Purpose – To examine differences between family and non‐family SMEs in business goals, management practices and performance as they grow. Design/methodology/approach – The study was based on 233 small non‐family and 362 small family firms. Medium firms comprised 305 family and 341...

Purpose – The purpose of this study is to examine the impact of firm size on performance (measured as profits, growth, efficiency and liquidity) differences between family and non‐family small‐ to medium‐sized enterprises (SMEs). Design/methodology/approach – The samples of 441 family...