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Original Articles

The use of external business advice by SMEs in Britain

Pages 155-180 | Published online: 09 Nov 2010

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Robert Bennett & Paul Robson. (2003) Changing Use of External Business Advice and Government Supports by SMEs in the 1990s. Regional Studies 37:8, pages 795-811.
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R. J. Bennett, P. J. A. Robson & W. J. A. Bratton. (2001) Government advice networks for SMEs: an assessment of the influence of local context on Business Link use, impact and satisfaction. Applied Economics 33:7, pages 871-885.
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