Thurik, Roy; van Gelderen, van Gelderen, A.M.; Bosma, … - Erasmus Research Institute of Management (ERIM), … - 2001
Why does one person actually succeed in starting a business, while a second gives up, and a third is still trying? To … answer this question, a longitudinal study was set up in which 330 nascent entrepreneurs (people setting up a business) were … followed over a one-year period. After one year, 47% actually started a business, 27% was still organizing, and 26% gave up the …