The objective of the research was to identify if there is a joint influence between the management of entrepreneurship and innovation on the performance of Mexican SMEs. The methodological design was quantitative, explanatory, observational and transversal. To do this, it took 407 young entrepreneurs from SMEs in the state of Guanajuato, Mexico. According to the findings, entrepreneurship and innovation management had a positive and significant influence on the company’s results. Likewise, the management of the enterprise positively and significantly influenced innovation.

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Keywords:
Corporate entrepreneurship,
innovation,
business performance,
SMEs.

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