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From poverty to prosperity: innovation as a key factor in new venture survival

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  • Walid Nakara

    (Groupe Sup de Co Montpellier (GSCM) - Montpellier Business School)

  • Andry Ramaroson

    (CHROME - Détection, évaluation, gestion des risques CHROniques et éMErgents (CHROME) - Nîmes Université - UNIMES - Nîmes Université, UMay - Université de Mayotte (UMay))

  • Clara Douaihy

    (EDC - EDC Paris Business School)

  • Karim Messeghem

    (MRM - Montpellier Research in Management - UPVD - Université de Perpignan Via Domitia - UM - Université de Montpellier)

Abstract

This article advances our understanding of the relationship between poverty and entrepreneurship by studying the survival of new ventures founded by entrepreneurs in poverty contexts. Specifically, it underscores the crucial role of innovation as a key determinant of venture survival. Using a logit analysis on a dataset of 14,280 new ventures from France, our findings reveal that firms created by entrepreneurs in poverty contexts are less likely to survive than those established by other entrepreneurs. However, the survival probability increases significantly only for entrepreneurs in poverty contexts who found their businesses based on an innovation. Our study contributes to the entrepreneurship literature by offering new insights that challenge the prevailing view, which associates innovation and venture survival exclusively with mainstream entrepreneurs.

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  • Walid Nakara & Andry Ramaroson & Clara Douaihy & Karim Messeghem, 2025. "From poverty to prosperity: innovation as a key factor in new venture survival," Post-Print hal-05263495, HAL.
    • Handle: RePEc:hal:journl:hal-05263495
    DOI: 10.1080/08985626.2025.2523806
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