01508nas a2200205   4500008004100000245007800041210006900119260000900188300001000197490000700207520085100214653001501065653001201080653001701092653003301109100001801142700001601160700002101176856010501197       2016                        eng d00aThe role of informal capital on new venture formation and growth in China0 arole of informal capital on new venture formation and growth in   c2016  a79-910 v463 aThis study examines the nature and role of informal capital used by micro-firms in the dynamic emerging market of China. Using a unique source of data for 260 urban entrepreneurs, this study provides empirical evidence that entrepreneurs’ personal savings and family funding are important sources of start-up capital. However, household income is the most important funding source in driving firm growth over time. This research directly addresses the lacuna of studies on entrepreneurship in emerging economies and contributes to our understanding of the critical role informal capital plays in the Chinese entrepreneurial process. Overall findings suggest that informal capital is still predominantly used over formal capital sources for financing firm start-up, underscoring the slow transition in China from an emerging to a modern economy.10aAccounting10aFinance10aOSU-Cascades10aOSU-Cascades Hospitality Mgt1 aElston, Julie1 aChen, Sandy1 aWeidinger, Alois  u/biblio/role-informal-capital-new-venture-formation-and-growth-china