Funding of university spin-off companies: A conceptual approach to financing challenges

Journal of Small Business and Enterprise Development

Volumn 18, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 58-73

  Sørheim, Roger ^a   Widding, Lars Øystein ^b   Oust, Martin ^b   Madsen, Øystein ^b  

^a TRONDHEIM BUSINESS SCHOOL   (Norway)

^b NORWEGIAN UNIVERSITY OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY   (Norway)

Author keywords

Entrepreneurialism; Finance; Universities; Venture capital

Indexed keywords

EID: 79952337432     PISSN: 14626004     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1108/14626001111106433     Document Type: Article

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