Entrepreneurs and funding decisions: Evidence from Australian SMEs

International Journal of Entrepreneurship and Small Business

Volumn 3, Issue 1, 2006, Pages 76-91

  Fitzsimmons, Jason R ^a   Douglas, Evan J ^a  

^a QUEENSLAND UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Equity finance; Funding entrepreneurship; SMEs; Venture capital

Indexed keywords

EID: 33644554201     PISSN: 14761297     EISSN: 17418054     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1504/IJESB.2006.008663     Document Type: Article

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