Education and training for entrepreneurs: A consideration of initiatives in Ireland and The Netherlands

Education + Training

Volumn 45, Issue , 2003, Pages 430-438

  de Faoite, Diarmuid ^a   Henry, Colette ^a   Johnston, Kate ^a   Van Der Sijde, Peter ^b  

^a DUNDALK INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (Ireland)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TWENTE   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Education; Entrepreneurs; Ireland; The Netherlands; Training

Indexed keywords

EID: 84986099088     PISSN: 00400912     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1108/00400910310508829     Document Type: Review

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