New England Journal of Entrepreneurship: Volume 9 Issue 2 , Open Access

Simplified Data Analytics for the Accurate Evaluation of a New Venture's Market Potential

Michael D. Mattei, Stephen Hellebusch

This article examines the creation of an accurate market projection designed with easy-to-use, cost-effective data analytic techniques. Many of the techniques explored are derived…

Entrepreneurs test the market: Got (goat's) milk soap?

Laurence M. Weinstein, Kelli Bodrato*

Sitting around the kitchen table one late-winter morning, Lisa and Rick Agee were discussing which direction to take their small, home-based business located in rural New Milford…

Problems encountered by ethnic entrepreneurs: A comparative analysis across five ethnic groups

Gabrielle A. Brenner, Louis Jacques Filion, Teresa V. Menzies, Lionel Dionne

Despite growing interest in the difficulties encountered by ethnic entrepreneurs, very little research has yet been done on the subject. This article attempts to fill the gap. A…

Role modeling as a pedagogical strategy in entrepreneurship education for women and girls: An interactive model of transformational learning

Jeannette Oppedisano, Kenneth Laird

This article presents a pedagogical model that utilizes students as primary researchers in the identification, interviewing, and then reporting on women entrepreneurs as a major…

Harry F. Byrd, Jr. school of business, institute for entrepreneurship: A concept paper that became a reality

Miles K. Davis

The Harry F. Byrd, Jr. School of Business at Shenandoah University engaged in an intense planning process in the fall of 2004. In addition to clarifying its mission and strategic…

Entrepreneurial financing–alternatives for raising capital

Paul D. Broude, Joseph E. Levangie

Most entrepreneurs are continually concerned about their finances. Their companies perhaps not yet profitable, they may have a fear of “running out of dry powder.” These…