Business Creation in the United States: Panel Study of Entrepreneurial Dynamics II Initial Assessment
153 Pages Posted: 19 Jun 2010
Date Written: June, 16 2010
Abstract
PSED II began in 2005 with the selection of a cohort of 1,214 nascent entrepreneurs chosen from a representative sample of 31,845 adults. The first 12 month follow-up interviews were completed with 80% of the original cohort. The project is designed to replicate, with appropriate methodological improvements, PSED I. The PSED provides a unique, unprecedented description of the initial stages of the entrepreneurial process. The results suggest that prior experience and an appropriate strategy are critical for completing a new firm birth; personal attributes, motivations, and contexts seem to have minimal effect. The PSED findings have substantial implications for policy makers who wish to improve the capacity of the US entrepreneurial sector to confront global competitive threats with a steady flow of new and innovative firms.
Contents: 1) Understanding Business Creation and the Missing Link. 2) Research Program Overview. 3) Participation in the Start-Up Process. 4) Nascent Entrepreneurs. 5) Nascent Enterprises. 6) Outcome status: Preliminary. 7) Costs of Participation. 8) High-Potential Nascent Enterprises. 9) Overview and Implications.
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