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In the 21^st century, what barriers to startup/success limit the potential of these entrepreneurs?

What theories best explain venture creation, survival, or failure among women, minority, and immigrant entrepreneurs?

Are there important differences between these entrepreneurial groups, the general population, and how they approach entrepreneurship?  How might these differences and/or generational status positively/negatively impact creation, survival or success?

Entrepreneurial Environments, Support Systems, and Social Networks

What environmental factors, support systems, or types of entrepreneurial ecosystems provide coping mechanisms for challenges faced by these entrepreneurs; and help facilitate success?

What unique environmental, social, and personal challenges do these entrepreneurs face with respect to raising capital and securing new venture financing?

How can women, minority and immigrant entrepreneurs develop their social networks and social capital to compete for angel and venture capital?

How do women, minority, and immigrant entrepreneurs network with others, develop their social networks and build social capital both before founding and after founding their ventures.

Entrepreneurial Groups, Processes, Cognition, Social Responsibility

Are there distinctive idea identification and opportunity recognition processes utilized by women, minority and immigrant entrepreneurs? 

How cognitions, cognitive processes, and entrepreneurial self-efficacy for these entrepreneurs are impacted by the environments they live in and the social network contacts they interact with.

What role does social responsibility play in ventures created by women, minorities, and immigrants?

How do women, minority and immigrant entrepreneurs approach succession planning?

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