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Female Young Entrepreneurship: Practical Evidence

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Entrepreneurship is a fundamental phenomenon that has been object of study and research in many countries, due to the social and economical development it induces (Timmons and Spinelli 2004; Kirzner 1979). Generally speaking, the entrepreneurial activity has considerably increased in recent years, as the barriers to entry have never been so low, and access to resources and market opportunities appears to be rather easy.

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Del Giudice, M. (2014). Female Young Entrepreneurship: Practical Evidence. In: Student Entrepreneurship in the Social Knowledge Economy. Innovation, Technology, and Knowledge Management. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-05567-1_9

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