An Examination of Rural and Female-Led Firms: A Resource Approach

Previous studies in entrepreneurship research indicate that external funding is critical for entrepreneurial success and that spatial funding inequities between nascent rural and non-rural firms are ever-present. Moreover, women entrepreneurs, rural or otherwise, receive fewer external resources than their male counterparts. To our knowledge there has been no research leveraging the Panel Study of Entrepreneurial Dynamics (PSED), a representative dataset of American individuals trying to create new firms, to better understand differences between rural, non-rural and female-led firms in terms of their ability to stay engaged in the entrepreneurial process and to earn a profit. Using the resource-based theory of the firm, this research will begin to examine some of the critical factors driving rural firm success and rural female-led firm success. We utilize Cox and logistic regression models to analyze the time to quit, time to profit, and the likelihood of firm survival and profit generation for these firms. Results reveal that externally monitored funds are a significant variable for rural firm success in comparison to non-rural firms and appear to be especially important for women-led nascent firms early in the firm gestation process. Future research would benefit from further exploration of funding bias, entrepreneurial motivation and personal characteristics of rural, female-rural and their non-rural counterparts. This research adds to the literature on rural entrepreneurship by using the resource based theory of the firm in conjunction with the PSED database to study the nature of firm success and firm profit for rural and female led rural firms

a study of the creative class at the firm-leve

El capital humano ha sido un tema central desde el inicio de la investigación sobre emprendedurismo. Este artículo analiza la asociación del nivel de capital humano de los equipos de emprendedores en el desempeño de proyectos nacientes de empresas mediante la aplicación de una teoría del capital humano relativamente novedosa. La teoría de la clase creativa, ampliamente utilizada en el campo del emprendedurismo a nivel regional, se aplica aquí por primera vez a nivel de empresa. Los hallazgos de este artículo indican resultados similares a nivel de empresas de los encontrados a nivel regional. Las nuevas empresas compuestas por emprendedores más creativos están fuertemente asociadas con la creación de empleo y, en menor medida, con la supervivencia de los proyectos. Al igual que en los estudios regionales, los resultados de este trabajo a nivel de firma cuestionan las medidas clásicas de capital humano basadas el nivel de educación formal de los emprendedores. [Resumen de autor

an analysis of repeated events

Existe amplia evidencia acerca de los factores que diferencian el acceso de los emprendedores a capital externo. También, la literatura especializada especifica los efectos de recibir financiamiento externo monitoreados en la probabilidad de supervivencia de los proyectos de empresas. Sin embargo, la literatura no ha analizado hasta ahora en qué momentos del proceso de creación de una empresa los emprendedores adquieren diferentes tipos de fondos y cuál es su relación con el éxito de los proyectos de empresa. Este artículo intenta cerrar alguna de estas brechas, analizando la relación entre un amplio conjunto de activos tangibles e intangibles de los emprendedores, y el financiamiento externo que transcurre en varios momentos durante la gestación de los proyectos de empresa. Este artículo se basa en la teoría del efecto Mateo, y contribuye a explicar cómo las ventajas iniciales de los emprendedores conducen a nuevas ventajas acumulativas en el acceso a financiamiento externo. [Resumen de autor

THE STRUGGLE FOR BROADBAND IN RURAL AMERICA

Broadband, Digital Divide, Economic Development, Infrastructure, Rural Development, Community/Rural/Urban Development, Research and Development/Tech Change/Emerging Technologies, L96, R11, R58,

The Economic Impact of Changing Water Levels: A Regional Economic Analysis of Lake Thurmond

This article examines the economic impact of declining lake levels on the local economy in six counties near the publically managed Thurmond Reservoir, located along the border of Georgia and South Carolina. A regression analysis of the relationship between lake level elevations and lake front real estate transactions is used in conjunction with an input-output model to estimate the median monthly economic impact of a one-foot increase in lake level in terms of employment, output, disposable income, and net local government revenue on the six counties bordering the lake. Thurmond Lake elevations have a statistically significant impact on regional economic impact activity but the direction and magnitude depend on a variety of factors, including the size and diversity of each county’s economy and the proximity of the commercial centers within each county to the lake

Early Treatment Innovation for Opioid-Dependent Newborns: A Retrospective Comparison of Outcomes, Utilization, Quality, and Safety, 2006-2014.

BACKGROUND:Few coordinated treatment programs address the needs of infants and families struggling with the effects of substance use. In 2003 a large Southeastern regional hospital launched the Managing Abstinence in Newborns (MAiN) program, providing multidisciplinary, coordinated, community-based care for neonatal abstinence syndrome (NAS). A hypothesis-generating study was conducted to compare the outcomes of MAiN infants to comparable NAS infants receiving traditional care from 2006 through 2014 in South Carolina. METHODS:De-identified sociodemographic and clinical data on MAiN infants, as well as NAS infants not treated with MAiN, were obtained from South Carolina statewide databases. Study measures included medical and safety outcomes, health services utilization, child protective services involvement, emergency services utilization, and inpatient readmissions. RESULTS:Some 110 infants were identified who received the MAiN intervention and 356 NAS infants, also in South Carolina, who were potentially MAiN eligible. Overall, there were no significant differences in the two groups regarding medical or safety outcomes or child protective services involvement. Traditional care NAS infants were more likely to be treated in a higher-level nursery (68.8% vs. 0%). MAiN infants had $8,204 less per birth in median charges (p <0.001) than the traditional care NAS infants. MAiN infants also had a lower percentage of ED visits (p = 0.01) assessed as possibly or likely NAS related compared to traditional care NAS infants. CONCLUSION:This study demonstrates the potential value of implementing the MAiN model in eligible NAS infants. With no difference in medical and safety outcomes and a significant reduction in charges, the MAiN model can be considered safe and cost-effective

South Carolina State Library library Services and Technology Act (LSTA) five year plan evaluation FY 2008-2012

The Strom Thurmond Institute (STI) at Clemson University is pleased to present the Institute of Museum and Library Services (IMLS) with an evaluation of the South Carolina State Library’s Library Services and Technology Act (LSTA) Plan for FY 2008-2012.The South Carolina State Library (State Library) is the IMLS State Library Administrative Agency (SLAA) for LSTA funds. Using IMLS evaluation guidelines, STI developed an evaluation plan to provide IMLS with: • A retrospective assessment of projects and activities implemented by the State Library and county public libraries over the FY 2008-2012 LSTA funding period ; A process assessment of State Library processes and procedures in the use and implementation of LSTA funds ; A prospective assessment highlighting lessons learned over the past LSTA funding cycle and informing LSTA planning and programming decisions for South Carolina libraries over the next five years