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This exploratory study examines the perceptions of Italian entrepreneurs about their experiences with their own new venture creations in Italy. The study utilizes the Ecosystem framework to examine the drivers of entrepreneurship. Our Ecosystem framework stresses the fact that Entrepreneurship is pre-conditioned within the context of favourable policies, financial and institutional support along with individual and personality traits of the entrepreneurs. We used surveys across ICT and non-ICT entrepreneurs, followed by survey with the Control Group. The findings suggest entrepreneurial spirit in Italy is high, and the socio-cultural environment is perceived as encouraging entrepreneurship. The business environment challenges confronting ICT and non-ICT entrepreneurs are related to government policies and programs, access to finance, perceived need for support towards knowledge and skill building and, finally, to exploring International markets. Theoretical and practical implications are discussed along with directions for future research.
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The authors acknowledge the valuable support received from Confindustria (the entrepreneurial association) Monza-Brianza, Innovhub, a special agency for innovation of the Chambers of Commerce of Milan and Fondazione distretto green high tech Monza Brianza and Studiocorno, a private organization for their thoughtful suggestions regarding the research and support in data collection.
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Corno, F., Lal, R., Colombo, S. (2015). Entrepreneurship and New Venture Creation in Italy: Key Issues and Policy Directions. In: Lèbre La Rovere, R., de Magalhães Ozório, L., de Jesus Melo, L. (eds) Entrepreneurship in BRICS. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-11412-5_8
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