Training female entrepreneurs: Lessons from the FEIW project

International Journal of Gender and Entrepreneurship

Volumn 1, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 253-260

  Tynan, Margaret ^a   Thomas, Dennis ^b   O'Gorman, Bill ^a   Fuller Love, Nerys ^b   Durand, Margaret ^a  

^a Ireland   (Ireland)

^b ABERYSTWYTH UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Education and training; Entrepreneurialism; Entrepreneurs; Networking; Women

Indexed keywords

EID: 84992975888     PISSN: 17566266     EISSN: 17566274     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1108/17566260910990928     Document Type: Article

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