Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to advocate the use of scenario analysis to develop foresight for the improvement of policies supporting rural entrepreneurship and illustrate the approach with an application in Mid Wales. Design/methodology/approach – A general overview of the...

Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to outline the authors' experiences of designing and implementing an enterprise development programme for female entrepreneurs. The programme targets those women who already have a business and wish to grow it further. Design/methodology/approach – The...

Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to establish whether different gender groups develop in similar or dissimilar ways to conventional group formation patterns. Focussing primarily on Tuckman's model of group development, male, female and mixed gender learning networks (groups) of...

The theories of networks have become more popular in recent years when discussing business structures. It can be said that co‐operation is seen as a theory that plays an important role in the survival of many small and medium sized businesses. Co‐operative and networking strategies amongst...