Entrepreneurship Within Urban and Rural Areas: Creative People and Social Networks

L. Carlos Freire-Gibb, Kristian Nielsen · 2013 · Regional Studies

Summary. Creativity drives entrepreneurship in urban areas but not rural areas, despite urban environments being more competitive and supportive. Social networks prove especially critical for rural entrepreneurs, likely because rural areas have stronger personal ties but fewer institutional support systems. Creativity itself does not improve survival rates for new businesses in either setting.

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  title   = {Entrepreneurship Within Urban and Rural Areas: Creative People and Social Networks},
  author  = {L. Carlos Freire-Gibb and Kristian Nielsen},
  journal = {Regional Studies},
  year    = {2013},
  doi     = {10.1080/00343404.2013.808322},
  url     = {https://doi.org/10.1080/00343404.2013.808322}
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DOI

10.1080/00343404.2013.808322

Countries

Denmark

Regions

Europe

Categories

entrepreneurship, regional-innovation-systems, innovation-networks

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