Purpose

In this paper family entrepreneurship and its banking support in Kuwait is discussed, as one of the wealthiest countries in the world. In the beginning is provided an overview of the Kuwaiti context of entrepreneurship and small- and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs), followed by discussion of family businesses' profile and benefits to the economy and society. The paper discusses the banking sector in Kuwait and its contribution to the development of family entrepreneurship and the small business sector in Kuwait.

Design/methodology/approach

For purposes of this study a multiple case study approach and a snowballing sample was used.

Findings

Even that, Kuwait is considered as an Islamic country, from the answers and comments that were received from our research, we concluded that most of the family businesses cooperate with conventional banks, instead of Islamic banks.

Practical implications

Several supporting products are described and analysed in this paper, which can help family business and SMEs' owners where to address when a support is needed. Also are provided information on similarities and differences between Islamic and conventional banking.

Originality/value

This paper is one of the first papers that discusses family businesses and entrepreneurship in Kuwait and the support they receive from Islamic and conventional banks. It provides original quotes from family business owners regarding this topic.

中文翻译：

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科威特的家族创业和银行支持：传统银行与伊斯兰银行

目的

本文讨论了科威特作为世界上最富裕的国家之一的家族创业及其银行支持。首先概述了科威特的创业背景和中小企业 (SME)，然后讨论了家族企业的概况以及对经济和社会的好处。本文讨论了科威特的银行业及其对科威特家庭创业和小企业部门发展的贡献。

设计/方法/方法

出于本研究的目的，使用了多案例研究方法和滚雪球样本。

发现

即便如此，科威特也被认为是一个伊斯兰国家，从我们研究中得到的答案和评论中，我们得出结论，大多数家族企业与传统银行合作，而不是与伊斯兰银行合作。

实际影响

本文描述和分析了几种支持产品，可以帮助家族企业和中小企业主在需要支持时解决哪里。还提供了有关伊斯兰银行业务和传统银行业务之间异同的信息。

原创性/价值

这篇论文是最早讨论科威特家族企业和企业家精神以及他们从伊斯兰银行和传统银行获得的支持的论文之一。它提供了家族企业主关于此主题的原始引述。