Noting that ethnic minority entrepreneurs often face more barriers than white entrepreneurs when attempting to access finance, the authors investigate the decision-making process of bank managers who are considering applications by minority entrepreneurs.The data used to examine this issue come...

The role of external or non-executive directors intheir relationship with executive entrepreneurs in small, but growing companiesin Scotland is investigated. The focus is on their influence on executivelearning. Interviews were conducted in 1997-1998 with 50 key and foundingentrepreneurs in...