We present a novel framework for studying the evolving role of entrepreneurial finance over
the stages of emergence for a regional entrepreneurial ecosystem. Drawing on …

Despite the emerging body of literature on entrepreneurial ecosystems (EEs), theoretical
development is still in its infancy. In this article, we explicitly draw upon the analogy of forest …

Financial access is considered a crucial element of entrepreneurship. Much of the literature
focuses on how individual actors demand or supply finance, but rarely within the context of …

While entrepreneurial ecosystems (EEs) are often regarded as spatially bounded resource
allocation systems that allocate and mobilise resources for new venture creation, less is …

The concept of entrepreneurial ecosystems has been gaining considerable attention during
the past decade among practitioners, policymakers, and researchers. However, to date …

Despite its rapid proliferation, the extant literature on entrepreneurial ecosystems has not
paid sufficient attention to the evolutionary nature of entrepreneurial ecosystems, mainly on …

In pursuit of the beneficial outcomes of entrepreneurship, governments and regional
development organisations enact policies to stimulate entrepreneurial activity. A growing …

The recent widespread interest of policy in entrepreneurial ecosystems has been
complemented by a burgeoning academic research output. This research to date may be …

The concept of entrepreneurial ecosystems has been used as a framework to explain
entrepreneurial activities within regions and industrial sectors. Despite the usefulness of this …

The “entrepreneurial ecosystem” has become the dominant metaphor in theories explaining
how location-specific forces influence entrepreneurship. Despite the progress made by …