This paper considers the entrepreneurial ecosystem concept, which in recent years has gained interest from a variety of perspectives including entrepreneurship, management, and economic geography. Specifically, the paper identifies a gap in the literature regarding the concept's sectoral or industrial focus. Prior applications to real-world case studies have focused on a fairly narrow range of industries and places. In this paper, we apply the concept to a case study of one creative and cultural industry, the fashion industry, to help us understand not only the performance and function of entrepreneurs and small businesses in this industries, but also potential policy supports. We map the institutions and spaces in Toronto's entrepreneurial ecosystem, drawing on extensive qualitative research to consider the dynamics and interactions therein. In parallel, we advance the concept theoretically, questioning its tenability and applicability in a wider range of economic systems by adding the perspective of cultural and creative industries.

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走向时尚：通过多伦多案例研究将创业生态系统概念扩展到创意产业

本文考虑了近年来从创业、管理和经济地理学等多个角度引起人们兴趣的创业生态系统概念。具体而言，本文确定了有关该概念的部门或行业重点的文献中的空白。以前对现实世界案例研究的应用集中在相当狭窄的行业和地方。在本文中，我们将这一概念应用到一个创意和文化产业——时尚产业的案例研究中，以帮助我们了解该产业中企业家和小企业的表现和功能，以及潜在的政策支持。我们绘制了多伦多创业生态系统中的机构和空间，利用广泛的定性研究来考虑其中的动态和相互作用。同时，我们从理论上推进这一概念，通过加入文化和创意产业的视角，质疑其在更广泛的经济体系中的适用性和适用性。