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ENTREPRENEURSHIP IN A RECESSION

Economists say that when the economy takes a dive, it is common for people to turn to their inner entrepreneur to try to make their own work. The task of finding a job is daunting and, in turn, encouraging many entrepreneurs to make work for themselves. Even in prosperous times, entrepreneurs have a daunting failure rate. Entrepreneurship in recession is designed to capture best practices for launching a business during a recession.

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