intentions. However, empirical research aimed at establishing the importance of role models for (nascent) entrepreneurs is scarce … completed by a representative sample of 292 entrepreneurs in three major Dutch cities - entrepreneurs who have recently started …

region to become entrepreneurs or attract other entrepreneurs to the region, thereby reinforcing the entrepreneurial process …-structured interviews were held with entrepreneurs in Utrecht, Amsterdam and Rotterdam between March and October 2009. The first descriptive … entrepreneurs indicated that the start-up decision was influenced by another entrepreneur, mostly by providing a positive example …