Table 2 Research on different sub-populations entrepreneurship activities.

From: Evaluating state-driven e-commerce strategies for empowering disadvantaged rural entrepreneurs in China

Theme

Content

Related Studies

Female

Adversity

Marriage and familial obligations

(Abbink et al. 2020; Fizza, 2023; Hu et al. 2024)

Entrepreneurship

Communication abilities, facilitating online learning, and familial & social support

(Chatterjee et al. 2022; Chatterjee et al. 2020; McLean et al. 2018)

Minority

Adversity

Limited contact with the outside world

(Andersen, 2017; Vervoort et al. 2011; F. Zhao et al. 2021)

Entrepreneurship

Exploration and presentation of unique ethnic characteristics

(Ramasubramanian et al. 2017; Sturgeon, 2010; Zhan and Ning, 2021)

Low education

Adversity

Lack of education

(Bernard and Keim-Klärner, 2023; Gerbery and Miklosovic, 2023; Schulz et al. 2016)

Entrepreneurship

knowledge acquisition and skill development

(Bentley et al. 2019; Fossen and Neyse, 2023; Fry and Thieme, 2019)

Family poverty

Adversity

Limited initial assets, stringent traditional credit conditions, and the low valuation of minimal capital requirements

(L. J. Huang et al. 2021; Xiao et al. 2022; Yamalakonda et al. 2023)

Entrepreneurship

Using before paying

(Bort and Totterman, 2023; Gao and Liu, 2020; Huang et al. 2023)

Illness

Adversity

Physical challenges

(Forbat, 2023; Jammaers and Zanoni, 2020; Montgomery et al. 2023)

Entrepreneurship

Safeguard the dignity of farmers

(Harpur and Blanck, 2020; Tang and Tsang, 2020; Torp et al. 2020)

Old

Adversity

Declining physical vigor

(Qvist, 2023; Wang and Hari, 2023; H. Zhao et al. 2021)

Entrepreneurship

Valuable human capital, life experience, and resilient psychological qualities

(Y. M. Kim et al. 2023; Liu, 2010; Weller et al. 2018)