Entrepreneurs are at the core of economic development in that they start new businesses or make existing firms grow. To fulfill this important role, entrepreneurs need access to finance. Owing to information asymmetry and the relatively high risk associated with business start-ups, many...

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n its normal context, a mentor is a trusted senior person who provides guidance and support to the protégé by keeping the best interest of the pro tégé in mind at all times. Earlier research has indicated that business angels are perceived as men tors by venture members, especially CEOs. An...

Purpose: The purpose of this paper is to analyze the relationship between housing markets and new firm formation in six different industries in all 284 municipalities in Sweden. Design/methodology/approach: The authors have used data from Statistics Sweden and The Swedish Agency for Economic...

Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to analyse the role of social capital and bridging networks on entrepreneurial activity in three different regions in Sweden. Design/methodology/approach – The empirical base of the paper comprises 120 in-depth interviews with entrepreneurs and other...