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Fostering entrepreneurship in distressed urban neighbourhoods

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During the last decade entrepreneurship research has focused increasingly on spatial aspects of entrepreneurship. Many systematic studies have been conducted on the national or regional scale, although other geographical scales—cities and their single districts and neighbourhoods—have drawn less attention. In this context, the paper aims, firstly, at identifying spatial success factors of entrepreneurial activities and their promotion at the local scale. Secondly, the paper aims at contributing to the development of a conceptual frame at the interface of entrepreneurship research, urban and economic geography, and regional economics. Empirically, the paper draws on results from explorative case studies in two distressed urban areas.

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  1. University of Siegen, FB 5, “PRO KMU” Hölderlinstr. 5, 57 068, Siegen, Germany

    Friederike Welter

  2. RWI Essen, Hohenzollernstr. 3, D-45128, Essen, Germany

    Lutz Trettin & Uwe Neumann

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Welter, F., Trettin, L. & Neumann, U. Fostering entrepreneurship in distressed urban neighbourhoods. Int Entrep Manag J 4, 109–128 (2008). https://doi.org/10.1007/s11365-007-0069-5

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