Journal of Entrepreneurship and Public Policy: Volume 9 Issue 3

Intersections between policy and institutions: a focus on enterprise growth in Swaziland

Boris Urban, Zethu Dlamini

Public policy supported by effective institutions is one of the key strategies for promoting entrepreneurial activities. However, the problem is that an enabling environment that…

Supporting entrepreneurs when it matters: optimising capital allocation for impact

James Burton

This paper argues that policymakers and academics should place more emphasis on maximising the additional benefit created by entrepreneurial support programs and impact…

Commercial social spaces in the post-disaster context

Stefanie Haeffele, Alexander Wade Craig

This paper argues that commercial entrepreneurial activities have social implications and can provide needed social spaces during the disaster recovery process, and that viewing…

Here I come to save the day? Reassessing the efficacy of small business development centers in the Internet Era

M. Garrett Roth, Ryan Morris

This paper assesses the efficacy of the 18 small business development centers (SBDCs) located throughout the state of Pennsylvania during 2013–2016 as a proxy for publicly funded…

Comparing small business owner and voter beliefs regarding constraints on business growth

Trey Malone, Antonios M. Koumpias

This research note compares voter opinions regarding small business entrepreneurial activity to opinions of small business owners and links any divergence in perceptions to…