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Starting social enterprises in remote and rural Scotland: the best or the worst of circumstances?

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Starting social enterprises in remote and rural Scotland: the best or the worst of circumstances? / Farmer, J; Steinerowski, A; Jack, S L.
In: International Journal of Entrepreneurship and Small Business, Vol. 6, No. 3, 2008, p. 450-464.

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Farmer, J, Steinerowski, A & Jack, SL 2008, 'Starting social enterprises in remote and rural Scotland: the best or the worst of circumstances?', International Journal of Entrepreneurship and Small Business, vol. 6, no. 3, pp. 450-464. https://doi.org/10.1504/IJESB.2008.019138

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Farmer, J., Steinerowski, A., & Jack, S. L. (2008). Starting social enterprises in remote and rural Scotland: the best or the worst of circumstances? International Journal of Entrepreneurship and Small Business, 6(3), 450-464. https://doi.org/10.1504/IJESB.2008.019138

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Farmer J, Steinerowski A, Jack SL. Starting social enterprises in remote and rural Scotland: the best or the worst of circumstances? International Journal of Entrepreneurship and Small Business. 2008;6(3):450-464. doi: 10.1504/IJESB.2008.019138

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Farmer, J ; Steinerowski, A ; Jack, S L. / Starting social enterprises in remote and rural Scotland : the best or the worst of circumstances?. In: International Journal of Entrepreneurship and Small Business. 2008 ; Vol. 6, No. 3. pp. 450-464.

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