The importance of lifestyle entrepreneurship: A conceptual study of the tourism industry

Abstract

The purpose of the paper is to explore and discuss the emergence of lifestyle entrepreneurship. The article addresses the question of the relationship between entrepreneur’s life quality and enterprise growth. The purpose is to conceptualize this relationship and to learn more about lifestyle entrepreneurship. Tourism serves as a case industry to illustrate both relevant research in the field of lifestyle entrepreneurship and a conceptual framework to examine the relationship between entrepreneurial activities and perceived life quality. The paper delivers a literature review on entrepre-neurship and certain forms of entrepreneurship and conceptualizes lifestyle enterprise’s growth.

Keywords

• Lifestyle
• Entrepreneurship
• Tourism
• Entrepreneurial Motives.