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Microcredit: an answer to the gender problem in funding?

Brana, S. - In: Small Business Economics 40 (2013) 1, pp. 87-100

Microfinance institutions (MFIs) target people excluded from the traditional banking system. By providing start-up capital to these under-financed individuals, they enable a greater number of women to start their own business, particularly in sectors where initial capital requirements are high....

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Small business, innovation, and entrepreneurship

Sahut, Jean-Michel; Peris-Ortiz, Marta - In: Small Business Economics 42 (2014) 4, pp. 663-668

The purpose of this special issue is to examine small businesses, innovation, and entrepreneurship, and show that …. From Schumpeter to the present, a stream of literature unites the concept of entrepreneurship with its ability to make new … most characteristic dimension of entrepreneurship is closely linked to small businesses. Small and large companies have …

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Regulatory costs on entrepreneurship and establishment employment size

Calcagno, Peter; Sobel, Russell - In: Small Business Economics 42 (2014) 3, pp. 541-559

In this article, we examine how the level of regulation affects the size distribution of businesses. To the extent that regulation functions as a fixed cost, it should lead to larger firm size. However, regulations may also lead to smaller establishments with firms outsourcing regulated...

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The Global Award for Entrepreneurship Research

Henrekson, Magnus; Lundström, Anders - In: Small Business Economics 32 (2009) 1, pp. 1-14

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A Network-based Approach on Opportunity Recognition

Arenius, Pia; Clercq, Dirk - In: Small Business Economics 24 (2005) 3, pp. 249-265

This paper argues that individuals differ in terms of their perception of opportunities because of the differences between the networks they are embedded in. We focus on two aspects of individuals’ embeddedness in networks, that is, (1) individuals’ belonging to residential areas that are...

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