Training entrepreneurs and small business enterprises in South Africa: A situational analysis

Education + Training

Volumn 43, Issue 8-9, 2001, Pages 445-450

  Nieman, Gideon ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PRETORIA   (South Africa)

Author keywords

Entrepreneurialism; Small firms; South Africa; Training

Indexed keywords

EID: 84986091990     PISSN: 00400912     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1108/00400910110411639     Document Type: Article

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