The nature of the client-personal business advisor relationship within Business Link

Journal of Small Business and Enterprise Development

Volumn 6, Issue 1, 1999, Pages 80-88

  Lean, J ^a   Down, S ^a   Sadler Smith, E ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PLYMOUTH   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Advisory services; Clients; Growth; Policy; Small firms

Indexed keywords

EID: 84993089256     PISSN: 14626004     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1108/EUM0000000006666     Document Type: Article

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