Redefining rural entrepreneurship: The impact of business ecosystems on the success of rural businesses in Extremadura, Spain

Project Manager at Fundación Maimona, Junior Reseacher, Lecturer, Carretera Paraje la Nava, S/n Centro Diego HIdalgo de Empresas e Innovación, 06230 Santos De Maimona ( Los ), Badajoz, Extremadura, Spain, e-mail: crcandela@lossantos.org, Cristina Candelario-Moreno, María Isabel Sánchez Hernández · 2024 · Journal of Entrepreneurship Management and Innovation

Summary. Rural businesses in Extremadura, Spain succeed based on community connection and value creation, not just location or primary sector activity. The study finds that local business ecosystems lack sufficient resources tailored to rural entrepreneurship. Policymakers must develop new, place-based support strategies and resources that leverage endogenous rural assets to increase viable rural businesses and drive regional development.

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crcandela@lossantos.org, P. M. A. F. M. J. R. L. C. P. L. N. S. C. D. H. D. E. E. I. 0. S. D. M. (. L. ). B. E. S. E., Candelario-Moreno, C., & Hernández, M. I. S.. (2024). Redefining rural entrepreneurship: The impact of business ecosystems on the success of rural businesses in Extremadura, Spain. Journal of Entrepreneurship Management and Innovation. https://doi.org/10.7341/20242022

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DOI: 10.7341/20242022
Countries: Spain
Regions: Europe
Categories: entrepreneurship, regional-innovation-systems, policy
Added: 2026-04-28