Key factors in the design of policy support for the small and medium enterprise (SME) development process: An overview

Entrepreneurship and Regional Development

Volumn 5, Issue 1, 1993, Pages 1-24

  Gibb, A A ^a  

^a DURHAM UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

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EID: 79959212303     PISSN: 08985626     EISSN: 14645114     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/08985629300000001     Document Type: Article

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