Finance for high-tech sectors: State-led support for start-ups and spin-offs

International Journal of Entrepreneurship and Innovation Management

Volumn 14, Issue 2-3, 2011, Pages 176-189

  Mastroeni, Michele ^a  

^a KINGSTON UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Entrepreneurship; Finance; ICT; Information and communications technology; Innovation; Ireland; National systems; Quebec; Spin offs; Start ups; Sweden

Indexed keywords

EID: 80155181461     PISSN: 1368275X     EISSN: 17415098     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1504/IJEIM.2011.041730     Document Type: Article

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