Introduction: An Overview of the Research -- Business Incubation -- Entrepreneurship, Opportunities and Entrepreneurial Learning -- Research Methods -- The INNOSPACE Experience -- The Role of Prior Knowledge in Opportunity Identification -- Learning and Opportunity Development in INNOSPACE --...

Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to examine the processes of knowing and sense‐making in small client‐based firms. Design/methodology/approach – The paper adopts a qualitative approach to the case studies of two small firms in the public relations sector located in the North West...

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