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Recent decades have seen substantial growth in the range of assistance programmes for SMEs and entrepreneurs across the world. Once regarded as peripheral to the economy and public policy, the role of small firms and of entrepreneurship is now recognized as of key importance in the economic growth and development strategies of many nations. The range of interventions and support focused on promoting SMEs and entrepreneurship is substantial and expanding, so Government, SMEs and Entrepreneur

First Author: Blackburn, Robert; Schaper, Michael
Attributed to:  Third Sector Research Centre funded by ESRC

Abstract

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Bibliographic Information

Type: Book Chapter

Book Title: Government, SMEs and Entrepreneurship Development: Policy, Practice and Challenges (2012)

Page Reference: 213-226

ISBN: 9781409430353