The new generation of millennial entrepreneurs: A review and call for research

•Entering the third decade of the new millennium, the millennial generation is stepping into their most productive stage of life.•The world’s economy is evolving fast and presenting distinct entrepreneurial opportunities to millennials across the globe.•It is critical that scholars of international entrepreneurship explore the new breed of millennial entrepreneurs and contrast them across generations and countries.•Researchers need to explore the unique characteristics of millennial entrepreneurs, their influence on entrepreneurial motivation, orientation, opportunity discovery and exploitation process.