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The field of entrepreneurship has developed very quickly in the last few decades and continues to intensify. It is widely acknowledged that entrepreneurship “is beneficial for economic growth and development” (Wim, 2013).
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Herman, E., Szabo, Z.K. (2015). Gender (In)equality in Entrepreneurship: Challenges for Romania. In: Ramadani, V., Gërguri-Rashiti, S., Fayolle, A. (eds) Female Entrepreneurship in Transition Economies. Palgrave Macmillan, London. https://doi.org/10.1057/9781137444516_8
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