Social Network and the Success of Business Start-Up

Gender Differences in Business Success of German Start-up Firms

A Hybrid Business Success Versus Failure Classification Prediction Model: A Case of Iranian Accelerated Start-ups

The purpose of this study is to reduce the uncertainty of early stage startups success prediction and filling the gap of previous studies in the field, by identifying and evaluating the success variables and developing a novel business success failure (S/F) data mining classification prediction model for Iranian start-ups. For this purpose, the paper is seeking to extend Bill Gross and Robert L...

Female Hires and the Success of Start-up Firms

Female Hires and the Success of Start-up Firms In this paper we investigate the relationship between females among the first hires of start-up companies and business success. Our results show that firms with female first hires have a higher share of female workers at the end of the first year after entry. Further, we find that firms with female first hires are more successful and stay longer in...

Small business start-ups: success factors and support implications

Introduction The research reported in this paper relates to an empirical study of business start-ups and their survival and growth or, conversely, their failure (exit) in the early years following start-up. A cohort of new start small or micro businesses which were set up with the support of a Training & Enterprise Council (TEC) in the West Yorkshire area are investigated. TECs are a government...

Critical success factors and performance measures for start-up social and environmental enterprises

The SEED Initiative, " Supporting Entrepreneurs for Sustainable Development " , identifies, profiles and researches promising entrepreneurial approaches to locally-led sustainable development, and provides partnership building and capacity development through a tailored support programme. SEED is a global network for action on sustainable development partnerships, founded by IUCN, UNEP and UNDP...