Executive forum: A study of informal investing in 29 nations composing the Global Entrepreneurship Monitor

Venture Capital

Volumn 5, Issue 2, 2003, Pages 101-116

  Bygrave, William D ^a   Hay, Michael ^b   Ng, Emily ^b   Reynolds, Paul ^b  

^a BABSON COLLEGE   (United States)

^b LONDON BUSINESS SCHOOL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Business angels; Business start ups; Entrepreneurship; Finance; Love money

Indexed keywords

EID: 0345491591     PISSN: 13691066     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/1369106032000097021     Document Type: Article

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