Entrepreneurship
Research Topic
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Research problems linked to this topic
- What are the most effective business support practices to accelerate the growth of tech startups and scaleups?
- What are the barriers faced by founders outside of London and the South East in accessing finance, talent and support?
- Spin-outs and finance eco-system: How can the current system for university spin-outs be improved to nurture the next generation of globally competitive Science & Technology companies?
- How should business support practices such as accelerators be designed to maximise their impact on tech startups and scaleups?
- What are innovators perceptions of regulations and standards in relation to innovation? Do perceptions vary depending on the type of innovator (e.g. start-up vs large firm) or depending on the stage of innovation (e.g. low vs high TRL)?
- What are the barriers faced by founders from diverse backgrounds in accessing finance? How does this vary across different social groups (e.g. ethnicity, gender, age, neurodiversity, disability status)?
- Innovation drivers and barriers: How can innovation support be better tailored to different types of firms and the specific barriers they face? To what extent is innovation in firms persistent and what factors influence this?
- We need to understand who the UK technology companies are, who owns them and who invests in them.
- What solutions, introduced at what scales, would increase the access to finance for founders from diverse backgrounds? (i.e. depending on demographic groups/ intersectionality considerations)? What works for different groups? Which are expected to gain maximum impact?
- More comprehensive evidence on the determinants of funding for early-stage companies, and on what stage companies struggle to secure funding the most.
- Providing sufficient scale up capital for fast growing tech and deep tech companies is always a very important topic, as part of the global race for leadership.