  The purpose of the paper is to examine the perceptions of entrepreneurship of
graduate students enrolled in a digital-oriented entrepreneurship course,
focusing on the challenges and opportunities related to starting a business. In
today's digital era, businesses heavily depend on tailored software solutions
to facilitate their operational processes, foster expansion, and enhance their
competitive edge, thus assuming, to a certain degree, the characteristics of
software companies. For data gathering, we used online exploratory surveys. The
findings indicated that although entrepreneurship was considered an attractive
option by students, very few of them declared that they intended to start a
business soon. The main issues raised by the students were internal traits and
external obstacles, such as lack of resources and support. Gender
discrimination and cultural biases persist, limiting opportunities and equality
for women. In terms of gender, women face limited representation in leadership
roles, are expected to do more unpaid 'family work', are perceived as less
capable in ding business, and need to prove their skills. Even if women are
less discriminated now, both genders agree that women still face discrimination
in business domain. In terms of percentages, women mentioned gender
discrimination in higher percentages. Addressing these issues requires
awareness, education, and policy changes to ensure fair treatment and
opportunities for women.
