Small Business Ownership in Illinois: The Effect of Gender and Location on Entrepreneurial Success

Professional Geographer

Volumn 52, Issue 3, 2000, Pages 425-436

  Merrett, Christopher D ^a,b   Gruidl, John J ^a,c  

^a WESTERN ILLINOIS UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF IOWA   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN   (United States)

Author keywords

Entrepreneurship; Gender discrimination; Illinois; Rural urban comparisons

Indexed keywords

EID: 0033815788     PISSN: 00330124     EISSN: 14679272     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/0033-0124.00236     Document Type: Article

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