Growth and profitability of small and medium-sized enterprises: Some Welsh evidence

Regional Studies

Volumn 40, Issue 4, 2006, Pages 307-319

  Foreman Peck, James ^a   Makepeace, Gerry ^a   Morgan, Brian ^a  

^a CARDIFF UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Growth; Policy; Profitability; Risk; Small and medium sized enterprises (SMEs); Time preference

Indexed keywords

GROWTH; INDUSTRIAL POLICY; INNOVATION; POLICY MAKING; PROFITABILITY; SMALL AND MEDIUM-SIZED ENTERPRISE;

EID: 33745115936     PISSN: 00343404     EISSN: 13600591     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/00343400600725160     Document Type: Article

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