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Characteristics Of Entrepreneurs Of Small Business In Tabasco, Mexico

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  • Norma Aguilar-Morales
  • María del Carmen Sandoval-Caraveo
  • Edith Georgina Surdez-Pérez
  • Sulma Guadalupe Gómez-Jiménez

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The objective of this paper is to identify personal features from small businesses of commercial and service activity company entrepreneurs, as well as the factors related to how they have directed their companies and factors that have allowed them to remain in the market. The study takes place in the city of Villahermosa Tabasco, Mexico. A semi-structured interview was used as a tool to gather information. A detailed analysis of the interview results was carried out to detect the entrepreneurial characteristics of managers who. The work presents a theoretical framework, which defines manager concepts and features required to identify business opportunities and lead the company to the achievement of goals. The results identify the personal features of entrepreneurs found in commercial and services small businesses as well as the style entrepreneurs use to lead their company.

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  • Norma Aguilar-Morales & María del Carmen Sandoval-Caraveo & Edith Georgina Surdez-Pérez & Sulma Guadalupe Gómez-Jiménez, 2013. "Characteristics Of Entrepreneurs Of Small Business In Tabasco, Mexico," Review of Business and Finance Studies, The Institute for Business and Finance Research, vol. 4(1), pages 23-36.
    • Handle: RePEc:ibf:rbfstu:v:4:y:2013:i:1:p:23-36
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    1. Manuel Carrasco Carrasco & Nuria Toledano Garrido, 2003. "La promoción de la economía social a través del programa Escuela de Empresas Cooperativas. El caso de la provincia de Huelva," CIRIEC-España, revista de economía pública, social y cooperativa, CIRIEC-España, issue 46, pages 7-38, November.
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      Keywords

      Small Business; Entrepreneur; Entrepreneurial; Leadership;
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      JEL classification:

      • L26 - Industrial Organization - - Firm Objectives, Organization, and Behavior - - - Entrepreneurship

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