The relationship betwwen outcome status and encountered problems in the business start-up process is investigated. Contrary to expectations, we find that starter do not substantially differ from quitters in the number and type of problems encountered, and that problems encountered generally do...

This resesarch evaluates the relative importance ofseveral categories of variables in explaining startup success. A sample of 517 nascent Dutch entrepreneurs was identified in 1998 (from data collected by the Entrepreneurial Research Consortium), and tracked for three years. W.B. Gartner's...

The question of which factors contribute to success or failure in starting a business is investigated utilizing Gartner's (1985) framework, which suggests that start-up efforts differ with regard to characteristics of the individual who starts the venture, the organization they create, the...

The relationship is investigated between outcome status and encountered problems in the business start-up process. Contrary to expectations, we find that starters do not differ from quitters in number and type of problems encountered, and that problems encountered generally do not affect outcome...