Gambling for growth or settling for survival: the dilemma of the small business adviser

Journal of Small Business and Enterprise Development

Volumn 7, Issue 4, 2000, Pages 305-314

  Mole, K ^a  

^a MIDDLESEX UNIVERSITY BUSINESS SCHOOL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Advisory services; Business policy; Small to medium sized enterprises

Indexed keywords

EID: 84992979596     PISSN: 14626004     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1108/EUM0000000006847     Document Type: Article

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