Which advisers do micro-firms use? Some Australian evidence

Journal of Small Business and Enterprise Development

Volumn 10, Issue 2, 2003, Pages 136-143

  Jay, Leighton ^a   Schaper, Michael ^a  

^a CURTIN UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Advisory services; Australia; Small firms

Indexed keywords

EID: 84986104114     PISSN: 14626004     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1108/14626000310473166     Document Type: Article

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