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Stone, James R., III; Wentling, Rose Mary – 1985
This report provides a conceptual model of how a business develops and grows in Wisconsin and results from a survey of entrepreneurs. Part I provides the background and develops the conceptual model. It defines small business, discusses entrepreneurial characteristics, describes stages of business development, and considers barriers encountered by…
Descriptors: Business, Economic Development, Employer Attitudes, Entrepreneurship
Carstensen, Carol – 1986
Small businesses play a strong role in generating new jobs. Policymakers have been encouraged to find ways to foster and support their development, especially by linking entrepreneurial training to the existing employment and training system. The purpose of this paper is to provide a background and a focus for further discussion of entrepreneurial…
Descriptors: Adult Education, Business Administration, Business Education, Career Education
Peters, Alan H.; Fisher, Peter S. – 2002
The effectiveness of state enterprise zone programs was examined by using a hypothetical-firm model called the Tax and Incentives Model-Enterprise Zones (TAIM-ez) model to analyze the value of enterprise zone incentives to businesses across the United States and especially in the 13 states that had substantial enterprise zone programs by 1990. The…
Descriptors: Comparative Analysis, Corporations, Cost Effectiveness, Definitions