Abstract
Mentoring for the development of female entrepreneurship is a support for women who want you, but may not have the courage, strength, knowledge to develop their own business. The mentor provides experience, access to resources, an action plan, guidance. The future female entrepreneur, through mentoring, avoids costly mistakes, makes correct decisions and receives moral and financial support. The paper proposes you, after studying the specialized scientific literature, to identify the importance of mentors in the development of Romanian female entrepreneurship. The paper concludes with proposals for future research topics resulting from the current topic presented.
Cuvinte cheie
mentoring
Romanian female entrepreneurship
competitive advantages
motivation
development
Istoric articol
Publicat
01.02.2026
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Citare recomandată
Corina-Ana Borcoși (2026). Development of Romanian Female Entrepreneurship Through Mentoring. Journal of Economic Sciences, 1(1), 234–239. https://doi.org/10.65631/jes.1.2026.23
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