Growth objectives in Norwegian start-up businesses

Espen Isaksen and Lars Kolvereid

International Journal of Entrepreneurship and Small Business, 2005, vol. 2, issue 1, 17-26

Abstract: The present survey focuses on independent baby businesses, defined as a de novo entries that are started from scratch. A total of 1,044 new businesses were identified using the Norwegian central coordinating register for business entities. The results indicate that the majority of businesses are born small to stay small. Important implications for policy makers and future research are indicated.

Keywords: Norway; entrepreneurship; new ventures; growth; objectives; start-ups; policy making; small firms. (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2005
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