Entrepreneurs' attitudes to training and support initiatives: Evidence from Ireland and The Netherlands

Journal of Small Business and Enterprise Development

Volumn 11, Issue 4, 2004, Pages 440-448

  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)

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EID: 84993027301     PISSN: 14626004     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1108/14626000410567080     Document Type: Article

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