Small is Beautiful? Niche Entrepreneurship with a Swiss Touch
- Jung Eung Park
- Jim Pulcrano
- Benoit Leleux
Abstract
Entrepreneurship in Switzerland seems to be the exact opposite of that in Silicon Valley and can be described as low-impact entrepreneurship, or niche-centric entrepreneurship. We used an online survey to investigate the characteristics of Swiss entrepreneurs, their business performance, activities in securing investments, as well as their expectations from supporting institutions. In addition, as an effective example of utilizing the ecosystem, we investigated the entrepreneurs’ activities in venture competitions. We provide empirical evidence that supports the view that Switzerland, at least regarding high-tech, early stage companies, has a unique ecosystem – low financial expectations, niche technology specialists, mostly angel and self-financed, high survival rates and clear success, defined via great products and innovation, and positive social/environmental impact.
- Full Text: PDF
- DOI:10.5539/ibr.v13n4p52
Journal Metrics
h-index (January 2024): 102
i10-index (January 2024): 947
h5-index (January 2024): N/A
h5-median(January 2024): N/A
( The data was calculated based on Google Scholar Citations. Click Here to Learn More. )
Index
- Academic Journals Database
- ACNP
- ANVUR (Italian National Agency for the Evaluation of Universities and Research Institutes)
- CNKI Scholar
- COPAC
- CrossRef
- EBSCOhost
- EconBiz
- ECONIS
- EconPapers
- Elektronische Zeitschriftenbibliothek (EZB)
- EuroPub Database
- Excellence in Research for Australia (ERA)
- Genamics JournalSeek
- Google Scholar
- Harvard Library
- IBZ Online
- IDEAS
- Infotrieve
- Kobson
- LOCKSS
- Mendeley
- MIAR
- Norwegian Centre for Research Data (NSD)
- PKP Open Archives Harvester
- Publons
- Qualis/CAPES
- RePEc
- ResearchGate
- ROAD
- Scilit
- SHERPA/RoMEO
- SocioRePEc
- Technische Informationsbibliothek (TIB)
- The Keepers Registry
- UCR Library
- Universe Digital Library
- ZBW-German National Library of Economics
- Zeitschriften Daten Bank (ZDB)
Contact
- Kevin DuranEditorial Assistant
- ibr@ccsenet.org