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This chapter provides a resourceful information about the development of entrepreneurship and small and medium-sized enterprises in the Republic of Macedonia. Mainly, the current state of entrepreneurship, business environment, and problems of entrepreneurs and small business owners are discussed. The chapter ends with suggestions for further development of entrepreneurship in the future.
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Ramadani, V., Rexhepi, G., Dana, LP., Gërguri-Rashiti, S., Ratten, V. (2018). Entrepreneurship in Macedonia. In: Palalić, R., Dana, LP., Ramadani, V. (eds) Entrepreneurship in Former Yugoslavia . Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-77634-7_5
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