Purpose

The purpose of this paper is to introduce the special issue “The Entrepreneurship Challenges in Latin America”.

Design/methodology/approach

Latin America and the Caribbean is a region with many potentialities. Like one of the largest markets in the world, entrepreneurship activities can constitute a key element to enhance regional competitiveness.

Findings

This study makes a general overview of entrepreneurship dynamics in Latin America and its contexts. This study presents the eight manuscripts that constitute the special issue.

Originality/value

This study contributes to current academic conversations and highlights the relevance of continuing inquiring about the entrepreneurship phenomena at the regional level.

Contribution to impact

This study expects that this special issue will help the region’s scholarly entrepreneurship community and others interested in Latin America. This study also believes that this special issue manuscript makes a relevant contribution to policy and practice.

中文翻译：

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客座社论：拉丁美洲的创业挑战

目的

本文的目的是介绍特刊“拉丁美洲的创业挑战”。

设计/方法/方法

拉丁美洲和加勒比地区是一个具有许多潜力的地区。与世界上最大的市场之一一样，创业活动可以构成提高区域竞争力的关键因素。

发现

本研究对拉丁美洲的创业动态及其背景进行了总体概述。本研究介绍了构成特刊的八份手稿。

原创性/价值

这项研究有助于当前的学术对话，并强调了在区域层面继续探究创业现象的相关性。

对影响的贡献

本研究预计，这一特刊将帮助该地区的学术创业社区和其他对拉丁美洲感兴趣的人。本研究还认为，这份特刊手稿对政策和实践做出了相关贡献。