Previous studies have found a close relationship between exit/failure decisions and entrepreneurial/organisational characteristics. In the same line, entrepreneurship literature has recognised that the context matters in any entrepreneurial process, including “exit,” “failure” or “re-entry.” This manuscript proposes a conceptual framework to identify the elements of the entrepreneurial ecosystem that foster or impede the re-entry into entrepreneurship after a business failure. By reviewing the accumulation of knowledge, we identified the individual, the organisational, and the contextual conditions that influence the trajectory of an individual who decides to re-enter after a business failure. This manuscript provides a better understanding of the critical role of agents involved in the entrepreneurial ecosystem. A provocative discussion and implications emerge for this study in order to reduce individual barriers and unfavourable social norms towards business failure.

先前的研究发现，退出/失败决策与企业家/组织特征之间存在密切的关系。同样，企业家文学也认识到，上下文在任何创业过程中都至关重要，包括“退出”，“失败”或“重新进入”。该手稿提出了一个概念框架，以识别创业生态系统的要素，这些要素促进或阻止企业倒闭后重新进入创业领域。通过回顾知识的积累，我们确定了个人，组织和环境条件，这些条件会影响决定在企业倒闭后重新进入的个人的轨迹。该手稿更好地了解了参与企业生态系统的主体的关键作用。