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Small and medium-sized enterprises, bank relationship strength, and the use of venture capital

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Small and medium-sized enterprises, bank relationship strength, and the use of venture capital. / Berger, Allen N.; Schaeck, Klaus.
In: Journal of Money, Credit and Banking, Vol. 43, No. 2-3, 01.03.2011, p. 461-490.

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Berger AN, Schaeck K. Small and medium-sized enterprises, bank relationship strength, and the use of venture capital. Journal of Money, Credit and Banking. 2011 Mar 1;43(2-3):461-490. Epub 2010 Sept 2. doi: 10.1111/jmcb.2011.43.issue-2-3

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Berger, Allen N. ; Schaeck, Klaus. / Small and medium-sized enterprises, bank relationship strength, and the use of venture capital. In: Journal of Money, Credit and Banking. 2011 ; Vol. 43, No. 2-3. pp. 461-490.

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