Digital Tools in Education: The Impact on Entrepreneurial Intention and Attraction of Development Funding

Abstract

The aim of the study is to investigate the structure of digital tools, as well as the impact of their use in entrepreneurship education on entrepreneurial intention and the readiness of entrepreneurs to attract development funding. Within the framework of this study, special attention was paid to gender issues, based on the results of previous studies, which indicate that women have less opportunities and willingness to attract funding for their business ideas. Attention is drawn to Latvia, where women are lagging behind in entrepreneurship.

Considering the relatively recent emergence of digital tools, there is very little research on the impact of their use in increasing entrepreneurial intention and attracting development funding. As a result of the study, proposals for stakeholders on how to design and use digital tools in entrepreneurship education in training young entrepreneurs are developed. Higher education institutions, development finance institutions, governmental and non-governmental organizations involved in entrepreneurship policy formation, promotion of entrepreneurship and representation of entrepreneurs’ interests, as well as local governments are examples of stakeholders within the framework of this research.