#5040. Key locational factors for immigrant entrepreneurs in top entrepreneurial ecosystems

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Abstract:
This study describes the locational factors that are most valuable and useful to immigrant entrepreneurs in the Bay Area, which is also referred to as Silicon Valley in this paper. Silicon Valley is the world’s leading entrepreneurial and technological ecosystem. The goal of this study is to identify the locational factors of Silicon Valley that are most valued by immigrant entrepreneurs and to classify and rank the factors that are most closely linked to the successful performance of new ventures founded by immigrant entrepreneurs. Empirical analysis was conducted in 20XX through personal interviews with 54 new ventures that were founded or co-founded by Spanish entrepreneurs in the Bay Area. After just five years (20XX–20XX), almost half of the companies had failed. Around 30% remained active but were failing to meet expectations, and only 12 of the 54 companies could be deemed fully successful. The findings contribute to the literature on entrepreneurial ecosystems by providing new evidence of the resources and locational factors that are most valued by immigrant entrepreneurs in top entrepreneurial hubs.
Keywords:
Entrepreneurial ecosystems; Entrepreneurship; Immigrant entrepreneurs; Locational factors; New venture funding; Silicon Valley

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