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Main Characteristics Of The Modern Entrepreneur

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  • Daniel Yordanov

    (University of National and World Economy, Economics of Transport and Energy Department)

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Modern entrepreneurs and entrepreneurship play an indispensable role in achieving economic success of individual businesses, as well as the high growth of the economy as a whole. In addition, entrepreneurship is at the heart of the innovative economy: bigger companies have the opportunity to show initiative and creativity. The paper presents a retrospective analysis of entrepreneurship theory and the state of scientific knowledge. On the basis of analyzes in the specialized literature and practical studies in this paper, some generalizing characteristics of contemporary entrepreneur and entrepreneurship as a process are structured according to different signs.

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  • Daniel Yordanov, 2019. "Main Characteristics Of The Modern Entrepreneur," Entrepreneurship, Faculty of Economics, SOUTH-WEST UNIVERSITY "NEOFIT RILSKI", BLAGOEVGRAD, vol. 7(1), pages 7-15.
    • Handle: RePEc:neo:epjour:v:7:y:2019:i:1:p:7-15
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    Keywords

    entrepreneur; entrepreneurships; entrepreneurial activity; business;
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    JEL classification:

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

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