Affiliation:
1. Department of Accounting-Finance-Economy, Kedge Business School, 680 Cours de la Liberation, 33405 Talence, France
2. Department of Finance, EDC Business School, 74/80 Rue Roque de Fillol, 92800 Puteaux, France
Abstract
Micro-enterprises are at the heart of industrialized countries’ political concerns, particularly in Europe. If the latter are the subject of such special attention, it is because of their important role in terms of economic growth. This study evaluated the factors of business success as a multidimensional and multifaceted construct that integrates three aspects: entrepreneurial continuity, economic success, and entrepreneur satisfaction. Together, we included these three aspects in an econometric analysis using an ordered Probit model. We propose, from a new angle, an understanding of the determinants of the sustainable performance of micro-enterprises, in this case, those financed by microcredit in France. Our results show that total success seems to be explained in particular by elements from financial and human capital, motivation, and entrepreneurial support.
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