Small firms drive economic growth. Research in the OECD countries consistently shows that job growth in the entrepreneurial sector is substantially higher than it is among established (corporate) incumbents (Audretsch and Thurik, 2001). More recently, the international buzz about entrepreneurship has become even more pronounced with the explosion of new technology, rise in the availability and use of equity capital and breaking down of economic and trade barriers. The Global Entrepreneurship Monitor (GEM) studies find that entrepreneurship is a central source for employment creation (Reynolds et al., 2001; Acs et al., 2005)
