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Neoliberal Ideology and the Myth of the Self-Made Entrepreneur

Vogel, Steven K. - 2020

Neoliberal political leaders such as Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher (1979-90) and President Ronald Reagan (1981-89) heralded entrepreneurs as capitalist heroes. Yet for the most part the policies they enacted did not help real entrepreneurs. Their ideology impaired their ability to promote...

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In the Name of Entrepreneurship? The Logic and Effects of Special Regulatory Treatment for Small Businesses

Gates, Susan M. - 2015

There has been ongoing concern that some regulations, rules, and government policies place a disproportionate burden on small businesses and entrepreneurs. For this reason, small businesses often receive special regulatory treatment, such as exemptions from legislation or extended deadlines for...

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Lowering barriers to entrepreneurship and promoting small business growth in South Africa

Lewis, Christine; Gasealahwe, Boingotlo - 2017

Lowering high levels of unemployment and inequality are amongst the largest challenges facing South Africa. More entrepreneurs and thriving small businesses would contribute to inclusive growth. Measures of entrepreneurial activity are lower in South Africa than in other emerging economies....

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Government as a Source of Capital for Entrepreneurs : Evidence from Entrepreneurial Exits

Cumming, Douglas J. - 2018

We examine the impact of government ownership on venture-backed private firm exits spanning 50 countries over the years 1990-2010. The data examined indicate that, relative to deals in which the investor base is purely nongovernment, private firms that have government ownership have higher...

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Personality traits and business environment for entrepreneurial motivation

Zarnadze, Giorgi; Dika, Ines; Çera, Gentjan; Ribeiro, … - In: Administrative Sciences : open access journal 12 (2022) 4, pp. 1-18

respondents from three counties: Czechia, Hungary, and Serbia. The results show that personality traits positively influence …

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Entrepreneurship and the business environment in Africa : an application to Ethiopia

Brixiova, Zuzana; Ncube, Mthuli - 2013

rigid business environment where an equilibrium outcome can be a low-skill, low-productivity trap. By fostering productive … high-productivity equilibrium. …

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Perceptions of Turkish entrepreneurs and employees about Hungarian business environment and attitudes

Onalan, Mehmet Sercan; Magda, Robert - In: Open economics 1 (2018) 1, pp. 179-198

day increased the volume of trade between those two nations. In this case, the location of Hungary had a significant role … opportunities in Hungary are starting to become noticed by Turkish entrepreneurs. In the last decade, the main characteristic of the … Turkish in Hungary is that they went to this country as entrepreneurs. The main characteristic that distinguishes the Turks …

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Perceptions regarding strategic and structural entry barriers

Lutz, Clemens; Kemp, Ron; Dijkstra, S. Gerhard - In: Small Business Economics 35 (2010) 1, pp. 19-33

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Impact of COVID-19 crisis and resilience of small and medium enterprises : evidence from Romania

Iancu, Anica; Popescu, Luminita; Varzaru, Anca Antoaneta; … - In: Eastern European economics : EEE 60 (2022) 4, pp. 352-374

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Small business in Russia : institutions, market potential, taxes and digitalization

Zemtsov, Stepan; Tsareva, Yulia; Barinova, Vera A.; … - In: Post-communist economies 34 (2022) 8, pp. 1029-1053

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