Entrepreneurship and Start-Ups in the Boston Region: Factors Differentiating High-Growth Ventures from Micro-Ventures

Small Business Economics

Volumn 21, Issue 2, 2003, Pages 145-152

  Friar, John H ^a   Meyer, Marc H ^a  

^a NORTHEASTERN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

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EID: 0042574057     PISSN: 0921898X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1023/A:1025045828202     Document Type: Conference Paper

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