Results 51 to 60 of about 162,334 (300)

Is the well‐known phrase ‘small is beautiful’ true of small transnational education institutions?

British Educational Research Journal, EarlyView.
Abstract The purpose of this research is to consider the potential attractiveness of operating a small international branch campus (IBC). Drawing upon resource‐based and legitimacy theories, we examine the strengths, weaknesses, opportunities and threats associated with the business model that is based on having a small institution size.
Stephen Wilkins, Joe Hazzam
wiley   +1 more source

Entrepreneurs’ network characteristics and their perceived success in raising equity: Evidence from the business angel market

Entrepreneurial Business and Economics Review
Objective: The article investigates the nexus between the characteristics of entrepreneurs’ networks and their perceived success in attracting funding from business angels. Research Design & Methods: The article is based on a quantitative study.
Justyna Zygmunt
doaj   +1 more source

Multi criteria decision making for assisting business angels in investments

Technological and Economic Development of Economy, 2014
The roles of business angels (BAs) are especially important in view of both decreasing the levels of formal venture capital investment and growing the average amount of individual deals.
Reza Rostamzadeh, Kamariah Ismail, Edmundas Kazimieras Zavadskas   +2 more
doaj   +1 more source

Estudio del papel de los business angels como fuente de financiación de nuevos proyectos empresariales en el sector del turismo [PDF]

, 2010
En este trabajo se pretende realizar un estudio sobre los business angels o inversores privados, como vías para la creación y desarrollo de nuevos proyectos empresariales en el Sector del Turismo en su fase inicial.
Bellini, Marta Edith, Jiménez Caballero, José Luis (Coordinador), Torre Gallegos, Antonio de la   +2 more
core  

Business Angel in the UK: A Review [PDF]

Advances in Intelligent Systems Research, 2014
A s business angel becomes a hotpot and an essential financing source to SMEs nowadays, fully understanding business angel could be necessary for the further development of business angel, especially in China. Because of the relatively completed system of angel investment, business angel in the UK is selected to be reviewed.
Jiao Xiong, Yunfei Du
openaire   +1 more source

Extent, characteristics and policy applications of Key Biodiversity Areas

Biological Reviews, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT A global standard for the identification of Key Biodiversity Areas (KBAs) was published 10 years ago to provide a unified set of criteria for identifying ‘sites of significance for the global persistence of biodiversity’. We review the initiative's origins, the KBA identification process, characteristics of the current network, threats, policy
Stuart H. M. Butchart, Olivia Crowe, Tom Scott, Andrew J. Plumptre, Megan Eldred, Ellen McKee, Zoltan Waliczky, Ibrahim Al Hasani, Adrián B. Azpiroz, Daniele Baisero, Fred Barasa, Alison E. Beresford, Bezeng S. Bezeng, Charlotte Boyd, Thomas M. Brooks, Graeme Buchanan, Gill Bunting, Sofia Capellan, Neil Cox, Tim R. B. Davenport, Tammy E. Davies, Gina Della Togna, Wendy Elliott, Matt Foster, Jo Gilbert, Jonathan M. Handley, Diego Juffe‐Bignoli, Victoria R. Jones, Naomi Kingston, Jeannot Kivono, John Lamoreux, Penny F. Langhammer, James Lewis, Bruce Liggitt, Daniel Marnewick, Paul Matiku, Erin McCreless, Rachel A. Neugarten, Catherine Numa, Mark O'Brien, Madhu Rao, Ciara Raudsepp‐Hearne, Justina C. Ray, Samridhi Rijal, Jon Paul Rodríguez, Jurgis Sapijanskas, Wes Sechrest, Martin Sneary, Andrew Snyder, Konstantina Spiliopoulou, Thomas Starnes, Cecilia Tobar, Gautam Surya, Marcelo F. Tognelli, Andrew W. Tordoff, Maria G. Toscano, Yongyut Trisurat, Amy Upgren   +57 more
wiley   +1 more source

INSTITUTIONS OF SUPPORT FOR INNOVATIVE PRODUCTION ENTERPRISES [PDF]

Economica, 2016
The article explores the specific forms of support for innovative entrepreneurship, including those oriented towards government cooperation,scientific research institutions and enterprises, in particular innovation vouchers, innovation incubators ...
Ludmila TIMOTIN
doaj  

An Analysis of Business Angels in Scotland And Poland [PDF]

, 2006
Business Angels are private individuals (or syndicates) who supply venture capital to businesses, mainly small start-up firms, in an informal investment market setting. This paper presents a preliminary analysis from the first phase of a research project
Ewa Helinska-Hughes, Geoff Whittam, Michael Danson, Michael Hughes, Stuart Paul   +4 more
core   +1 more source

Impact Measuring in Sustainable Ventures: A Process Perspective

Business Strategy and the Environment, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Impact measurement is crucial for sustainable ventures to quantify their contribution to sustainable development. Although research has highly focused on impact measurement as a static activity, we conduct a qualitative study to explore how impact measuring as a process unfolds over time.
Jan Moellmann, Esther Salvi, Frank‐Martin Belz   +2 more
wiley   +1 more source

MODELING OF PROCESS OF DECISION-MAKING BY PARTICIPANTS OF INFORMAL VENTURE MARKET

Статистика и экономика, 2016
A new approach for the evaluation of innovative projects by business angels, based on the concept of building color-graphic cards with further it’s processing by neural networks is proposed in this article.
Ekaterina I. Bragina
doaj   +1 more source