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Accountants as Sources of Business Advice for Small Firms

In many countries small business accountants play an important role as business advisers for small firms in addition to providing basic accounting services. However, while some small firms make extensive use of external accountants as business advisers, a substantial proportion uses them only to a m...

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Published in:International small business journal 2004-02, Vol.22 (1), p.5-22
Main Authors: Gooderham, Paul N., Tobiassen, Anita, Døving, Erik, Nordhaug, Odd
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Accounting
Accounting and auditing
Business accounting
Business studies
Competition
Competitive advantage
Consultants
Economics
Employees
Entrepreneurship
Experts
International economics
Management
Norway
Personal relationships
R&D
Research & development
Services
Small and medium sized enterprises
Small business
Strategic management
Studies
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