The take-up of business support by minority ethnic enterprises: The experience of South Asian businesses in England

International Entrepreneurship and Management Journal

Volumn 2, Issue 1, 2006, Pages 79-91

  Dhaliwal, Spinder ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SURREY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Business support; Ethnic minority businesses; Small businesses; Support agencies

Indexed keywords

EID: 33746127254     PISSN: 15547191     EISSN: 15551938     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11365-006-7090-y     Document Type: Article

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