This article suggests that entrepreneurs who have been involved in start-ups that have gone bankrupt generally do not become more capable managers because of that experience. Instead, they tend to be intimidated when embarking on their next venture, which often leads that firm to generate fewer new jobs.
This paper documents discussions at an entrepreneurial forum held by the Max Plank Institute, and introduces a collection of articles on the subject of entrepreneurial opportunity.
While U.S. entrepreneurial performance continues to lead the world by almost any measure, this report shows that other nations are catching up to the United States. The report also highlights that the U.S. environment for entrepreneurial activity faces its own challenges and opportunities in the 21st century.
In this research paper, the authors find that regardless of whether the economy is in recession or growth, the higher a region’s high school dropout rates, the lower its new-firm survival rate in the service sector.
This paper recommends expanding regional definitions of the labor force and human capital to include social assets that enhance the capacity for entrepreneurial development. The authors describe many factors that may be considered to estimate a regions potential for entrepreneurship.
This research paper contrasts the effects of two factors in determining the rate of entrepreneurial activity across different regions: entry costs and local environment. The cost of starting a new business does not seem to be a factor in creating clusters of industry activity, however, knowledge spillovers and learning opportunities seem to be strong agents for growth.
This paper tests the hypothesis whether or not entrepreneurship is an important vehicle for knowledge flows and economic growth. The empirical results indicate that an increase in innovative start-up activity is more effective than an increase in general entrepreneurship for economic growth.
Michigan scored a "D" overall in the 2005-2006 Entrepreneurhsip Scorecard. The scorecard is grounded in contemporary theories of economic growth that, taken together, identify four major factors that affect growth, including innovation, human capital, investment capital, and entrepreneurship.
This report presents the results from a survey study of opinion and knowledge about entrepreneurship among the general public and small business owners in Nebraska. The Gallup Organization surveyed 2,460 members of the general public in Nebraska and 555 owners of Nebraska small businesses that had one hundred or fewer employees.
This National Venture Capital Association study reports that immigrants started two out of every five venture-backed tech companies since 1990. The authors argue that the US must increase the number of visas available to highly-skilled workers in order to maintain its competitive edge.