical research several “stylized facts” (Kaldor, 1961) have emerged from the entrepreneurship research literature. First, entrepreneurship...

... Incentives Public policy Perception United States of America Most economists agree that entrepreneurship is essential to the vitality of any economy: creating new businesses, generating jobs, increasing technological competition, and aiding productivity of the state. In the USA, approximately 75...

... and long‐term performance of new ventures, informing how the delivery of such programs can be improved. Education Counselling Venture performance Knowledge Start‐up United States of America Entrepreneurship, the creation of new organizations (Gartner, 1988), is essential in the struggle...