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Further research needs to be taken in order to claim generalisability of these findings to other less favoured target groups.<\/jats:p><\/jats:sec><jats:sec><jats:title content-type=\"abstract-heading\">Practical implications<\/jats:title><jats:p>The incubation of business ideas can be used to encourage local development in declining rural regions. 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