TY - BOOK
T1 - Entrepreneurial opportunities in disadvantaged rural communities
AU - Apostolopoulos, Sotiris
AU - Paunovic, Ivan
AU - Macaulay, Bobby
AU - Kakouris, Alexandros
N1 - © 2025 by IGI Global Scientific Publishing. All rights reserved.
PY - 2025/4/22
Y1 - 2025/4/22
N2 - Entrepreneurial opportunities in disadvantaged rural communities offer a path to economic development, reduced poverty, and sustainable growth in areas often overlooked by traditional industries. These communities, though facing challenges such as limited access to resources and infrastructure, have untapped potential. By fostering innovative solutions, entrepreneurs can address pressing issues such as food security, employment, and education, while creating values that benefit both the community and the economy. Supporting rural entrepreneurship through tailored policies, technology access, and capacity-building can empower individuals to take ownership of their future and create resilient, self-sustaining enterprises. Further research may highlight areas overlooked by current support programs. Entrepreneurial Opportunities in Disadvantaged Rural Communities explores the economic, social and environmental sustainability of enterprises in disadvantaged rural contexts. It focuses on identifying and cultivating entrepreneurial opportunities that are economically viable and socially and environmentally responsible, offering a path towards a more inclusive and equitable rural economy.
AB - Entrepreneurial opportunities in disadvantaged rural communities offer a path to economic development, reduced poverty, and sustainable growth in areas often overlooked by traditional industries. These communities, though facing challenges such as limited access to resources and infrastructure, have untapped potential. By fostering innovative solutions, entrepreneurs can address pressing issues such as food security, employment, and education, while creating values that benefit both the community and the economy. Supporting rural entrepreneurship through tailored policies, technology access, and capacity-building can empower individuals to take ownership of their future and create resilient, self-sustaining enterprises. Further research may highlight areas overlooked by current support programs. Entrepreneurial Opportunities in Disadvantaged Rural Communities explores the economic, social and environmental sustainability of enterprises in disadvantaged rural contexts. It focuses on identifying and cultivating entrepreneurial opportunities that are economically viable and socially and environmentally responsible, offering a path towards a more inclusive and equitable rural economy.
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U2 - 10.4018/979-8-3373-0214-0
DO - 10.4018/979-8-3373-0214-0
M3 - Book
AN - SCOPUS:105007127866
SN - 9798337302140
BT - Entrepreneurial opportunities in disadvantaged rural communities
PB - IGI Global
ER -