Small Business Owner Entrepreneurial Profile in the Guanajuato State, Mexico
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The purpose of this exploratory descriptive research study was to identify the small business owner entreprenurial profile in the Guanajuato State, Mexico. The methodolgy included telephone and personal interviews with a sample of 303 small businesess owners. Descriptive statistical analysis was used to identify four descriptive profile characteristic variables. Finding revealed that the profile means are as follows.(1) Theowners are 34.31 years old.(2) They have 8.86 years of industry experience. (3)They have 6.23 years of management experience.And (4) 47.2% have bachelor degrees and 26.4% have high school diplomas. Implications for research and small business owners and theirs take holders are discussed.
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