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New venture support: an analysis of mentoring support for new and early stage entrepreneurs
Deakins, David; Graham, Linda; Sullivan, Robert; … - In: Journal of Small Business and Enterprise Development 5 (1998) 2, pp. 151-161
There has been little research on the processes of providing support to new firm entrepreneurs, and little evaluation of the provision of support to existing small firm entrepreneurs through advice, counselling or consultancy. Despite this lack of research, support for new firm entrepreneurs has...
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Networking and ethnic minority enterprise development: insights from a North London study
Fadahunsi, Akin; Smallbone, David; Supri, Salinder - In: Journal of Small Business and Enterprise Development 7 (2000) 3, pp. 228-240
This paper is concerned with the role of networking in the development of ethnic minority enterprises, using empirical … considers the role of networking in raising capital, recruiting labour, identifying and finding customers, as well as accessing …
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Evolution, financial management and learning in the small firm
Deakins, David; Morrison, Alana; Galloway, Laura - In: Journal of Small Business and Enterprise Development 9 (2002) 1, pp. 7-16
involved in the evolution of strategy and associated learning in this area. Previous studies have adopted a comparative static … how small firms learn and adjust strategy and decision‐making in this area. In this paper, we attempt to shed some light …
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Competitive strategy and firm size in the estate agency industry
Bishop, Paul; Megicks, Phil - In: Journal of Small Business and Enterprise Development 9 (2002) 2, pp. 150-161
Examines the relationship between competitive strategy and firm size in the UK estate agency industry, by presenting …
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The impact of human and organizational resources on small firm strategy
Edelman, Linda F.; Brush, Candida G.; Manolova, Tatiana S. - In: Journal of Small Business and Enterprise Development 9 (2002) 3, pp. 236-244
quality of a firm’s strategy cannot be judged independently of the firm resources on which it is based, we examine the …
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“Professionals at work” – transition in a small service firm
Ram, Monder - In: Journal of Small Business and Enterprise Development 7 (2000) 1, pp. 69-77
Small professional service firms constitute an important segment of the small business population. Explanations of the emergence, employment potential and economic contribution of such firms have been much debated. Yet, comparatively little is known of the “people dimension” in such...
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IT readiness in small firms
Spinelli, Riccardo; Dyerson, Romano; Harindranath, G. - In: Journal of Small Business and Enterprise Development 20 (2013) 4, pp. 807-823
Purpose – The aim of the paper is to explore conceptually and empirically the application of the concept of IT readiness to small firms. Design/methodology/approach – The approach taken was a questionnaire administered to small manufacturing business owners in the Liguria region of Italy....
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Managing creativity and innovation
Wilson, Nicholas. C.; Stokes, David - In: Journal of Small Business and Enterprise Development 12 (2005) 3, pp. 366-378
Purpose – To distinguish managing creativity from managing innovation and highlight the importance for cultural entrepreneurs of recognising the differences between the two. Design/methodology/approach – Based on government‐sponsored research project looking at access to finance in the UK...
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Does size matter?
Wincent, Joakim - In: Journal of Small Business and Enterprise Development 12 (2005) 3, pp. 437-453
performance, and for networking inside and outside the SME network. Different networking behaviors are found to have different … may determine networking behavior and outcomes in SME networks, the suitability of a larger vs a smaller firm size for SME …
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Making markets in business development services for SMEs
Gibb, Allan - In: Journal of Small Business and Enterprise Development 13 (2006) 2, pp. 263-283
offer. Practical implications – It is argued that the model of entrepreneurial networking and relationships demands a …
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