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Our results suggest a segmentation of the micro-entrepreneur sector.
Entrepreneurs are essential tools for growth and improving wealth of a society by contributing jobs to people to raise money supply for the economy to develop a nation.
Results suggest that growth strongly depends on the characteristics of the entrepreneur.
The extant literature that is at the crossroads between sources of knowledge and the experiential and intellectual base of an entrepreneur (i. e., dimensions of his/her human capital) suggests that it is through experience and through education that an entrepreneur obtains knowledge.
Nevertheless, entrepreneur-specific characteristics, such as their age, seem to dominate the choice of firm location.
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01 Jan 2018
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They are mainly related to the cultural contexts, which affect the propensity to become an entrepreneur
These responsive individuals are younger and more skilled than the average entrepreneur in the population.
Results show that there are significant differences across countries in terms of who becomes an entrepreneur.
This is not to suggest that the personality and behaviour of the entrepreneur are unimportant to our field.
Using two regression equations, one can predict the future success of an entrepreneur.
The skills, motivations, and behaviors that make a good entrepreneur are not the same as those required to lead a high growth organization.