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Chapter 19: The Challenges and Opportunities in the Development of Rural Small-To-Medium Sized Enterprises

In: Rural Economic Development in Ireland

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  • Helen McGrath

    (Department of Management and Marketing, University College Cork)

  • Tom O’Toole

    (School of Business, Waterford Institute of Technology)

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  • Helen McGrath & Tom O’Toole, 2014. "Chapter 19: The Challenges and Opportunities in the Development of Rural Small-To-Medium Sized Enterprises," Chapters from Rural Economic Development in Ireland, in: Rural Economic Development in Ireland, edition 1, chapter 19, Rural Economy and Development Programme,Teagasc.
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