Regions with spatial concentrations of businesses create conditions that spawn new firms,
but also undercut new venture survival. Localized competition puts pressure on new firms to …

The conventional explanation of the geographic concentration of economic activities
attributes the persistence of industry clusters to the local agglomeration externalities within …

Do large firms support or suppress regional entrepreneurship? Comparing Ottawa and
Waterloo, two entrepreneurial ecosystems dominated by large, flagship firms, Nortel and …

We consider the effect of cities on the individual decision to start a firm. Specifically, we
consider how several agglomeration theories may encourage individuals to launch a new …

Some geographical locations have characteristics that create opportunities for de novo
enterprises, but not all new firms can access the benefits presented by a potential location …

This article examines the role of regional clusters in regional entrepreneurship. We focus on
the distinct influences of convergence and agglomeration on growth in the number of start …

Many studies have shown that regional externalities play a crucial role for the survival
prospects of newly founded companies. However, recent research provides evidence that …

Studies consistently find regions dense in concentrations of similar firms to be fecund
sources of new firms of the same kind. This pattern persists even in industries with negative …

County-level location patterns of INC 5000 companies provide one map of American
entrepreneurship and innovativeness, and understanding the local factors associated with …

While the number of studies about high-growth firms has increased in recent years,
scholarship has been primarily focused on the microeconomic factors for success, such as …