This paper aims to explore the various aspects of entrepreneurs' background required for successful ventures that reflect different types of innovation in the view of Venture Capitalists (VCs). The classification of the types of innovation was based on Abernathy and Clarks' (1985) transilience...

Evidences from several sources including the Global Entrepreneurship Monitor (GEM) suggest that entrepreneurial intent is high amongst young Chinese graduates, but support mechanisms are either lacking or misunderstood by those entrepreneurs aiming to start their own business. The aim of this...

It is accepted by most agencies that enterprise education is important for students and for the economy, however it is often difficult to measure the effectiveness of this education as effects can take many years to be shown. We have collected qualitative data from over 300 alumni entrepreneurs,...

Women’s entrepreneurship, whilst increasing in size and quality across the world, still lags behind in India where many of those enterprises created are low tech micro enterprises which often employ only the entrepreneur themselves. This it has been suggested is due to a variety of factors,...