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Bazzi, Samuel; Muendler, Marc-Andreas; Oliveira, Raquel F. - National Bureau of Economic Research - 2023

growth of promising young firms. A model of liquidity-constrained entrepreneurs suggests that the easing of credit … would bring about. We explore this growth mechanism using a large-scale program to expand the supply of credit to small and … medium enterprises in Brazil. Local credit supply shocks generate greater firm entry but also greater exit with no effect on …

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The Capital Structure Decisions of New Firms

Robb, Alicia M. - 2010

. This fact is robust to numerous controls for credit quality, industry, and business owner characteristics. The heavy … reliance on external debt underscores the importance of well functioning credit markets for the success of nascent business …

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On the Size Distribution of Employment and Establishments

Leonard, Jonathan S. - 1986

Recent arguments that employment growth occurs disproportionately at small establishments are fundamentally misleading because they confuse regression to the mean with structural shifts in the size distribution of establishments and with an aging effect within cohorts. The net growth usually...

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Minority Self-Employment in the United States and the Impact of Affirmative Action Programs

Blanchflower, David G. - 2008

, particularly in earnings. I also find evidence of discrimination in the small business credit market. Firms owned by minorities in … discrimination in the credit market by banks …

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E-business issues, challenges and opportunities for SMEs : driving competitiveness

Cruz-Cunha, Maria Manuela (contributor); … - 2011

1. Designing digital marketplaces for competitive advantage / Dinesh Rathi, Lisa Given -- 2. E-commerce systems for software agents / Emmanuel Tadjouddine -- 3. Enhancing the preparedness of SMEs for E-business opportunities by collaborative networks / Heiko Duin, Klaus-Dieter Thoben -- 4....

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E-commerce in regional small to medium enterprises

MacGregor, Robert C. - 2007

"This book presents detailed studies of e-commerce in multiple regions focusing on business size, sector, market focus, gender of CEO, and education level of CEO as driving forces for e-commerce adoption. Results show that regional SMEs in developed countries have low e-commerce adoption rates,...

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Effective web presence solutions for small businesses : strategies for successful implementation

Burgess, Stephen - 2009

1. Introduction -- 2. Web presence lessons for small businesses -- 3. Readiness for a Web presence -- 4. Business strategy and planning -- 5. Web presence strategy and content -- 6. Web presence hosting -- 7. Website design -- 8. Web presence promotion -- 9. Web presence governance -- 10....

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Handbook of research on strategic management in small and medium enterprises

Todorov, Kiril (ed.); Smallbone, David (ed.) - 2014

"This book contributes new research to the current array of literature on small business management under diverse geographic, economic, and socio-cultural conditions,exploring existing theories in tandem with fresh viewpoints"--Provided by publisher.

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