THE ROLE OF INNOVATION AND ENTREPRENEURSHIP IN SMALL AND MEDIUM BUSINESSES

Florin-Lucian Isac, Sergiu Rusu

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Entrepreneurship and small to medium-sized enterprise creation are significant when creating employment and business opportunities in the global economy. The quality of entrepreneurship must be taken into consideration by governments, becoming the main focus of policy measures. Entrepreneurship is seen as a major factor in economic growth, and understanding how creativity and innovation impacts on the process is extremely important.


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entrepreneurship; innovation; SME

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