Principal topic: Effectuation theory suggests that entrepreneurs develop their new ventures in an iterative way by …. While it has been suggested that effectuation strategy is more likely to be used by innovative entrepreneurs (Sarasvathy …

(from Introduction): It is often said that if entrepreneurs are the engines that drive new companies, then financing is …

they had access to. Further, since entrepreneurs operate in an environment of heterogeneous and uncertain, they have to …

factors drive entrepreneurs’ perceptions of the attractiveness of venture ideas, and what the relative importance of these … position of the individual. This study examines how entrepreneurs weigh considerations of different forms of novelty and … to determine how expert entrepreneurs develop preferences for venture ideas which involved with different degrees of …

capitalists can enhance their decision-making process and entrepreneurs can adjust their preparation for venture capital … application to maximise their success rate. By alerting entrepreneurs of these criteria, some potentially flawed proposals can be … to be, the entrepreneurs honesty and integrity, a good expected market acceptance and a high IRR. The data was further …

conducted on 36 existing entrepreneurs and potentialentrepreneurs on a purposive and convenience basis. The data gathered …. The results of the survey indicatedthat in the South African context, entrepreneurs’ propensity to start businesses … of this study indicate that SouthAfrican entrepreneurs disagree that these factors would have a negativeinfluence on …