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The Investigation into Motivations, Success Factors and Barriers Among Women Small Business Owners: An Overview of Extant Literature

International Journal of Management and Economics
Volume 39 (2013): Issue 1 (September 2013)
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|Oct 2014
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DOI: https://doi.org/10.2478/ijme-2014-0024 | Journal eISSN: 2543-5361 (formerly 2299-9701) | Journal ISSN: 2299-9701
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Language: English
Page range: 108 - 125
Published on: Oct 17, 2014
Published by: SGH Warsaw School of Economics
In partnership with: Paradigm Publishing Services
Publication frequency: 4 issues per year
Keywords:
barriers,
motivation,
small business owners,
success factors,
women entre-preneurship
Related subjects:
Business and economics,
Business management,
Management accounting, financial controlling, cost calculation, investment

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