Whereas the determinants of entrepreneurial choice have been thoroughly analyzed in the literature, little is known about the preferred mode of entry into entrepreneurship, such as taking over an existing business or starting a new venture. Using a large international dataset, this study reports...

We investigate whether women and men differ with respect to the steps they take in the entrepreneurial process, distinguishing between five successive steps described by the following positions: (1) quot;never thought about itquot;; (2) quot;thinking about starting up a businessquot;; (3)...

This paper examines the links between firm age, firm size and the ability to obtain capital in a sample of European SMEs. The results indicate that age and size are positively linked to debt capacity. Furthermore, our analysis reveals that it is crucial to distinguish between bank debt financing...