TY - JOUR
T1 - New financial alternatives in seeding entrepreneurship
T2 - Microfinance, crowdfunding, and peer-to-peer innovations
AU - Bruton, Garry
AU - Khavul, Susanna
AU - Siegel, Donald
AU - Wright, Mike
PY - 2015/1
Y1 - 2015/1
N2 - New financing alternatives, such as microfinance, crowdfunding, and peer-to-peer lending, have expanded rapidly. To date, few studies have investigated the antecedents and consequences of these financing mechanisms. This special issue provides an academic foundation for understanding new financial options that entrepreneurs can now use to start and grow ventures. In the introductory article, we integrate strands of the literature on emerging innovations in entrepreneurial finance and provide a framework for a systematic approach to new research questions. We conclude with a discussion of the six papers in the special issue and demonstrate how they contribute to the framework.
AB - New financing alternatives, such as microfinance, crowdfunding, and peer-to-peer lending, have expanded rapidly. To date, few studies have investigated the antecedents and consequences of these financing mechanisms. This special issue provides an academic foundation for understanding new financial options that entrepreneurs can now use to start and grow ventures. In the introductory article, we integrate strands of the literature on emerging innovations in entrepreneurial finance and provide a framework for a systematic approach to new research questions. We conclude with a discussion of the six papers in the special issue and demonstrate how they contribute to the framework.
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U2 - 10.1111/etap.12143
DO - 10.1111/etap.12143
M3 - Article
AN - SCOPUS:84920747088
VL - 39
SP - 9
EP - 26
JO - Entrepreneurship Theory and Practice
JF - Entrepreneurship Theory and Practice
SN - 1042-2587
IS - 1
ER -