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Colin M. Mason
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ENTREPRENEURIAL ECOSYSTEMS AND GROWTH ORIENTED ENTREPRENEURSHIP
2014 · 950 citations
Looking inside the spiky bits: a critical review and conceptualisation of entrepreneurial ecosystems
2017 · 851 citations
Creating good public policy to support high-growth firms
2011 · 568 citations
What do Investors Look for in a Business Plan?
2004 · 524 citations
Is it worth it? The rates of return from informal venture capital investments
2002 · 325 citations
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The role of large corporations in entrepreneurial ecosystems – a case study of Munich
European Planning Studies
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2024
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3 authors
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15
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Mapping entrepreneurship support organisations: An examination of the ‘cluttered landscape’ critique
Local Economy The Journal of the Local Economy Policy Unit
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2022
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3 authors
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20
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The scale-up finance gap in the EU: Causes, consequences, and policy solutions
European Management Journal
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2022
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4 authors
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30
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50 Shades of Green—Angel Investing in Green Businesses
IEEE Transactions on Engineering Management
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2022
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3 authors
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Open access
32
citations
Business Angel Investment as an Informal Learning Process: Does Experience Matter?
British Journal of Management
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2021
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3 authors
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Open access
40
citations
Digital futures of small businesses and entrepreneurial opportunity
Futures
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2021
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3 authors
23
citations
Business angel investing during the covid-19 economic crisis: evidence from Scotland
Venture Capital
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2021
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2 authors
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Open access
27
citations
Promoting cross-border investing by business angels in the European Union
Regional Studies
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2021
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3 authors
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51
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Digital futures of small businesses and entrepreneurial opportunity
Futures
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2021
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3 authors
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54
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The impact of Covid-19 on entrepreneurial ecosystems
Edward Elgar Publishing eBooks
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2021
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2 authors
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chapter
16
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Time and the dynamics of entrepreneurial ecosystems
Entrepreneurship and Regional Development
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2021
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4 authors
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editorial
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74
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A manifesto for researching entrepreneurial ecosystems
Local Economy The Journal of the Local Economy Policy Unit
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2020
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3 authors
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Open access
120
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Women on the edge of a breakthrough? A stereotype threat theory of women’s angel investing
International Small Business Journal Researching Entrepreneurship
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2020
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3 authors
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22
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The Coronavirus Economic Crisis: Its Impact on Venture Capital and High Growth Enterprises
RePEc: Research Papers in Economics
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2020
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1 author
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preprint
26
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The engagement of home-based businesses in the digital economy
Futures
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2020
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2 authors
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75
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Promoting student enterprise: Reflections on a university start-up programme
Local Economy The Journal of the Local Economy Policy Unit
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2019
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4 authors
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29
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Business angel exits: a theory of planned behaviour perspective
Small Business Economics
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2019
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3 authors
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Open access
42
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Crowdfunding: an introduction
Edward Elgar Publishing eBooks
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2019
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3 authors
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chapter
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32
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The changing nature of angel investing: some research implications
Venture Capital
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2019
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3 authors
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79
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Venture Capital 20 years on: reflections on the evolution of a field
Venture Capital
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2019
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2 authors
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editorial
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56
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Emerging trends in government venture capital policies in smaller peripheral economies: Lessons from Finland, New Zealand, and Estonia
Strategic Change
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2019
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2 authors
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36
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The dynamics of entrepreneurial ecosystems
Entrepreneurship and Regional Development
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2018
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4 authors
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74
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Backing the horse or the jockey?: Due diligence, agency costs, information and the evaluation of risk by business angel investors
ENLIGHTEN (Jurnal Bimbingan dan Konseling Islam)
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2017
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2 authors
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36
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Working the crowd: Improvisational entrepreneurship and equity crowdfunding in nascent entrepreneurial ventures
International Small Business Journal Researching Entrepreneurship
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2017
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4 authors
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102
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Looking inside the spiky bits: a critical review and conceptualisation of entrepreneurial ecosystems
Small Business Economics
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2017
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2 authors
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851
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Myth-busting and entrepreneurship policy: the case of high growth firms
Entrepreneurship and Regional Development
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2017
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3 authors
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234
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Patient capital in entrepreneurial finance: a reassessment of the role of business angel investors
Socio-Economic Review
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2016
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3 authors
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73
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The role of government co-investment funds in the supply of entrepreneurial finance: An assessment of the early operation of the UK Angel Co-investment Fund
Environment and Planning C Politics and Space
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2016
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2 authors
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34
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The transformation of the business angel market: empirical evidence and research implications
Venture Capital
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2016
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3 authors
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119
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Why business angels reject investment opportunities: Is it personal?
International Small Business Journal Researching Entrepreneurship
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2016
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99
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The role of the exit in the initial screening of investment opportunities: The case of business angel syndicate gatekeepers
International Small Business Journal Researching Entrepreneurship
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2016
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57
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Exploring the disconnect in policy implementation: A case of enterprise policy in England
Environment and Planning C Government and Policy
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2016
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3 authors
56
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Heuristics, learning and the business angel investment decision-making process
Entrepreneurship and Regional Development
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2015
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2 authors
100
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Home truths : the true value of home-based businesses
St Andrews Research Repository (St Andrews Research Repository)
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2015
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2 authors
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report
10
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Establishing a new UK finance escalator for innovative SMEs: the roles of the Enterprise Capital Funds and Angel Co-Investment Fund
Venture Capital
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2015
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2 authors
73
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Business Angel Investment Activity in the Financial Crisis: UK Evidence and Policy Implications
Environment and Planning C Government and Policy
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2014
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2 authors
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95
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Inside the high-tech black box: A critique of technology entrepreneurship policy
Technovation
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2014
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2 authors
181
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The ineffectiveness of entrepreneurship policy: is policy formulation to blame?
Small Business Economics
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2014
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3 authors
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188
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Increasing 'The Vital 6 Percent': Designing Effective Public Policy to Support High Growth Firms
Stirling Online Research Repository (University of Stirling)
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2014
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3 authors
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report
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26
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ENTREPRENEURIAL ECOSYSTEMS AND GROWTH ORIENTED ENTREPRENEURSHIP
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2014
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2 authors
950
citations
Entrepreneurial Ecosystems and Growth-Oriented Enterprises: Background Paper Prepared for the Workshop Organised by the OECD LEED Programme and the Dutch Ministry of Economic Affairs
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2014
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2 authors
60
citations
Teaching Entrepreneurship to University Students through Experiential Learning
Industry and Higher Education
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2013
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2 authors
97
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The Transformation of the Business Angel Market: Evidence from Scotland
SSRN Electronic Journal
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2013
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3 authors
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preprint
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45
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Entrepreneurship: Contexts, opportunities and processes
Business History
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2012
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2 authors
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64
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Creating good public policy to support high-growth firms
Small Business Economics
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2011
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2 authors
568
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Venture Capital, the Regions and Public Policy: The United Kingdom since the Post-2000 Technology Crash
Regional Studies
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2011
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2 authors
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94
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ANNUAL REPORT ON THE BUSINESS ANGEL MARKET IN THE UNITED KINGDOM: 2009/10
Strathprints: The University of Strathclyde institutional repository (University of Strathclyde)
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2011
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2 authors
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24
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University Spin-off Formations: How decision making process has been made?
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2010
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5 authors
14
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Entrepreneurial finance in a regional economy
Venture Capital
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2010
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1 author
29
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Invisible Businesses: The Characteristics of Home-based Businesses in the United Kingdom
Regional Studies
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2010
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3 authors
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172
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Investment Readiness Programmes and Access to Finance: A Critical Review of Design Issues
Local Economy The Journal of the Local Economy Policy Unit
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2010
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1 author
161
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The latent demand for bank debt: characterizing “discouraged borrowers”
Small Business Economics
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2010
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4 authors
226
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Determinants of long-distance investing by business angels in the UK
Entrepreneurship and Regional Development
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2010
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3 authors
100
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Experience, heuristics and learning: the angel investment process
ENLIGHTEN (Jurnal Bimbingan dan Konseling Islam)
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2010
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2 authors
24
citations
Editorial
Small Enterprise Research
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2010
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1 author
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editorial
10
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Measuring business growth:high-growth firms and their contribution to employment in the UK
Aston Publications Explorer (Aston University)
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2009
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4 authors
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book
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96
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Venture capital in crisis?
Venture Capital
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2009
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1 author
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editorial
27
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Public Policy Support for the Informal Venture Capital Market in Europe
International Small Business Journal Researching Entrepreneurship
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2009
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1 author
131
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Policy as a Focus for Small Business Research
Environment and Planning C Government and Policy
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2009
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1 author
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Open access
17
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From Funding Gaps to Thin Markets: UK Government Support for Early-Stage Venture Capital
SSRN Electronic Journal
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2009
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5 authors
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preprint
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77
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