The Evolution of Entrepreneurs` Fund-Raising Intentions: A Multiple Case Study of Financing Processes in New Ventures

by Marc Gr Nhagen and Marc Grünhagen

Recent entrepreneurship research discusses numerous potential obstacles on the path towards business formation. The acquisition of resources, especially external finance, constitutesaformidablechallengefoundershavetomeet.Substantialrejectionratesof potential investors create external selection pressures on new ventures in that they contributetofailuresorinfluencethegrowthofsurvivingyoungcompanies.However, the founders themselves take an active role...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 3834910716
• ISBN13: 9783834910714
• Release Date: June 2008
• Publisher: Gabler Verlag
• Length: 368 Pages
• Weight: 1.12 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.9" x 5.8" x 8.3"