Motivations and mitigating business limitations in Scottish rural home-based businesses

Isla Kapasi and Laura Galloway

Local Economy, 2016, vol. 31, issue 3, 377-392

Abstract: This paper details a qualitative exploratory study of rural home-based businesses. Little is known about the formation or operation of home-based businesses in rural areas despite their high incidence rate. In-depth cases are presented and, by employing a methodology designed to elicit rich narratives, the stories of eight participants are told. Emergent themes include the motivations for and the realities of operating a rural home-based business, the importance of contextual factors, and the use of technology.

Keywords: context; home-based business; motivations; Shapero’s Entrepreneurial Event; technology (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2016
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DOI: 10.1177/0269094216643029

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