This research seeks to understand the situation that entrepreneurs have experienced during COVID-19 and the impact that this has caused on the entrepreneurial ecosystem. The question is whether business incubators as facilitating institutions of entrepreneurship have been determinants for the survival of startups. The study was conducted using a statistical methodology of analysis based on the application of structural equations modeling (SEM) on a theoretical framework built and validated empirically in a representative sample of entrepreneurs from the Community of Madrid (Spain). The results obtained show that the different tools, actions, advice, and services offered by the business incubators, during confinement to the present, have been key to the survival of the entrepreneurial ecosystem, which in turn promotes the advancement of the productive industry of our country.

Introduction: This research investigates the impact of business incubators' training and support initiatives on emotional intelligence in entrepreneurship and how this subsequently affects the success of incubated startups.Methods: The study proposes and tests four hypotheses using a structural equation model (SEM) and data collected from October 2023 to February 2024.Results: The findings indicate the following: First, business incubator training programmes significantly enhance entrepreneurs' emotional intelligence. Second, psychological support services help entrepreneurs overcome challenges and maintain a positive mindset. Third, incubators provide a supportive environment that fosters entrepreneurs' confidence, contributing to business success.Discussion: By elucidating the relationship between incubator activities, emotional intelligence development, and entrepreneurial success, this study can inform the design of more effective business incubator programmes and the development of policies prioritising entrepreneurs' emotional growth, strengthening the entrepreneurial ecosystem.

Objective: This study aims to evaluate the effectiveness of business incubators and business accelerators when launching any type of business initiative on to the market, with the aim of discovering whether or not they effectively meet the expectations of both job and value creation for society at large and, consequently, whether or not they are a profitable instrument to achieve this. The aim is to try to establish whether the results obtained these organisations are a result of complying with the different dimensions of the relational coordination model. Methodology: The methodology of this article sets out a theoretical framework which highlights the organisations that exist to help the entrepreneur. At the same time, this is done by means of the Delphi method, a survey of different experts in the field, in order to obtain a number of conclusions or arguments that will provide more information. Results: The results of this study have been positive: Entrepreneurship support programmes that play an important role in the development of the entrepreneurial ecosystem, creating an ideal environment for startups. Limitations: A possible limitation of this study is that only business incubators and business accelerators have been involved, without bearing other types of organisations in mind, such as coworking centres, whose mission is also similar. Practical implications: There is currently a growing interest on the part of public administrations and private companies in creating organisations with these characteristics, with the aim of promoting innovation and economic development in our society.

Digitalization is a transformative phenomenon catalyzing innovative paradigms and operational methodologies within the realm of business, with a pronounced impact on nascent enterprises, notably startups. The aim of this paper is to ascertain the influence of digitalization and the effects of the different sociodemographic variables, both internal and environmental, as key driving elements in the probability of a company’s success and as indicators of business persistence and growth. Taking a representative sample of entrepreneurs from the Community of Madrid, Spain, a statistical structural equation model (SEM) is built. The results show the importance that the degree of adaptation of the startup to digitization acquires in persistence, the effort to generate inter-entrepreneurship within the company, the preparation of the promoting team, their work skills, good practices, and the influence of environmental variables. This study contributes to dispelling the great uncertainty that afflicts entrepreneurs and making them understand the importance of innovation, training, and continuous updating, expansion, and renewal of knowledge and especially the value of learning about applications of new technologies, the transformation of processes within a business model, and the correct adaptation to an environment that is constantly changing.

This study, based on a systematic review of the literature and regulatory analysis, explores how entrepreneurship is configured as a possible way to reconcile work and personal life. The research reveals that, although entrepreneurship offers advantages, such as autonomy, flexibility, and a sense of purpose, in practice, many entrepreneurs face intense workloads, economic insecurity, uncertainty, and lack of structural support that limit this work-life balance. The results show a marked difference between those who undertake entrepreneurship as an opportunity and those who do it out of necessity, with the former more likely to experience well-being and success and the latter more likely to be exposed to precariousness and stress. In addition, a gender gap persists in co-responsibility, even in self-employment models. For entrepreneurship to truly be a way of reconciling work-life balance, public policies of support, emotional training, and networks of co-responsibility must be integrated to guarantee the well-being of the entrepreneur and their sustainability over time.