Intervention to address the equity gap has traditionally concentrated on supply-side initiatives. However, it is now recognized that demand side deficiencies are a significant reason why small and medium enterprises (SMEs) are unsuccessful in raising venture capital. This reinterpretation is...

M<sc>ason</sc> C. and P<sc>ierrakis</sc> Y. Venture capital, the regions and public policy: the United Kingdom since the post-2000 technology crash, <italic>Regional Studies</italic>. The geography of venture capital in the United Kingdom has been shaped since the year 2000 by a significant increase in public sector venture...

MASON C. M. and HARRISON R. T. (2003) Closing the regional equity gap? A critique of the Department of Trade and Industry's regional venture capital funds initiative, Reg. Studies 37 , 855-868. The UK Labour Government has provided support for the establishment of regional venture capital funds...

MASON C. M. and HARRISON R. T. (2006) After the exit: acquisitions, entrepreneurial recycling and regional economic development, Regional Studies 40, 55-73. Most studies of the impact of mergers and acquisitions suggest they have a detrimental impact on economic development in peripheral regions...

Mason C. M., Carter S. and Tagg S. Invisible businesses: the characteristics of home-based businesses in the United Kingdom, Regional Studies. Home-based businesses comprise a significant proportion of the small business sector. But because they are invisible, their economic significance is...