Entrepreneurship and SMEs through business incubators in the Arab world: case study of Jordan

Elmansori, E. and Arthur, L. ORCID: 0000-0002-5401-3152, 2015. Entrepreneurship and SMEs through business incubators in the Arab world: case study of Jordan. Journal of Business and Economics, 6 (10), pp. 1791-1800. ISSN 2155-7950

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Abstract

Business incubators (BI) have proved to be effective tools for looking after Entrepreneurship and SMEs to tackling unemployment, diversifying economies and creating wealth in numerous developed countries. By providing timely help and support for new ventures, business incubators hold the potential to create and develop entrepreneurial talent at the micro level and foster an environment for entrepreneurship at the macro level. This research aimed to determine whether the economic conditions for business strategy in the Arab World are favourable to a programme of business incubation and to suggest directions on the best ways to implement more business incubation in the Arab countries. To meet this aim the study undertook a snowball approach and distributed a designed questionnaire to the incubation unites in Jordan. The findings of the research contribute to the literature of business support services, innovation and entrepreneurship development and will enhance the knowledge and skills within the incubation industry. The centre’s incubator programme is designed to accelerate the successful development of young entrepreneurs and their businesses.

Item Type: Journal article
Publication Title: Journal of Business and Economics
Creators: Elmansori, E. and Arthur, L.
Publisher: Academic Star
Date: September 2015
Volume: 6
Number: 10
ISSN: 2155-7950
Identifiers:
NumberType
10.15341/jbe(2155-7950)/10.06.2015/014DOI
Divisions: Schools > School of Art and Design
Record created by: Jonathan Gallacher
Date Added: 01 Aug 2018 13:11
Last Modified: 26 Jun 2020 14:09
URI: https://irep.ntu.ac.uk/id/eprint/34213

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