Is bank finance the Achilles' heel of Irish SMEs?

Journal of European Industrial Training

Volumn 29, Issue 9, 2005, Pages 712-729

  Carey, Dermot ^a   Flynn, Antoinette ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LIMERICK   (Ireland)

Author keywords

Financial analysis; Ireland; Small to medium sized enterprises; Training

Indexed keywords

EID: 27844582171     PISSN: 03090590     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1108/03090590510629849     Document Type: Review

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