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Female Entrepreneurship and Small and Medium-Size Enterprise Growth : Evidence From Congo
Mongane Espoir, Cito; Smith-Hunter, Andrea E.; Nolan, James - 2021
Female entrepreneurship depends both on the women’s situation and the place of entrepreneurship in a society. Firms … entrepreneurship and SME growth. Data was collected empirically by using a structured questionnaire and treated using descriptive … their firms. Keywords: Women entrepreneurs, SME growth, Bukavu town, Female entrepreneurship …
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Micro Enterprise Entrepreneurial Growth : A Jamaican Frame Work Study
Jones, Peter W. - 2008
It is an acknowledged fact that Micro Small Enterprises (MSE) Entrepreneur with well-established policy initiatives and guidance has solved unemployment problems along with the necessary business development assistance agencies guidance, Jamaica as a Small Island Developing State (SIDS), is no...
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Who drives smart growth? : the contribution of small and young firms to inventions in sustainable technologies
Aschhoff, Birgit; Licht, Georg; Schliessler, Paula - 2013
Europe#s innovation potential is currently dominated by well-established large companies. In most member countries the bulk of R&D expenditures is spend by large companies. Following OECD data, SME's share in total R&D spending amount to 8% in Germany or Japan, around 15% in US, France, Korea or...
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Growth Challenges in Small Manufacturing Ventures from Emerging Economies : The Evidence from Moldova
Turcan, Romeo V. - 2012
To grow or not to grow? This is not a rhetorical question for Tamara Popa, the co-owner and Executive Director of VM-Plumcom Ltd. Clearly it is the former part of the question that is on Tamara's agenda. The challenge thus is how to grow, a challenge that has been amplified for the last couple...
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Financing Patterns and Performance Outcomes of Women- versus Men-Owned Young Entrepreneurial Firms
Cole, Rebel A. - 2019
This study examines and compares characteristics, financing patterns, and performance outcomes of women-owned and men-owned young entrepreneurial firms. Using fully imputed data from the Kauffman Firm Surveys of U.S. start-up firms, we first examine the differences in firm and owner...
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Role of Incubation Centers in Growth of Small-Scaled Businesses in Afghanistan
Mirza, Aimal - 2020
entrepreneurship. This study attempts to highlight the role of business incubation centers for this purpose in Afghanistan context … services to be rendered by incubation centers and has highlighted their role on fostering entrepreneurship. With a scientific …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012854495
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Getting the facts right on born globals
Ferguson, Shon; Henrekson, Magnus; Johannesson, Louise - 2018
Policymakers in several countries have recently taken steps to promote the rapid export expansion of small- and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs). The goal of these policies has been to create successful export-intensive firms, which are often referred to as born globals. These measures are...
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Exporting a bit faster : the long-run performance of born globals in computing
Ferguson, Shon; Henrekson, Magnus - 2018
Policymakers in several countries have recently taken steps to promote the rapid export expansion of high-tech small- and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs). The goal of these policies has been to create successful export-intensive firms, which are often referred to as born globals. To the best of...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011894354
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Dynamics of External Growth in SMEs : A Process Model of Acquisition Capabilities Emergence
Salvato, Carlo - 2008
Acquisition growth is not a common theme in entrepreneurship research. Entrepreneurial growth has traditionally been …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012773465
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The Impact of Entrepreneurial Orientation and Resource-Based View on Growth of Small Firms
Ferreira, João J. M.; Azevedo, Susana - 2007
This research provides a useful framework for identifying a small firms' propensity to engage in entrepreneurial orientation. We examine the impact of the Entrepreneurial Orientation (EO) as a main resource and capability on small firm' growth. Growth seems to come out as an important...
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