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The emergence of a small and medium enterprise sector and conditions supporting new businesses are key elements, and entrepreneurs or business owners are essential actors, in any new market economy (Stewart, et al., 1998). Neace (1999, p. 149) notes that: "Long-term success in economic development, particularly in developing economies, depends to a significant degree on a growing network of small entrepreneurial enterprises . . . and human capital in the person of an entrepreneur." Their contribution is not just economic, as Neace also stresses the role of entrepreneurs as agents for creating social capital in emerging economies.