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

Year: 2016

Type: article

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.

Source: Local Economy The Journal of the Local Economy Policy Unit

DOI: 10.1177/0269094216643029

Authors: Isla Kapasi, Laura Galloway

Institutions: Edinburgh Napier University, Heriot-Watt University

Language: English

Topic: Entrepreneurship Studies and Influences

Subfield: Management of Technology and Innovation

Field: Business, Management and Accounting

Domain: Social Sciences

SDG: Decent work and economic growth

Open Access status: green

Funder: Heriot-Watt University