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Entrepreneurship in Paraguay

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With a remarkable history, Paraguay has evolved throughout the centuries. During those eras, the country has turned into the Republic of Paraguay, and its economy has changed dramatically. Like most South American countries, the entrepreneurial ecosystem is changing gradually. In this chapter, the authors review the historical context and then discuss the environment for entrepreneurship. Some future directions are explored, and collective entrepreneurship is elaborated upon by exploring the Mennonite community in Paraguay. Finally, the chapter concludes with some remarks for policymakers, practitioners, and scholars.

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Notes

  1. 1.

    Young Entrepreneurs of Paraguay.

  2. 2.

    Asociación Paraguaya de Incubadoras de Empresas y Parques Tecnológicos.

  3. 3.

    Paraguayan National Entrepreneurship Directorate.

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    Entrepreneurs Training Centre.

  5. 5.

    Global Entrepreneurship Monitor.

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    ASEPY, the lead institution in the GEM Paraguay project.

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    Ministerio de Industria y Comercio.

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    Global Entrepreneurship Network.

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    Universidad Paraguayo Alemana.

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    National Entrepreneurship Context Index.

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    Rules of the game.

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    Mennonites are “members of a nonconformist church that broke away from Calvin and Zwingli in the sixteenth century” (Renshaw, 2002). “Mennonites adhere to the teachings of the Dutch reformer Menno Simons” (Dana & Dana, 2008b).

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    Mennonite Economic Development Associates.

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Salamzadeh, A., Dana, LP. (2022). Entrepreneurship in Paraguay. In: Dana, LP., Keen, C., Ramadani, V. (eds) Entrepreneurship in South America. Springer Texts in Business and Economics. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-97060-4_10

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