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Motivations and mitigating business limitations in Scottish rural home-based businesses.

Kapasi, Isla; Galloway, Laura

Authors

Isla Kapasi

Laura Galloway



Abstract

This paper details a qualitative exploratory study of rural home-based businesses. Little is known about the formation or operation of home-based businesses in rural areas despite their high incidence rate.in-depth cases are presented and, by employing a methodology designed to elicit rich narratives, the stories of eight participants are told. emergent themes include the motivations for and the realities of operating a rural home-based business, the importance of a contextual factors, and the use of technology.

Citation

Kapasi, I., & Galloway, L. (2016). Motivations and mitigating business limitations in Scottish rural home-based businesses. Local Economy, 31(3), 377-392. https://doi.org/10.1177/0269094216643029

Journal Article Type Article
Acceptance Date Mar 15, 2016
Online Publication Date Apr 14, 2016
Publication Date May 1, 2016
Deposit Date May 29, 2016
Print ISSN 0269-0942
Electronic ISSN 1470-9325
Publisher Taylor & Francis
Peer Reviewed Peer Reviewed
Volume 31
Issue 3
Pages 377-392
DOI https://doi.org/10.1177/0269094216643029
Keywords Context; home-based business; motivations;Shapero’s Entrepreneurial Event; technology
Public URL http://researchrepository.napier.ac.uk/id/eprint/10294
Publisher URL http://lec.sagepub.com/content/31/3/377.short