This paper examines the impact of informal networks such as knowing personally other entrepreneurs and having accessed to business angel investors. The analysis is focused on the impact of such constructs upon start-up and established entrepreneurs in Spain, which is our contribution. To do so,...

Perceiving entrepreneurial opportunities plays a role in entrepreneurship. The current study analyzes how immigrants level of general and specific human capital influence their likelihood of perceiving entrepreneurial opportunities in Spain. The analysis pivots around the comparison of...

The current study analyzes how Spaniard's general/specific human capital influences their likelihood of perceiving entrepreneurial opportunities and creating a business. The analysis pivots around the comparison of two processes which are part of entrepreneurship. Data from the Spanish Global...

Para este estudio se ha utilizado la perspectiva del descubrimiento de las oportunidades emprendedoras a través de la búsqueda sistemática. Ésta señala que los individuos buscan sistemáticamente las oportunidades emprendedoras en los canales de información, así como en el conjunto de...

Este estudio contribuye al creciente cuerpo de conocimientos relacionados a la creación de empresas por inmigrantes, a través de un estudio cualitativo sobre el descubrimiento de las oportunidades emprendedoras por inmigrantes en el sector restauración. Consistente con la noción de la...

This paper contributes by containing an examination of the impact of informal networks, such as personally knowing other entrepreneurs and having access to business angel investors, have upon start-up entrepreneurs in Spain. In addition, a pseudo-panel approach is used with micro data from the...

This paper contributes by containing an examination of the impact of informal networks, such as personally knowing other entrepreneurs and having access to business angel investors, have upon start-up entrepreneurs in Spain. In addition, a pseudo-panel approach is used with micro data from the...