Draft research project proposal in entrepreneurial finance Preuss, Björna 08/03/2015 a School of

Business, Society and Engineering, Mälardalen University – Sweden, School of Business, University of
Applied Sciences Kiel – Germany b.preuss@outlook.com Abstract This paper presents a research project
in the field of empirical entrepreneurial finance. The project aims to explain the effects that different
financing options have on the performance of private owned business for example startups. It is using
network theory in order to explain differences in the performance or the drive of innovations by having
different finance options (e.g. venture capital). The stronger the outcomes like financial performance,
innovation etc. is linked to financing options and with that to potential network effects, the easier it is
for actors (e.g. investors or government) to evaluate a venture and make their decisions. Keywords:
Entrepreneurship; Finance; Corporate; Venture; Capital; Network