The research presented here addresses the following problems that we perceive in research on the development of young firms. First, we feel there is a lack of holistic, yet quantifiable and generalizable ways to assess the state of newly started firms. Quantitative research typically relies on...

The development of a quantifiable, holistic, and research-based instrument for assessing and assisting the development of newly-started firms is described.The purpose of the instrument is to quantify a firm's state on each of eight cornerstones that constitute a business platform, including...