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Objectives and Constraints of Entrepreneurs: Evidence from Small and Medium-Size Enterprises in Russia and Bulgaria

The authors analyze the principal objectives and constraints of small and medium enterprises (SME) using data from a survey of 437 top managers of SMEs in Russia and Bulgaria. The analysis indicates that characteristics of the entrepreneur, the firm and the firms environment are important but determinants of which constraints are most important vary.