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Entrepreneurship and How to Establish Your Own Business

Johan Strydon Β· 2008
68/100
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Multiple updated editions through a respected South African academic publisher signal real staying power in its market, and the practical lifecycle coverage β€” from idea through business plan β€” is genuinely useful for students new to the material. The problem is context: this book is built for the South African regulatory and business environment, and readers outside that context will find its applicability limited. Strong within its lane, but too narrow to recommend broadly.

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originality58
accuracy72
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