This volume addresses the increase in the number of firms in mixed
or residential neighbourhoods. It offers a balanced and
well-informed set of contributions on this significant spatial
shift. These contributions focus on how these businesses make use
of the Internet, how they are affected by urban policies, how they
are embedded (also in an emotional sense) in their neighbourhoods,
and how work and care are combined in home-based businesses. This
volume, then, provides a timely and highly relevant comprehensive
view of an important phenomenon not just in the Global North but
also in the Global South.' - Robert C. Kloosterman, University of
Amsterdam, the Netherlands'This edited volume breaks new ground by
examining a neglected but important issue. Given that over half of
all businesses in many advanced economies are home-based, making
the connections between entrepreneurship and peoples' homes and
local neighbourhoods is essential for both national policies to
increase start-up rates and local policies to promote economic
development. This book will be required reading for all wishing to
understand how to harness the significant but untapped potential
for local growth by doing so.' - Colin C. Williams, University of
Sheffield, UK Entrepreneurship in Cities focuses on the neglected
role of the home and the residential neighbourhood context for
entrepreneurship and businesses within cities. The overall
objective of the book is to develop a new interdisciplinary
perspective that links entrepreneurship research with neighbourhood
and urban studies. A key contribution is to show that
entrepreneurship in cities is more than agglomeration economies and
high-tech clusters. This is the first book to connect
entrepreneurship with neighbourhoods and homes, recognising that
business activity in the city is not confined to central business
districts, high streets and industrial estates but is also
increasingly found in residential neighbourhoods. It highlights the
importance of home-based businesses for the economy of cities.
These often overlooked types of businesses and workers
significantly contribute to the 'buzz' that makes cities favourable
places to live and work. Including interdisciplinary and
international perspectives, this will be an invaluable resource for
researchers and Masters students in entrepreneurship, urban
studies, geography, and planning, as well as practitioners involved
in urban planning and development. Contributors: N. Bailey, B.
Baldauf, S.-A. Barnes, H. Behle, S. Carter, W.A.V. Clark, M. de
Hoyos, C. Ekinsmyth, I. Fischer-Krapohl, F. Flogel, S. Gartner, A.
Green, H. Hanhoerster, C. Mason, G. Mollenhorst, S. Mwaura, D.
Reuschke, V. Schutjens, A. Southern, S. Syrett, M. van Ham, H.
Verrest, B. Volker, S. Weck, G. Whittam
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