venturers. Originality/value – The paper should be of value to those researching entrepreneurship and new venture creation …

The purpose of this study to help shed light on the entrepreneurship, entrepreneurs and enterprise growth in Wenzhou …. The study is done by relying on a probabilistic firm survey that we carried out in Wenzhou in early 2006 for three …

Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to analyse national state support programmes for women's entrepreneurship, in … on a combination of Mayoux's framework of paradigms in support of women's entrepreneurship, Rees' approach to gender … of the varying policy goals, underlying paradigms and approaches in state support programmes for women's entrepreneurship …

Purpose – Entrepreneurship development is known as a key enabler of economic development, hence it has been … contemplated in the strategic plans of various countries. Iran is no exception in that regard, since developing entrepreneurship … policies and programs related to entrepreneurship. The purpose of this paper is to assess the entrepreneurial development plans …

growth but also to construct the coexistence between humans and the environment. The People's Republic of China (PRC) has …

entrepreneurship training and support. Studies to date have examined the importance of training and other skill development … opportunities in promoting entrepreneurship in the context of different sectors, regions and countries. An important theme to emerge …

Purpose – Entrepreneurship scholars have become more demanding concerning detailed investigations of nascent venturing … needs of nascent entrepreneurship research is made. Research limitations/implications – The indicators proposed here are … efficiently, to policy makers for assessing the impact of specific support efforts and to academics designing entrepreneurship …

make a contribution to the small, but critical, knowledge base focused on better understanding third age entrepreneurship …