BENNETT, ROBERT J.; ROBSON, PAUL J. A. - In: Entrepreneurship & Regional Development 11 (1999) 2, pp. 155-180
This paper reports new survey results on the extent, sourcing and impact of external business advice to SMEs in Britain. The survey, covering 2547 respondents, is the largest and most definitive assessment to date. Its results demonstrate the very wide extent of external advice: used by 95% of...