The role of banks in the evolution of small entrepreneurial Irish firms

Journal of Small Business and Enterprise Development

Volumn 12, Issue 4, 2005, Pages 556-563

  Ibbotson, Patrick ^a   Moran, Lucia ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ULSTER   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Banks; Entrepreneurialism; Northern Ireland; Small to medium sized enterprises

Indexed keywords

EID: 28444458519     PISSN: 14626004     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1108/14626000510628225     Document Type: Article

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