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Who’s driving take-up?: an examination of patterns of small business engagement with Business Link

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Who’s driving take-up? an examination of patterns of small business engagement with Business Link. / Atherton, Andrew; Kim, Jun Yeup; Kim, Hyeyoen.
In: Environment and Planning C: Government and Policy, Vol. 28, No. 2, 04.2010, p. 257–275.

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Atherton, A, Kim, JY & Kim, H 2010, 'Who’s driving take-up? an examination of patterns of small business engagement with Business Link', Environment and Planning C: Government and Policy, vol. 28, no. 2, pp. 257–275. https://doi.org/10.1068/c09152

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Atherton, A., Kim, J. Y., & Kim, H. (2010). Who’s driving take-up? an examination of patterns of small business engagement with Business Link. Environment and Planning C: Government and Policy, 28(2), 257–275. https://doi.org/10.1068/c09152

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Atherton A, Kim JY, Kim H. Who’s driving take-up? an examination of patterns of small business engagement with Business Link. Environment and Planning C: Government and Policy. 2010 Apr;28(2):257–275. doi: 10.1068/c09152

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Atherton, Andrew ; Kim, Jun Yeup ; Kim, Hyeyoen. / Who’s driving take-up? an examination of patterns of small business engagement with Business Link. In: Environment and Planning C: Government and Policy. 2010 ; Vol. 28, No. 2. pp. 257–275.

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