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A Survey Of Personal Hurdles Contributing To Failures Of Rural Entrepreneurship: Economic Implications For Owner-Managers 导致农村创业失败的个人障碍调查:对业主经理人的经济影响

International Business & Economics Research Journal (IBER) Pub Date : 2018-07-12 DOI: 10.19030/IBER.V17I3.10189

Albert T. Agbenyegah, B. Dlamini

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