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Infrastructure required, skill needed: Digital entrepreneurship in rural and urban areas

Christian Bergholz, Lena Füner, Moritz Lubczyk, Rolf Sternberg, Johannes Bersch · 2024 · Journal of Business Venturing Insights

Summary. Digital entrepreneurship in Germany grows faster than conventional entrepreneurship and concentrates in cities, but the study reveals it can thrive in rural areas when two conditions are met: adequate digital infrastructure and a highly-skilled workforce. Policy should focus on building both elements to enable rural digital venture formation.

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Bergholz, C., Füner, L., Lubczyk, M., Sternberg, R., & Bersch, J.. (2024). Infrastructure required, skill needed: Digital entrepreneurship in rural and urban areas. Journal of Business Venturing Insights. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jbvi.2024.e00488

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DOI
10.1016/j.jbvi.2024.e00488
Countries
Germany
Regions
Europe
Categories
entrepreneurship, broadband-and-digital, regional-innovation-systems
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2026-04-28