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Survey study reveals that on-the-job training enhances start-up financing and performance in new ventures, indicating the superiority of hands-on experience over classroom learning.
This paper examines how entrepreneurial training in the form of On-the-Job Training (OJT) and Off-the-Job Training (Off-JT) affects start-up financing and business performance using a survey of 7,680 new firms in Japan. The major findings of this paper are as follows. First, OJT has positive effects on both start-up financing and business performance. Second, Off-JT has only limited effects on these outcomes. Third, the positive effects of OJT can be observed even when entrepreneurs do not receive Off-JT.
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