Attitudes toward entrepreneurship and small business: Findings from a survey of Nebraska residents and small business owners

Journal of Enterprising Communities: People and Places in the Global Economy

Volumn 2, Issue 4, 2008, Pages 348-366

  Gupta, Vishal K ^a   York, Anne S ^a  

^a CREIGHTON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Attitudes; Entrepreneurship; Rural regions; Small enterprises; United States of America

Indexed keywords

EID: 84993087783     PISSN: 17506204     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1108/17506200810913917     Document Type: Article

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