The purpose of this study was to use the Lussier (1995) generic success versus failure (S/F) prediction model to develop a real estate industry specific model (S/F = f[industry experience, age, advisors, planning, capital]). Using logistic regression analysis, the Lussier model (p = .028) and...

Purpose – This paper sets out to investigate small business success factors in Chile. Design/methodology/approach – The research on which this paper is based involves a survey correlational study involving a sample of 145 small business owners in Chile that replicates Lussier's success...

Cover -- Half Title -- Title -- Copyright -- Contents -- About the Authors -- Preface -- Part I Selecting the New Venture -- 1 What's Entrepreneurship About?: Do You Want to Start Your Own Business? -- Entrepreneurs and Small Business -- Pros, Cons, and Myths of Entrepreneurship --...

Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to focus on the current status and the development of ethnic minority businesses in the USA and in the UK. Comparing the two countries’ past, current, and likely future situations and recognizing that each situation offers some lessons to the other,...

Purpose – This study aims to develop an ordered probit model to explain and predict small business relative performance in Chile, South America. Design/methodology/approach – The design is survey research. The sample includes 403 small businesses classified as 158 failed firms, 101 mediocre...