“Ethnic matching” in enterprise support: the process in action

Journal of Small Business and Enterprise Development

Volumn 6, Issue 1, 1999, Pages 26-36

  Ram, M ^a   Sanghera, K ^a   Raja Khan, D ^a   Abbas, T ^a  

^a BIRMINGHAM CITY UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Business development; Case studies; Entrepreneurialism; Ethnic groups

Indexed keywords

EID: 0006234385     PISSN: 14626004     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1108/EUM0000000006670     Document Type: Article

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