BUSINESS DEVELOPMENT CONSTRAINTS IN
         ROMANIA'S CENTER REGION ENTREPRENEURS' OPINIONS

                                              Călina Ana BUŢIU


ABSTRACT: Taking into account the economic importance of business development in the
region, a survey was undertaken to identify Center Region's business owners' perceptions of
what constitutes barriers to growing their enterprise. To that purpose there were conducted both
an analysis of the latest studies and reports on the issue and a qualitative survey of a selected lot
of entrepreneurs from all six counties of the Center Region. The results support a series of
conclusions with useful suggestions for the improvement of the entrepreneurial environment.

Keywords: entrepreneur, enterprise, business, constraints, Center Region

JEL Codes: A14, D78, L26, M21