Smallbone, D.; North, D.; Vickers, I.

The role and characteristics of SMEs.

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Smallbone, D., North, D. and Vickers, I. 2003. The role and characteristics of SMEs. in: Asheim, B. (ed.) Regional innovation policy for small-medium enterprises. Cheltenham Edward Elgar.

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Chapter title	The role and characteristics of SMEs.
Authors	Smallbone, D., North, D. and Vickers, I.
Book title	Regional innovation policy for small-medium enterprises.
Editors	Asheim, B.
Publisher	Edward Elgar
Place of publication	Cheltenham
Hardcover	1843763982
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Print	2003
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Deposited	04 Feb 2010
Output status	Published
Language	English

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