THE CONTRIBUTION OF EXPERIENCED ENTREPRENEURS
TO THE DEVELOPMENT OF RURAL AREAS IN THE REPUBLIC OF MACEDONIA
Tošo Kostadinov
"Ss. Cyril and Methodius" University in Skopje, Institute of Animal Science, Bul. Ilinden 92-a, Skopje, Skopje, Republic of Macedonia
tosokostadinov@gmail.com
The aim of this labor is to investigate the differences in terms of the attitudes towards the entrepreneurship between the experienced and the less experienced entrepreneurs from the rural areas in the Republic of Macedonia. For that purpose, a research survey has been made over a convenient sample of entrepreneurs (101 MSP), from the rural areas in the Republic of Macedonia. Around one third of the survey entrepreneurs, (32 %) have between 16 and 20 years of business experience, 23 % of them are with commercial experience between 11 and 15 years and after them are those with the experience from 6 to 10 years with (14 %). Very close is also the number of the most experienced - with more than 26 years functioning in the respective ambient ‑ (13 %), while the group of 21‑25 years, just like the one with the least experienced ( to 5 years ), is with an equal numerical representation ‑ 9 %.The conclusion from the research made, claims that experienced entrepreneurs that enjoy more positive attitudes towards the entrepreneurship compared to the less experienced ones, contributes to the success of their firms and with it, an accelerated local economic development of the rural areas in the Republic of Macedonia.
Keywords: entrepreneur; business experience; experienced entrepreneurs; less experienced entrepreneurs; rural areas
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