... performance and entrepreneurs rely on the advice of mentors, advisors and investors, understanding the role of shame in influencing advice-seeking and advice-taking is essential. Design/methodology/approach We used an online experimental design on actual entrepreneurs working in business incubators. We...

...Dave Valliere; Charlene L. Nicholls-Nixon Purpose Although business incubators are a widely recognized form of entrepreneurial support, this paper aims to challenge the assumption that incubation is necessarily beneficial for early-stage entrepreneurs, and considers cases where, due to variability...

... concerned. Josée Audet can be contacted at: josee.audet@mng.ulaval.ca © Emerald Group Publishing Limited 2012 Coaching Entrepreneurial support Small business support Incubator Novice entrepreneurs Entrepreneurialism Small to medium‐sized enterprises The coaching initiatives...