Performance evaluation of three small firms' financing schemes in Tanzania

Journal of Accounting & Organizational Change

Volumn 2, Issue 2, 2006, Pages 164-180

  Satta, Tadeo Andrew ^a  

^a Institute of Finance Management   (Tanzania)

Author keywords

Business development; Financial services; Performance appraisal; Small enterprises

Indexed keywords

EID: 84993017483     PISSN: 18325912     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1108/18325910610675998     Document Type: Article

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