Meeting entrepreneurs' support needs: Are assistance programs effective?

Journal of Small Business and Enterprise Development

Volumn 17, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 294-307

  Yusuf, Juita Elena ^a  

^a OLD DOMINION UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Business formation; Entrepreneurialism; Work study

Indexed keywords

EID: 77952676558     PISSN: 14626004     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1108/14626001011041283     Document Type: Article

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