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The Impact of an Online Entrepreneurial Mindset Training for Youth in Ecuador

Leila Salifou believes personal initiative training was like teaching her to fish rather than being given a fish. © 2018 Erick Kaglan / World Bank

Thinking like an Entrepreneur: Boosting Small Business Growth with Mindset Training in Togo

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Remote-learning, Time-Use, and Mental Health of Ecuadorian High-School Students during the COVID-19 Quarantine

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Who stays proactive after entrepreneurship training? Need for cognition, personal initiative maintenance, and well‐being

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Teaching personal initiative beats traditional training in boosting small business in West Africa

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