Financial capital is a critical resource for growing firms, yet women entrepreneurs received
very small percent of the funding. This research updates earlier research by the Diana …

Purpose–This review investigates the extent and content of research into rural firm growth,
and identifies and describes various approaches to studying firm growth …

The COVID-19 pandemic has caused unprecedented losses for small businesses in cities
across the globe. Policymakers have relied on a wide range of measures to support firms …

Abstract The United States has an enviable entrepreneurial culture and a track record of
building new companies. Yet new and small business owners often face particular …

Encouraging enterprise in deprived places is an important objective of the UK government
policy. Evidence on the perceptions of entrepreneurs suggests that access to finance may …

In this article, we examine the issue of economic inequality in the rural United States and its
connection to limited opportunities to create wealth through innovation-driven …

This study examines university-driven partnerships that promote entrepreneurship in
underserved communities, drawing from the experiences of NCGrowth, an economic …

Problem, research strategy, and findings The coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic has had an
unprecedented impact on small businesses in the United States. However, small business …

Racial disparities pervade the socioeconomic fabric of twenty-first century America:
minorities lag in educational attainment, employment, income, and wealth.'The average net …

Venture capital is crucial for stimulating innovation and economic growth. VC investment is
now considered to be an international business. The institutional investors' decision in which …