A commentary on gaps in funding for moderate 'non-stellar' growth small businesses in the United Kingdom

Venture Capital

Volumn 9, Issue 3, 2007, Pages 223-235

  Oakey, Ray ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MANCHESTER   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Loan capital; Niche funding gaps; Non stellar growth firms; Venture capital

Indexed keywords

EID: 34547279562     PISSN: 13691066     EISSN: 14645343     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/13691060701410160     Document Type: Article

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