Success Factors for Start-ups Related to Agriculture, Food and Nutrition and Their Relevance to Education

Continuous formation of new businesses, start-ups, which could establish themselves on the market and be successful, should be supported in all economic areas, and the area of agriculture is no exception. Thus the main aim of this paper is to formulate a recommendation for educational institutions w...

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Main Authors: Helena Smolová, Pavla Kubová, Hana Urbancová
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Mendel University Press 2018-01-01
Series:Acta Universitatis Agriculturae et Silviculturae Mendelianae Brunensis
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Online Access:https://acta.mendelu.cz/66/3/0791/
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description Continuous formation of new businesses, start-ups, which could establish themselves on the market and be successful, should be supported in all economic areas, and the area of agriculture is no exception. Thus the main aim of this paper is to formulate a recommendation for educational institutions which prepare future generations, among others, to establish start-ups in agriculture that reflect fundamental success factors. The data were acquired with the aid of structured interviews (n = 6), which were carried out in electronic form. The respondents agreed that they considered the greatest obstacle, and at the same time challenge, to be the entry into the unknown, and that fear of failure in the context of an enterprise in the area of agriculture, food and nutrition has arrived only in the last few years, when loans, employees and obligations are on the rise.
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spelling doaj.art-bf82f55d922d48a982ce3162db416bbd2022-12-21T19:41:29ZengMendel University PressActa Universitatis Agriculturae et Silviculturae Mendelianae Brunensis1211-85162464-83102018-01-0166379180110.11118/actaun201866030791Success Factors for Start-ups Related to Agriculture, Food and Nutrition and Their Relevance to EducationHelena Smolová0Pavla Kubová1Hana Urbancová2University of Economics and Management Prague, Nárožní 2600/9a, 158 00 Praha 5, Czech RepublicUniversity of Economics and Management Prague, Nárožní 2600/9a, 158 00 Praha 5, Czech RepublicDepartment of Territorial Development of Agriculture and Rural Areas, Division Research – Rural Development, Institute of Agricultural Economics and Information, Mánesova 1453/75, 120 00 Prague 2, Czech RepublicContinuous formation of new businesses, start-ups, which could establish themselves on the market and be successful, should be supported in all economic areas, and the area of agriculture is no exception. Thus the main aim of this paper is to formulate a recommendation for educational institutions which prepare future generations, among others, to establish start-ups in agriculture that reflect fundamental success factors. The data were acquired with the aid of structured interviews (n = 6), which were carried out in electronic form. The respondents agreed that they considered the greatest obstacle, and at the same time challenge, to be the entry into the unknown, and that fear of failure in the context of an enterprise in the area of agriculture, food and nutrition has arrived only in the last few years, when loans, employees and obligations are on the rise.https://acta.mendelu.cz/66/3/0791/agriculturefoodnutritionstart-upsuccess factors
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Acta Universitatis Agriculturae et Silviculturae Mendelianae Brunensis
agriculture
food
nutrition
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success factors
title Success Factors for Start-ups Related to Agriculture, Food and Nutrition and Their Relevance to Education
title_full Success Factors for Start-ups Related to Agriculture, Food and Nutrition and Their Relevance to Education
title_fullStr Success Factors for Start-ups Related to Agriculture, Food and Nutrition and Their Relevance to Education
title_full_unstemmed Success Factors for Start-ups Related to Agriculture, Food and Nutrition and Their Relevance to Education
title_short Success Factors for Start-ups Related to Agriculture, Food and Nutrition and Their Relevance to Education
title_sort success factors for start ups related to agriculture food and nutrition and their relevance to education
topic agriculture
food
nutrition
start-up
success factors
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