This paper examines the effect of provincial growth factors on regional entrepreneurship
growth in Vietnam by combining theoretical and empirical models. Separate regressions are run
for 63 provinces of Vietnam across the time period of 2005 to 2013. The key findings are that the
growth gap between the rich and the poor regions still exists, and the strongest growth factor
affecting provincial entrepreneurship growth is the market factor. There is evidence of spillover
effects ǁhiĐh iŵplies that Ŷeǁ fiƌŵs aŶd/oƌ the deǀelopŵeŶt of a pƌoǀiŶĐe͛s faĐtoƌs ŵaLJ
generate new entrepreneurial opportunities not only for the province itself but also for the
neighboring regions.