ENGLISH ABSTRACT: In a stable economic environment and enabling macro economy, such as Namibia, a small and medium enterprise (SME) sector is vital for the growth and sustainability of the economy. Although several studies have been conducted on SMEs, to the best of the researcher's knowledge,...

Despite their worldwide adoption by policy makers as the Holy Grail for entrepreneurship and business development, the effectiveness of business incubation programs remain elusive, primarily plagued by untenable evaluation methods. This paper develops an in-depth analysis on those methodological...

Magistro darbe ištirtos smulkaus ir vidutinio verslo plėtros problemos Pakruojo rajono savivaldybės administruojamoje teritorijoje. Teorinėje dalyje išnagrinėta smulkaus ir vidutinio verslo samprata, šio verslo teisinė bazė ir jo perspektyvos nedideliuose miesteliuose bei gyvenvietėse,...

Full-text of this article is not available in this e-prints service. This article was originally published in International Journal of Retail and Distribution Management, published by and copyright Emerald Publishing Group Ltd.

Enterprise is often described as risk for reward, but it may be possible to reducethe risk while improving returns. According to SEDA, failure rates of SMMEs inSouth Africa range from 70 to 80 percent. The need for this study arose when itwas found that most SMMEs did not have a formal system in...

This study evaluated the views of a range of 20-to 35-year-old Chinese respondents regarding the applicability and relevance-in today's modern China-of various traditional Chinese values such as trust, respect and guanxi, in regard to personal, social, business and consumer behavior contexts. It...

Purpose - The purpose of this paper is to present a conceptual model of business development that provides operational ways to increase the competitive presence of more micro and small ventures (both actual and new) in enlarged markets, including international ones. Design/methodology/approach -...

Aufgrund steigender Flächennutzungskonkurrenzen ist es in hoch verdichteten Regionen schwierig, neue Gewerbeflächen planerisch zu sichern. Dies betrifft insbesondere Standorte für Betriebe mit größerem Flächenbedarf. Die Wirtschaft drängt zum Erhalt der Wettbewerbsfähigkeit auf...