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  <journal>
    <title>Journal of Business and Retail Management Research</title>
    <acronym>JBRMR</acronym>
    <issn_print></issn_print>
    <issn_online>2056-6271</issn_online>
    <doi_prefix>https://doi.org/10.24052/JBRMR/</doi_prefix>
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  <article>
    <id>118</id>
    <title>The Role of Micro-businesses in the Socio-Economic Development of Ilocos Norte, Philippines</title>
    <abstract>This study aimed to determine the role of micro-businesses in the socio-economic development in the Province of Ilocos Norte. It indicates the possible effects of the micro-business profile such as organizational characteristics and management practices, and micro-entrepreneurial profile such as personal characteristics, competencies and social responsibilities on the output indicators. In the same manner, there is a possibility that the output indicator: products and services, qualitative assessment of products and services, and quantitative assessment of products and services, have an impact in the socio-economic development in the province of Ilocos Norte</abstract>
    <doi></doi>
    <url>https://jbrmr.com/details&amp;cid=118</url>
    <pdf_url>https://jbrmr.com/cdn/article_file/i-14_c-118.pdf</pdf_url>
    <volume>Volume 06</volume>
    <issue>Issue 1</issue>
    <issue_id>14</issue_id>
    <issue_published_month>2011-10-01</issue_published_month>
    <published_date>2013-01-28</published_date>
    <online_first_status>no</online_first_status>
    <online_first_date></online_first_date>
    <history>
      <received></received>
      <revised></revised>
      <accepted></accepted>
    </history>
    <keywords>
      <keyword>Micro-business</keyword>
      <keyword>Socio-Economic Development</keyword>
      <keyword>Micro-Business profile</keyword>
      <keyword>social responsibilities</keyword>
    </keywords>
    <declarations>
      <funding></funding>
      <conflict_of_interest></conflict_of_interest>
      <data_availability></data_availability>
      <author_contributions></author_contributions>
    </declarations>
    <publication_notice>
      <type>none</type>
      <text></text>
    </publication_notice>
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      <downloads>71</downloads>
      <citations>0</citations>
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    <authors>
      <author>
        <name>Eric S. Parilla</name>
        <organization>Northwestern University, Laoag City</organization>
        <country></country>
      </author>
    </authors>
    <supplementary_materials/>
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