Venture finance is a pillar of new growth. However, economic growth and decline occur unevenly over space. Among other things, this unevenness creates a set of depleted communities. Some argue that there is little point in trying to rejuvenate these localities, which they see as the very...

Purpose – This paper seeks to link the extraordinary success of an aboriginal community called Membertou First Nation to the literature of entrepreneurship and small‐ and medium‐sized enterprises. Design/methodology/approach – The paper recounts the remarkable case of the people of...

Depleted communities are a persistent feature of late capitalism. They can be seen as areas that have lost much of their economic rationale as <italic>space</italic>, while retaining high attachments and social relations of <italic>place</italic>. While conditions in depleted communities can limit possibilities for traditional...