the survival of rural communities depends on appropriate investments and creation of viable and sustainable job opportunities. rural entrepreneurship is a driving engine of job creation and economic growth in rural communities. when we speak of rural business success or longevity, it seems important to determine how rural entrepreneurs define success. for the past decades, profit, growth and in...

This article discussion about the facts that influence the success of women entrepreneurs in china. We do a survey of women entrepreneurs who have their own business in Beijing. This research used quantitative research methodology. We through IBM SPSS Statistics 20 to test the validity of questionnaire. From the results, we get that human capital, women characteristics, and motivation has a sig...

the aim of this study was to investigate the effect of competencies and environmental factors on the success of rural entrepreneurs in kermanshah township. the statistical population consisted of 110 rural entrepreneurs that with using kerjci and morgan table, a sample size of 86 people were selected by random sampling technique. to collect the data, questionnaire was used. the analysis of find...

the failure rate of small manufacturing firms in many countries is the main concern of policy makers, decision makers, and economists. many scholars in this context undertook numerous studies related to success of entrepreneurs, taking into account important factors such as organizational factors and personal qualities on their success. however, the present study attempts to investigate role of...

Everyone experiences failure at some point in their lifetime. Entrepreneurs, especially, have a high incidence of failure, with estimates that over sixty percent fail within six years. Yet, a high percentage of failed entrepreneurs recover and persevere to start another business. Sometimes, they even become " serial entrepreneurs " who start many businesses. How do entrepreneurs recover from fa...

Two hundred and forty three entrepreneurs in Lagos, the former capital city of Nigeria were surveyed. Results show that 69% of respondents are male and 31% female. The average age of entrepreneurs is 36.7. The time devoted to their businesses is approximately 37.8 hours per week. When asked to indicate the reasons for becoming business owners, Nigerian entrepreneurs suggested independence, sati...

This study aims to investigate the perceived success factors of operating small and medium enterprises amongst Malaysian entrepreneurs. The term “success” is defined with both traditional criteria such as profit and growth and also with intrinsic factors such as personal satisfaction and the sense of achievement. A total of one hundred and eight entrepreneurs from Klang Valley were surveyed. Da...

Entrepreneurs in many small firms could not be experts in only one specific functional area but are required to operate across the range of management competencies; the applicability of competence-based MTD (management training and development) to the broader roles of entrepreneurs in small businesses is likely to be greater than to the roles of many entrepreneurs in large organizations. Compet...

This paper argues that a large component of success in entrepreneurship and venture capital can be attributed to skill. We show that entrepreneurs with a track record of success are more likely to succeed than first time entrepreneurs and those who have previously failed. Funding by more experienced venture capital firms enhances the chance of success, but only for entrepreneurs without a succe...