Purpose

The purpose of this paper is two-fold: to examine the relationship between social support and social entrepreneurial intentions and to test the moderating roles of entrepreneurial education and physical proximity to the office of the US Small Business Administration.

Design/methodology/approach

The study adopts a quantitative methodological approach. The hypotheses are tested on a sample of 1,245 respondents who intend to start a business in the state of Florida. Factor analysis and multiple regression analysis were used to identify the relationship between social support and social entrepreneurial intentions.

Findings

The hypotheses are supported by the results. The study found a positive and significant relation between social support and social entrepreneurial intentions. It also establishes the moderating effects of entrepreneurial education and proximity to office of the US Small Business Administration on the relationship between social support and social entrepreneurial intentions, i.e. our results show not only that higher levels of social support are associated with higher entrepreneurial intentions but that this association becomes stronger with entrepreneurial education and proximity to the office of the US Small Business Administration.

Originality/value

This is the first empirical study that highlights the role of entrepreneurial education and physical proximity to the US Small Business Administration in moderating the relations between social support and social entrepreneurial intentions. The study contributes to the understanding of factors that influence social entrepreneurial intentions.

中文翻译：

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社会支持是社会创业意图的驱动力：创业教育的适度作用和与美国小企业管理局的联系

目的

本文的目的有两个：检查社会支持与社会企业家意图之间的关系，并测试企业家教育的作用以及与美国小型企业管理局办公室的实际距离。

设计/方法/方法

该研究采用定量方法论方法。在打算在佛罗里达州开展业务的1,245名受访者的样本中对这些假设进行了检验。因子分析和多元回归分析被用来识别社会支持和社会创业意图之间的关系。

发现

这些假设得到了结果的支持。该研究发现，社会支持与社会创业意图之间存在积极而显着的关系。它还建立了企业家教育和美国小企业管理局就职机会对社会支持与社会企业家意图之间关系的调节作用，即我们的结果不仅表明较高的社会支持与较高的企业家意图相关，而且通过创业教育和靠近美国小型企业管理局的办公室，该协会变得更加强大。

创意/价值

这是第一项实证研究，着重强调了创业教育和与美国小企业管理局的实际距离在调节社会支持与社会创业意图之间的关系方面的作用。该研究有助于理解影响社会企业家意图的因素。