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Entrepreneurial skills assessment: the perspective of SBDC directors

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  • Ken Schallenkamp
  • William L. Smith

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This paper examines the perspective of Small Business Development Centre (SBDC) directors located in several mid-American states on 17 skills suggested as being critical to individuals seeking to embark on entrepreneurial activities. A survey questionnaire was completed by the directors regarding the importance and usefulness of these skills to individuals pursuing entrepreneurial activities. The results of this survey are compared to an earlier exploratory study of SBDC clients of one regional office in their first two years after initial contact with the office. Two of the skills (Operational and Higher-Order) viewed most differently by the two groups are examined in more detail. Implications for future research and for practice are discussed.

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  • Ken Schallenkamp & William L. Smith, 2008. "Entrepreneurial skills assessment: the perspective of SBDC directors," International Journal of Management and Enterprise Development, Inderscience Enterprises Ltd, vol. 5(1), pages 18-29.
    • Handle: RePEc:ids:ijmede:v:5:y:2008:i:1:p:18-29
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    1. Chris PHELAN & Claudia SIMA, 2022. "Farming Tourism: A Review Of Entrepreneurial Skills," Agricultural Economics and Rural Development, Institute of Agricultural Economics, vol. 19(1), pages 101-111.
    2. Chris Phelan & Richard Sharpley, 2012. "Exploring entrepreneurial skills and competencies in farm tourism," Local Economy, London South Bank University, vol. 27(2), pages 103-118, March.
    3. Muhammad Zada & Shagufta Zada & Mudassar Ali & Yongjun Zhang & Abida Begum & Heesup Han & Antonio Ariza-Montes & Alejandro Vega-Muñoz, 2021. "Development of Local Economy through the Strengthening of Small-Medium-Sized Forest Enterprises in KPK, Pakistan," Sustainability, MDPI, vol. 13(19), pages 1-17, September.

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