Rural Entrepreneurship Theory and Practice

This special issue of Small Business Economics is open to contributions that address important and understudied issues related to the rural entrepreneurship. Rigorous theoretical and empirical research that draws on insights from land and regional studies, entrepreneurship, tourism and hospitality, family business and public interest theories and/or new institutional economics perspective are particularly encouraged (Wyrwich et al., 2016; Fritsch & Wyrwich, 2021; Audretsch et al., 2019). This special issue aims to engage entrepreneurship scholars, business professionals, and social scientists. Aligning with SBE’s commitment to publish innovative papers on entrepreneurship, we welcome papers that explore current trends and shifts in rural vis-à-vis urban entrepreneurship and rural vis-à-vis urban development. We look forward to seeing interdisciplinary perspectives and empirical studies from diverse contexts. View the full Call for Papers here