Business Link impact and future challenges

Journal of Small Business and Enterprise Development

Volumn 5, Issue 1, 1998, Pages 49-59

  Summon, P ^a  

^a Educational Psychology Service   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Growth; Partnering; Small to medium sized enterprises

Indexed keywords

EID: 84993069588     PISSN: 14626004     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1108/EUM0000000006730     Document Type: Review

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