In many low- and middle-income countries most micro and small enterprises (MSEs) struggle to upgrade into medium-sized and large enterprises. An extensive literature offers manifold explanations for the phenomenon but no conclusive answer on what the most important factors for MSE upgrading are:...

Entrepreneurs have the capacity to add value to the economy and the community. Business lawyers — including business finance lawyers — want to help entrepreneurs achieve their objectives. Despite incentives to a symbiotic relationship, however, entrepreneurs and business finance lawyers are...

This contribution reviews definitions of entrepreneurial networks and entrepreneurial motives for networking. A distinction is drawn between entrepreneurial and family business networks. An outline of the variables that shape the composition of entrepreneurial networks looks into the boundaries...

Entrepreneurs exit their business due to selection mechanisms experienced in the market place. Next to this well known ex-post decision to exit, entrepreneurs select ex-ante whether they are willing to pursue an entrepreneurial career at all, or to give up these entrepreneurial intentions. This...