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Cloud computing as a facilitator of SME entrepreneurship

Peter K. RossInternational Business and Asian Studies, Griffith University, Nathan, Brisbane, QLD4111, AustraliaCorrespondence[email protected]
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Michael BlumensteinSchool of Information and Communication Technology, Griffith University, Gold Coast, QLD4222, Australia
Pages 87-101 | Published online: 04 Sep 2014

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