Business angels as facilitators for further finance: An exploratory study

Journal of Small Business and Enterprise Development

Volumn 12, Issue 2, 2005, Pages 178-191

  Sørheim, Roger ^a  

^a NORWEGIAN UNIVERSITY OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY   (Norway)

Author keywords

Business planning; enture capital; Financial services; Individual behaviour; Norway; Social audit

Indexed keywords

EID: 19944372140     PISSN: 14626004     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1108/14626000510594593     Document Type: Article

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