Growth and Survival of Small-sized Enterprises in Hostile Territories

There is something still considered marginal in the literature of econ-omy: the character of the entrepreneur whose career develops in a hostile socioeconomic environment. It is made-up of abilities that fol-low no code, the fruit of evolutionary adjustments essential to under-stand peculiar kinds of small enterprise. The unforeseen legacy of a territorial competition where what counts, besides the immediate abil-ity to respond to unexpected events, is a further dose of creativity that cannot be found in geographical outposts (that welcome enterprises) hosting the modern capitalist industry. The point here is to try to as-sess how important this cognitive asset is and in which situations it clearly displays its weight in entrepreneurial activity.