Barriers to Successful Entrepreneurship for Women in Ukraine

• Authors: Edward Garten , John S. Johnson , Svitlana Buko
• Languages of publication: EN

Abstracts

EN

Article focuses on the analysis of successful businesses in Ukraine started and operated by women-owners, focusing on personal experiences of women-entrepreneurs and their perceptions of drivers and barriers of their businesses/

Keywords

EN

women-entrepreneurs; small and medium enterprises (SMEs); drivers and barriers of business

• Publisher: Sciendo
• Journal: Studies of Changing Societies
• Year: 2014
• Volume: 2013
• Issue: 4
• Pages: 89-103

Dates

online

2014-11-05

Contributors

author

Edward Garten

• Ph.D. Walden University, USA Center for Doctoral Research & Residencies The Richard W. Riley College of Education & Leadership Walden University, 100 Washington, Street South Suite 900, Minneapolis, Minnesota 55401

author

John S. Johnson

• Senior Lead Faculty, Doctorate of Education Program 155 Fifth Avenue South, Suite 100 Minneapolis, Minnesota 55401

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Svitlana Buko

• PhD. Research Director, Precedent Academics 9465 Counselors Row, Suite 200 Indianapolis, IN 46240

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Identifiers

DOI

10.2478/scs-2014-0162