Volume 7(2) • 2014
Introduction. Special Issue: Rural Entrepreneurship
ABSTRACT. Our economy has experienced unprecedented challenges in the 21st century. Financial instability, trade risks, climate change, and rising costs of providing goods and services threaten our quality of life across regions. In general rural communities are more vulnerable compared to urban com..
Do Entrepreneurial Food Systems Innovations Impact Rural Economies and Health? Evidence and Gaps
ABSTRACT. A potential solution for weakened rural economies is the development of local food systems, which include affordable foods sources for consumers and economically feasible structures for producers. Local food systems are purported to promote sustainability, improve local economies, increase..
Factors Affecting Spatial Variation of Microenterprises in the Rural United States
ABSTRACT. There is a great deal of spatial variation in the rate of microenterprises across rural counties in the U.S. We study factors associated with this spatial variation using county level data. The study uses a regional model, establishment counts from County Business Patterns data that have 1..
Does Rural Matter? The Creative Class in South Carolina
ABSTRACT. Although the relationship between human capital and regional economic development has been well established, the factors influencing the geographical distribution of high-quality human capital are less clear. With many regions seeking to attract professionals who work in knowledge-based oc..
An Institutional Perspective of Rural Entrepreneurship
ABSTRACT. There is a diverse literature on factors relating to successful entrepreneurs but only recently has more attention focused on the importance of diverse institutions and institutional networks in shaping entrepreneurial success. Similarly, there is a gap in the research on rural entrepreneu..
Entrepreneurial Profile, Characteristics, Expectations, and Outcomes – An Empirical Study to Compare Rural Entrepreneurs with Urban Entrepreneurs
ABSTRACT. Policy should be based on good information about the people impacted by the policy. Since rural entrepreneurship development policy has been discussed in rural community development, it would be important to determine if and to what extent rural entrepreneurs are different. This study was ..