An exploration of networking practices of female entrepreneurs

Female Entrepreneurship: Implications for Education, Training and Policy

Volumn , Issue , 2006, Pages 110-133

  McGowan, Pauric ^a   Hampton, Alison ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ULSTER   (United Kingdom)

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EID: 84905878413     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book    
DOI: 10.4324/9780203013533     Document Type: Chapter

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