Entrepreneurial support : Origin, evolution and types of structures in literature

Abstract

Aimed at supporting entrepreneurs and project leaders, strategies have emerged in parallel with the progress of the economic world to help projects survive and develop. Among these strategies, entrepreneurial support has recently become essential for entrepreneurs through different practices in several types of support structures.
Entrepreneurial support appears as an ecosystem of support for entrepreneurship and functions as a dynamic and collaborative network, composed of various stakeholders such as incubators, nurseries, mentoring and coaching firms, or financial support organizations, as well as business services and government initiatives. Each element plays a distinct, but interconnected, role in promoting entrepreneurial success, but the common goal is to allow an entrepreneurial project to survive and ensure proper functioning in the market. The purpose of this article is to clarify the origin of this strategy, its evolution and its different structures in the French and English literatures.