What is it That Entrepreneurs Learn from Experience?

Industry and Higher Education

Volumn 24, Issue 6, 2010, Pages 505-512

  Martin, Frank ^a   Smith, Ronnie ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF STIRLING   (United Kingdom)

^b Lanarkshire Enterprise Services Ltd   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

entrepreneurial learning; entrepreneurship support; life story experiences; skills development

Indexed keywords

EID: 85026555783     PISSN: 09504222     EISSN: 20436858     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5367/ihe.2010.0016     Document Type: Article

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