Identifying and Spurring High-Growth Entrepreneurship : Experimental Evidence from a Business Plan Competition

Almost all firms in developing countries have fewer than 10 workers, with the modal firm consisting of just the owner. Are there potential high-growth entrepreneurs with the ability to grow their firms beyond this size? And, if so, can public polic...

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Main Author:	McKenzie, David
Format:	Working Paper
Language:	English en_US
Published:	World Bank, Washington, DC 2015
Subjects:	EQUIPMENT ACCOUNTING ENTERPRISE DEVELOPMENT CUSTOMER INSTALLATION CERTIFICATE MATERIALS SALES RADIO STATIONS E-COMMERCE MEDIUM ENTERPRISES BUSINESS SCHOOLS INFORMATION SELLING MONITORING ENTREPRENEURIAL SKILL BUSINESS NETWORKS IMPACT ASSESSMENT MEDIUM ENTERPRISE CONSULTANTS IMPACTS NEW PRODUCTS DISTRIBUTION BREAKEVEN ANALYSIS CASHFLOW BUDGET CONSTRAINTS COMPUTER TRAINING PRICE OWNERSHIP VERIFICATION RETAIL TRADE PLANNING TIME PERIOD ENTREPRENEURIAL SKILLS QUALITY PERSONAL INFORMATION REPORTING TRAINING COURSE REGISTRY COMPUTER OPEN ACCESS SATELLITE TELEVISION COST EFFECTIVENESS INSTITUTIONS DATA ADVERTISING TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE COMMERCE CONTROL SYSTEMS ACQUISITION BUSINESS INNOVATION IMPACT EVALUATION LICENSE LOGISTICS TARGETS BUSINESS OWNERSHIP PRODUCTIVITY BUSINESS OPERATION CRITERIA DIRECT COSTS MARKETING MARKETING STRATEGY PRIVATE SECTOR DEVELOPMENT BUSINESS INPUTS INVENTORIES EMPLOYMENT CREATION INVENTORY RADIO ACCOUNT BUSINESS ECONOMICS BUSINESS APPLICATIONS TELEPHONE BUSINESS ORGANIZATION RESOURCES MANUFACTURING PHONE TECHNOLOGY MARKET SEGMENTATION TRAINING COURSES INVENTORY LEVELS VERTICAL INTEGRATION BUSINESS PLAN TIME FRAME SOFTWARE CUSTOMER BASE RESULTS NETWORKS COST PRIVATE SECTOR BALANCE SHEET TRANSPARENT WAY QUALITY CONTROL MARKETING RESEARCH RESULT INNOVATION POLICY SECURITY BUSINESSES BUSINESS IDEAS BUSINESS NETWORK BUSINESS LEADERS PERFORMANCE PURCHASING BUSINESS PLANS FINANCIAL PLANNING INNOVATION INSTITUTION BUSINESS SECTORS PROFIT ACCOUNTS COMMUNICATION QUALITY ASSURANCE NEW TECHNOLOGY CUSTOMERS BUSINESS IDEA COST PER JOB COMMUNICATION TECHNOLOGY PROFITS CUSTOMER DEMAND BUSINESS RESEARCH GROWTH POTENTIAL IMPLEMENTATION TARGET USES CASH FLOW BUSINESS TRAINING
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http://hdl.handle.net/10986/22437

Identifying and Spurring High-Growth Entrepreneurship : Experimental Evidence from a Business Plan Competition

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