An Examination of Rural and Female-Led Firms: A Resource Approach

Previous studies in entrepreneurship research indicate that external funding is critical for entrepreneurial success and spatial inequities between nascent rural non-rural firms are ever-present. Moreover, women entrepreneurs, or otherwise, receive fewer resources than their male counterparts. To our knowledge there has been no leveraging the Panel Study of Entrepreneurial Dynamics (PSED), a representative dataset American individuals trying to create new firms, better understand differences rural, female-led terms ability stay engaged process earn profit. Using resource-based theory firm, this will begin examine some factors driving firm success. We utilize Cox logistic regression models analyze time quit, profit, likelihood survival profit generation these firms. Results reveal externally monitored funds significant variable comparison appear be especially important women-led early gestation process. Future would benefit from further exploration bias, motivation personal characteristics female-rural This adds literature on by using resource based conjunction with PSED database study nature female led