Financing export activities of small Canadian businesses: Exploring the constraints and possible solutions

International Business Review

Volumn 6, Issue 4, 1997, Pages 411-431

  Tannous, George F ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SASKATCHEWAN   (Canada)

Author keywords

Bank services; Canada; Export finance; Exporters; International trade; Small business

Indexed keywords

EID: 0031205997     PISSN: 09695931     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0969-5931(97)00012-7     Document Type: Article

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