investment in small economies, including Ireland. This paper uses data from the Global Entrepreneurship Monitor to outline the … extent and nature of informal venture capital activity in Ireland and to provide an estimate of the size of the informal … venture capital market in Ireland. Results suggest that Family, Friends and Colleagues provided at least €195 million to new …

Purpose – Although the climate for entrepreneurship in Ireland is positive, with female entrepreneurs making … further research will serve to progress research still in its infancy, not only in Ireland but on an international scale, thus …