Entrepreneurship in rural regions: the role of industry experience and home advantage for newly founded firms

Antoine Habersetzer, Marcin Rataj, Rikard Eriksson, Heike Mayer · 2020 · Regional Studies

Summary. Industry experience improves survival rates for new firms across all regions, but home advantage—where local entrepreneurs outperform outsiders—only benefits firms in rural areas. Native rural entrepreneurs create substantially more jobs than non-local founders, suggesting that local knowledge and networks matter most in rural contexts.

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Habersetzer, A., Rataj, M., Eriksson, R., & Mayer, H.. (2020). Entrepreneurship in rural regions: the role of industry experience and home advantage for newly founded firms. Regional Studies. https://doi.org/10.1080/00343404.2020.1826038

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DOI: 10.1080/00343404.2020.1826038
Countries: Sweden
Regions: Europe
Categories: entrepreneurship, regional-innovation-systems
Added: 2026-04-28