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Objective - Start-up support has not received enough research attention although it is an integral element of the start-up ecosystem that provides resources and services in the form of various support to start-ups. There is a need to explore the effectiveness of various start-up support because...
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This paper investigates the influence of social capital on young firms' financing arrangements. Using a sample of U.S. start-ups, I find that social capital, as captured by secular norms and social networks in the entrepreneur's county, increases access to outside financing and reduces reliance...
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abroad, often far away from Belgium. We find that INVs raised much more capital but were less likely to pay a dividend than … from Belgium. Post-IPO performance was generally bad for new ventures throughout the period, but it was much worse for INVs … than for DNVs. However, INVs performed much better if they were affiliated with the leading universal bank in Belgium. Our …
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We investigate the manifold posed question: To what extent does investment in human and social capital, besides the effect of talent, enhance entrepreneurial performance? We distinguish between three different performance measures: survival, profits, and generated employment. On the basis of the...
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We provide empirical evidence of the post-investment performance and survivorship profile of angel-backed companies, filling a long-standing gap within the entrepreneurial finance literature. Using a unique database of 111 angel-backed companies that received angel investments between 2008 and...
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Evidence shows that social network structures drive important economic outcomes. Building on social network theory, this study is the first to analyse the impact of team networks on venture success. Using information about team affiliations for a sample of token-financed startups, we model...
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This paper deals with the question of whether public venture capital (VC) is performing its task properly, taking a look at how public VC companies' selection process, investment behavior, and consulting services reflect goals that differ from those of private VC firms. The results present...
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This article provides an overview of sources of finance and some patterns of financing for entrepreneurial firms in Canada. Based on Miglo (2018), we compare the predictions of major theories of entrepreneurial finance (flexibility theory of capital structure, asymmetric information, credit...
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