Small enterprise relations with banks and accountants

Journal of Small Business and Enterprise Development

Volumn 16, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 306-321

  Perry, Martin ^a   Coetzer, Alan ^a  

^a MASSEY UNIVERSITY   (New Zealand)

Author keywords

Accountants; Banks; Information systems; New Zealand; Small enterprises

Indexed keywords

EID: 69949099950     PISSN: 14626004     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1108/14626000910956074     Document Type: Article

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