, Education, and Other Services are among the most affected sectors. The jobs at risk due to COVID-19 related SME business … nearly 9 percentage points, absent government support. Accommodation & Food Services, Arts, Entertainment & Recreation …

This paper assesses the prospects of a 2021 time bomb in SME failures triggered by the generous support policies …

What is the role of startups within the innovation ecosystem? Since 2000, startups have grown in their share of … ventures in the innovation process relative to more traditional alternatives such as academia and established private … generate predictions related to the value and impact of startup innovation. We then explore these predictions using patents …

Innovation in SMEs exhibits some peculiar features that most traditional indicators of innovation activity do not … capture. Therefore, in this paper, we develop a structural model of innovation which incorporates information on innovation … process and product innovation. Both these kinds of innovation have a positive impact on firm's productivity, especially …

innovative performance measured as turnover due to innovation, but not between patenting and subsequent employment growth. The …

There is great interest in evaluating the impact of private equity investments on innovation and economic growth …. However, there is no direct empirical evidence on the effects of such transactions on the innovation strategies of … Business Innovation Research (SBIR) program research awards. We find that SBIR firms attracting private equity investments are …