Characteristics of women small business owners

International Handbook of Women and Small Business Entrepreneurship

Volumn , Issue , 2005, Pages 17-31

  Taylor, Sherrill R ^a,b   Newcomer, Julia D ^a  

^a TEXAS WOMAN'S UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b TWU Small Business Institute   (Canada)

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EID: 80051528265     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book    
DOI: 10.4337/9781845425586.00009     Document Type: Chapter

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