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ERIC Number: EJ695850
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 2004
Pages: 8
Abstractor: Author
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ISSN: ISSN-0040-0912
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Training and Learning as Drivers of US Microenterprise Business Plan Quality
Cook, Ronald G.; Belliveau, Paul; Sandberg, Mark E.
Education + Training, v46 n8-9 p398-405 2004
This study examined the output quality of a US microenterprise training program created to help entrepreneurs develop business plans for their ventures. The program concludes with the entrepreneurs' plans being scored by a panel of experts. Hypotheses were developed and tested to determine the importance of feedback, key components of business plan scores, and differences between teams and solo entrepreneurs. Timely feedback on business plan homework was the most significant driver of business plan quality, contributing to higher scores on the written plan and on the plans presentation to the expert panel. Plans developed by teams also scored higher than those prepared by solo entrepreneurs.
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Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research
Education Level: Adult Education
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Language: English
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