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Investigation of Business Angels and Issues with Innovative Entrepreneurship in the Czech Republic

ZINECKER, M.; KOPPITZ, D.; REŽŇÁKOVÁ, M.

Original Title

Investigation of Business Angels and Issues with Innovative Entrepreneurship in the Czech Republic

English Title

Investigation of Business Angels and Issues with Innovative Entrepreneurship in the Czech Republic

Type

Peer-reviewed article not indexed in WoS or Scopus

Original Abstract

The paper deals with the findings of a survey in the Czech informal venture capital market. The major issues considered by the project included: Who is a typical business angel in this market? What industries do the BAs invest in? What are their key motives for conducting venture capital investments? What is their perception of legal and institutional conditions for investments in the Czech Republic? What is their experience with partners, i.e. investee enterprises, universities, technology parks, business angels networks, venture capital funds etc.? The results of the survey have provided a number of unique contributions to the field, in particular how to manage and increase the development of this market for supporting innovative entrepreneurs and economic growth.

English abstract

The paper deals with the findings of a survey in the Czech informal venture capital market. The major issues considered by the project included: Who is a typical business angel in this market? What industries do the BAs invest in? What are their key motives for conducting venture capital investments? What is their perception of legal and institutional conditions for investments in the Czech Republic? What is their experience with partners, i.e. investee enterprises, universities, technology parks, business angels networks, venture capital funds etc.? The results of the survey have provided a number of unique contributions to the field, in particular how to manage and increase the development of this market for supporting innovative entrepreneurs and economic growth.

Keywords

Venture Capital, Business Angels, Entrepreneurship, Innovation

Key words in English

Venture Capital, Business Angels, Entrepreneurship, Innovation

Authors

ZINECKER, M.; KOPPITZ, D.; REŽŇÁKOVÁ, M.

RIV year

2014

Released

02.05.2013

Publisher

North Atlantic University Union

Location

Athens, Greece

ISBN

2309-0685

Periodical

International Journal of Economics and Statistics

Volume

1

Number

2

State

United States of America

Pages from

37

Pages to

48

Pages count

12

BibTex

@article{BUT101613,
  author="Marek {Zinecker} and David {Koppitz} and Mária {Režňáková}",
  title="Investigation of Business Angels and Issues with Innovative Entrepreneurship in the Czech Republic",
  journal="International Journal of Economics and Statistics",
  year="2013",
  volume="1",
  number="2",
  pages="37--48",
  issn="2309-0685"
}