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This paper explores the multifaceted nature of digital entrepreneurship, tracing its evolution alongside the digital transformation of the broader economy. Entrepreneurship research has expanded to encompass a wide range of theoretical perspectives. It outlines the evolution of theoretical perspectives in entrepreneurship studies, shifting from a focus on individual characteristics to a broader emphasis on environmental, social, and institutional factors. The paper highlights the diversity of methodological approaches utilized in entrepreneurship research, ranging quantitative, qualitative, and computational techniques. The advent of the internet opened the door for e-commerce in the 1990s, followed by the rise of Web 2.0 social platforms in the 2000s, further empowering entrepreneurs through user-generated content and the power of networks. The current phase of digital entrepreneurship is characterized by data-driven platforms, sophisticated algorithms, and the blurring of physical and digital boundaries. Theoretical frameworks, including innovation theory, resource-based views, lean startup methodologies, and institutional perspectives, aid in understanding the opportunities and challenges within this dynamic field. Digital entrepreneurship is presented as a dynamic force reshaping the modern economy. The paper traces the evolution of digital entrepreneurship through three key phases: the emergence of e-commerce in the 1990s, the rise of Web 2.0 social platforms in the 2000s, and the current dominance of data-driven platforms. The ongoing digital revolution has profoundly altered the entrepreneurial landscape, demanding new skills, strategies, and models for success. The COVID-19 pandemic further accelerated digital adoption across businesses and society. The paper underscores the significance of digital entrepreneurship within the context of technological advancement, institutional shifts, and evolving market dynamics.

The study of the economic growth has old implications. An analysis of relevant literature shows that there is a series of empirical studies that have analysed, tested and explained the correlation between the dynamics of exports, investments, the openness of economies and the process of economic growth. This paper examines the role of investments, export and openness in relation to economic growth for 10 East European countries using quarterly data between 2000 and 2013. Unit root tests were used in order to analyse the stationarity of variables. We have then employed the Johansen Cointegration test in order to identify the existence of a long-run relationship between the variables as well as the Granger causality test in order to test the hypotheses about the presence of causality between selected variables. At the same time VAR and VECM models were estimated for each of the 10 East European Countries; a comparative analysis of the results shows the presence, direction and intensity of the correlation and causality between investments, exports, openness and economic growth.