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Table 3

Measurement model evaluation

Construct/Indicator	Outer loading	Cronbach's alpha	CR	AVE
Entrepreneurial self-efficacy		0.762	0.890	0.803
Y6. Overall, my skills and abilities will help me start this new business	0.936
Y7. My past experience will be very valuable in starting this new business	0.854
Y8. I am confident I can put in the effort needed to start this new business	Dropped
Perceived availability of financial support		0.611	0.813	0.691
P7. State and local governments in your community go out of their way to help new businesses get started	0.685
P8. Bankers and other investors in your community go out of their way to help new businesses get started	0.956
Goal Commitment		0.616	0.838	0.721
Y9. There is no limit as to how long I would give maximum effort to establish this new business	0.819
Y10. My personal philosophy is to “do whatever it takes” to establish my own business	0.878

Construct/Indicator	Outer loading	Cronbach's alpha	CR	AVE
Entrepreneurial self-efficacy		0.762	0.890	0.803
Y6. Overall, my skills and abilities will help me start this new business	0.936
Y7. My past experience will be very valuable in starting this new business	0.854
Y8. I am confident I can put in the effort needed to start this new business	Dropped
Perceived availability of financial support		0.611	0.813	0.691
P7. State and local governments in your community go out of their way to help new businesses get started	0.685
P8. Bankers and other investors in your community go out of their way to help new businesses get started	0.956
Goal Commitment		0.616	0.838	0.721
Y9. There is no limit as to how long I would give maximum effort to establish this new business	0.819
Y10. My personal philosophy is to “do whatever it takes” to establish my own business	0.878

Note(s): CR corresponds to Composite Reliability; AVE corresponds to average variance extracted

Source(s): Authors’ own work