An evaluation of public support measures for private external consultancies to SMEs in the Walloon Region of Belgium

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The ineffectiveness of entrepreneurship policy: is policy formulation to blame? (2014, background): “…policy instruments, such as direct grants, loans, loan guarantees and venture capital initiatives, and ‘soft’ business support, such as advice, guidance on best practice and access to gateway services to help them address particular challenges (Wren and Storey 2002; Lambrecht and Pirnay 2005).”
Technological Collaboration: Bridging the Innovation Gap between Small and Large Firms** (2010, unknown): “These barriers exist because SMEs are often unaware of their real requirements or have problems expressing them (Lambrecht and Pirnay 2005).”
Evaluating the impact of public subsidies on a firm's performance: A quasi-experimental approach (2007, unknown): “Our results are in line with those of Turok (1997) who detects a significant impact of structural funds on SMEs employment and turnover in Scotland and opposed to those of Lambrecht and Pirnay (2005) who do not find any relevant effect of subsidized private external advisors to SMEs on job creation,”
The impact of government financial support on the performance of new firms: the role of competitive advantage as an intermediate outcome (2014, background): “Such an indirect effect has been suggested by others (e.g. Lambrecht and Pirnay 2005) and is grounded in the resource-based view (RBV) of the firm (Amit and Schoemaker 1993; Barney 1991).”