000148925 001__ 148925 000148925 005__ 20250123152145.0 000148925 0247_ $$2doi$$a10.1111/grow.70017 000148925 0248_ $$2sideral$$a142103 000148925 037__ $$aART-2025-142103 000148925 041__ $$aeng 000148925 100__ $$0(orcid)0000-0002-6468-0944$$aFuertes-Callén, Yolanda$$uUniversidad de Zaragoza 000148925 245__ $$aRural Entrepreneurship in the Face of Geodemographic Challenges 000148925 260__ $$c2025 000148925 5060_ $$aAccess copy available to the general public$$fUnrestricted 000148925 5203_ $$aRural entrepreneurs face significant obstacles due to factors such as sparse population, low density, aging population, remoteness from markets and financial providers, inadequate infrastructure, and challenging geographic conditions. These factors contribute to rural disadvantage, fueling rural depopulation. Governments often attempt to address rural depopulation by supporting entrepreneurship, but eligibility criteria vary widely. This paper develops a model of rural entrepreneurship liability explained by municipal demographic and geographic factors. We analyzed the geographical distribution of all companies established in Spain since 2012, along with the attributes of the municipalities where they are headquartered. While working‐age municipal population is the primary factor in determining rural entrepreneurship liability, network coverage, altitude, and population variation also play noteworthy roles. Geographic constraints have a significant negative impact on entrepreneurship, but their influence is mitigated by the working‐age municipal population, highlighting the unique challenges faced by rural entrepreneurs. One policy implication of our findings is that governments could consider using this model to allocate grants based on the actual difficulty of undertaking entrepreneurship in each municipality. 000148925 536__ $$9info:eu-repo/grantAgreement/ES/AEI/PID2022-136818NB-I00$$9info:eu-repo/grantAgreement/ES/AEI/PID2023-146084OB-I00$$9info:eu-repo/grantAgreement/ES/DGA/S33-23R$$9info:eu-repo/grantAgreement/ES/DGA/S38-23R 000148925 540__ $$9info:eu-repo/semantics/openAccess$$aby-nc-nd$$uhttp://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/3.0/es/ 000148925 655_4 $$ainfo:eu-repo/semantics/article$$vinfo:eu-repo/semantics/publishedVersion 000148925 700__ $$0(orcid)0000-0002-5557-0380$$aCuéllar-Fernández, Beatriz$$uUniversidad de Zaragoza 000148925 700__ $$0(orcid)0009-0001-3533-7004$$aSerrano-Magdalena, Adriana$$uUniversidad de Zaragoza 000148925 7102_ $$14002$$2230$$aUniversidad de Zaragoza$$bDpto. Contabilidad y Finanzas$$cÁrea Economía Finan. y Contab. 000148925 773__ $$g56, 1 (2025), e70017 [19 pp.]$$pGrowth change$$tGROWTH AND CHANGE$$x0017-4815 000148925 8564_ $$s483670$$uhttps://zaguan.unizar.es/record/148925/files/texto_completo.pdf$$yVersión publicada 000148925 8564_ $$s2362840$$uhttps://zaguan.unizar.es/record/148925/files/texto_completo.jpg?subformat=icon$$xicon$$yVersión publicada 000148925 909CO $$ooai:zaguan.unizar.es:148925$$particulos$$pdriver 000148925 951__ $$a2025-01-23-14:47:12 000148925 980__ $$aARTICLE