Do women entrepreneurs require special training? An empirical comparison of men and women entrepreneurs in the United States

Journal of Small Business and Entrepreneurship

Volumn 15, Issue 1, 1998, Pages 4-29

  Lee, Myung Soo ^a   Rogoff, Edward G ^a  

^a CITY UNIVERSITY OF NEW YORK   (United States)

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EID: 85051242283     PISSN: 08276331     EISSN: 21692610     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/08276331.1998.10593277     Document Type: Article

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