Entrepreneurship is the driving force behind the economy of any country. It is strongly believed that without entrepreneurial activities the process of agricultural development will not be achieved. This requires the proper transformation of capital and skill. The agricultural students should possess creativity in order for them to be able to start new businesses. However with the support of th...

Introduction Since the late 1990s the evolution of center-periphery relationships in Russia became complicated by an additional factor that came into play as a result of the growth of capitalism and, more specifically, the territorial expansion of big businesses into the regions. Some of Russia’s major financial-industrial groups (FIGs) and the notorious oligarchs started to re-orient their act...

Cosmetic procedures have proliferated rapidly over the past few decades, with over $11 billion spent on cosmetic surgeries and other minimally invasive procedures and another $2.9 billion spent on U.V. indoor tanning in 2012 in the United States alone. While research interest is increasing in tandem with the growth of the industry, methods have yet to be developed to identify and geographically...

In recent years, the growth of Mobile Computing, Electronic Commerce and Mobile Electronic Commerce has created a new concept of Mobile Electronic Marketing. New marketing models are being explored and used by small businesses and merchants to target mobile users in ever-changing ad hoc environments. Utilization of network infrastructure like hotspots networks can assist these small businesses ...

Small businesses play an important role in the U.S. economy and there is anecdotal evidence that use of the Web is beneficial to such businesses. There is, however, little systematic analysis of the conditions that lead to successful use of and thereby benefits from the Web for small businesses. Based on the innovation adoption, organizations, and information systems (IS) implementation literat...

A wide range of United States political policies influence the level of innovative entrepreneurial activity in the country, that is the number of new businesses started each year that bring truly new products and ideas to the market. These policies begin with an educational system that fosters a creative, inventive, and educated population with the skills to start new businesses. Immigration po...