The Small Business Opportunity Center is built upon a robust foundation of academic research and evidence-based practice. Our research-driven approach ensures that every program, initiative, and resource we provide is grounded in proven methodologies and data-driven insights.
To this end, we seek to develop research and government studies that propel the field of entrepreneurship, positively impact small businesses, and inform the development of programs by government agencies and non-profits that best support under-resourced entrepreneurs.
Our affiliated faculty have produced a number of relevant small business and entrepreneurship studies listed below.
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Perry-Rivers, P, Mummalaneni, V., and Akkaladevi, S. (2022). Community Business Launch Program Impact Study. Report produced for the Department of Housing and Community Development.
DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.13140/RG.2.2.28676.09602
Oakey, D., Witham, C., Perry-Rivers, P., Marchand, J., & Maupai, S. (2023). Advantus Strategies.
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1. Bierly III, P. E., Coombs, J. E. (2004). Equity alliances, stages of product development, and alliance instability. Journal of Engineering and Technology Management, 21(3), 191-214.
2. Connelly, B. L., Ireland, R. D., Reutzel, C. R., Coombs, J. E. (2010). The power and effects of entrepreneurship research. Entrepreneurship Theory and Practice, 34(1), 131-149.
3. Coombs, J. E., Deeds, D. L. (2000). International alliances as sources of capital: Evidence from the biotechnology industry. Journal of High Technology Management Research, 11(2), 235-253.
4. Coombs, J. E., Deeds, D. L., Ireland, R. D. (2009). Placing the choice between exploration and exploitation in context: A study of geography and new product development. Strategic Entrepreneurship Journal, 3(3), 261-279.
5. Davis, B. C., Hmieleski, K. M., Webb, J. W., Coombs, J. E. (2017). Funders positive affective reactions to entrepreneurs crowdfunding pitches: The influence of perceived product creativity and entrepreneurial passion. Journal of Business Venturing, 32(1), 90-106.
6. Deeds, D. L., DeCarolis, D., Coombs, J. E. (1997). The impact of firm specific capabilities on the amount of capital raised in an initial public offering: Evidence from the biotechnology industry. Journal of Business Venturing, 12(1), 31-46.
7. Deeds, D. L., DeCarolis, D., Coombs, J. E. (1998). Firm-specific resources and wealth creation in high-technology ventures: Evidence from newly public biotechnology firms. Entrepreneurship Theory and Practice, 22(3), 55-73.
8. Deeds, D. L., DeCarolis, D., Coombs, J. E. (2000). Dynamic capabilities and new product development in high technology ventures: An empirical analysis of new biotechnology firms. Journal of Business Venturing, 15(3), 211-229.
9. Harrison, J. S., Coombs, J. E. (2012). The moderating effects from corporate governance characteristics on the relationship between available slack and community-based firm performance. Journal of Business Ethics, 107(4), 409-422.
10. Ireland, R. D., Webb, J. W., Coombs, J. E. (2005). Theory and methodology in entrepreneurship research. In D. B. Audretsch, H. Klomp, A. R. Thurik (Eds.), Entrepreneurship, growth, and public policy (pp. 111-141). Cambridge University Press.
11. Miao, C., Coombs, J. E., Qian, S., Sirmon, D. G. (2017). The mediating role of entrepreneurial orientation: A meta-analysis of resource orchestration and cultural contingencies. Journal of Business Research, 77, 68-80.
12. Oakey, D., Witham, C., Perry-Rivers, P., Marchand, J., Maupai, S. (2023). The Virginia Business One Stop Portal: Review and recommendations for the future (A government-funded study for the Virginia Department of Small Business and Supplier Diversity). Advantus Strategies.
13. Omotoye, R. O., Chinta, R., Mummalaneni, V., Perry-Rivers, P. Y. (2017). An empirical validation of the primary and moderating effects of income and capital on familiarity and participation of limited resource farm producers (LRFPs) in USDA programs. Journal of Business and Economics Research, 15(3).
14. Perry-Rivers, P. (2023). Business Launchpad: Get prepared to launch your dream: Workbook and certification. Amazon.
15. Perry-Rivers, P., Edmonds, D. L. (2015). Stratifications effect as an entrepreneurial context on social enterprise strategy. Journal of Ethics and Entrepreneurship, 5(2), 5-20.
16. Perry-Rivers, P., Mummalaneni, V., Akkaladevi, S. (2022). Community business launch program study (2015-July 2022): A seven-year analysis of performance outcomes for the Virginia Department of Housing and Community Development. Virginia Department of Housing and Community Development.
17. Rutherford, M. W., OBoyle, E. H., Miao, C., Goering, D., Coombs, J. E. (2017). Do response rates matter in entrepreneurship research? Journal of Business Venturing Insights, 8, 93-98.
18. Scheaf, D. J., Davis, B. C., Webb, J. W., Coombs, J. E., Borns, J., Holloway, G. (2018). Signals flexibility and interaction with visual cues: Insights from crowdfunding. Journal of Business Venturing, 33(6), 720-741.
19. Zacharakis, A. L., Shepherd, D. A., Coombs, J. E. (2003). The development of venture-capital-backed internet companies: An ecosystem perspective. Journal of Business Venturing, 18(2), 217-231.