Purpose – This paper seeks to provide insights into key areas of business support used by technology entrepreneurs who start businesses in north west Wales. Design/methodology/approach – This research uses a qualitative research approach and a purposive sample of eight small technology firms...

The founder of paperbackswap.com, Bobby Swarthout, developed the idea for his venture while he was a college student. As a student on a limited budget, he had become tired of paying high prices for textbooks. So he developed and launched an online textbook swapping service. Along with a small...

Valorization of research results is becoming increasingly important today. Since academic research should not only contribute to our “quest for fundamental understanding,” but it also needs to “consider use” (Stokes, 1997); these dual goals give rise to tension in academic institutes...