Seven ages of entrepreneurship
Journal of Small Business and Enterprise Development
ISSN: 1462-6004
Article publication date: 1 September 2000
Abstract
Current government policy is to encourage more businesses to grow. Access to resources – financial, human and physical – are often cited as the principal barriers to the growth of small firms. The attitudes of owner‐managers, however, are equally important, with many owner‐managers deliberately avoiding growing their businesses beyond their capacity personally to manage the business. Attitudes change as businesses develop; a skilled consultant can act as catalyst to overcome cultural barriers and, consequently, to the growth of businesses. This paper examines the cultural barriers which might inhibit the growth and development of a new enterprise and offers a model to show how those barriers separate seven stages of entrepreneurial development. It highlights the role of the consultant in moving through the stages.
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Citation
Irwin, D. (2000), "Seven ages of entrepreneurship", Journal of Small Business and Enterprise Development, Vol. 7 No. 3, pp. 255-260. https://doi.org/10.1108/EUM0000000006843
Publisher
:MCB UP Ltd
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