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Inter-personal and inter-organizational networks in internationalization of SMEs : a bibliometric analysis and review

Bužavaitė, Monika; Korsakienė, Renata - In: Open economics 1 (2018) 1, pp. 94-104

Small firms contribute to the economy by creating new vacancies and are the most common business form in the EU. However, small firms are not tended to expand internationally and only a limited number of small firms export to the countries outside the EU. The study aims to investigate...

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Digital dynamism : how IT and social media are enhancing business opportunities for Sri Lankan entrepreneurs

Wijesinha, Anushka - 2015

As the Sri Lankan economy attempts to transform into a more value-added and knowledge-led one, recent advancements in technology and innovation have created a plethora of new opportunities for small and medium-sized enterprises. This paper provides four case studies of innovative enterprises and...

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Small Businesses and Entrepreneurs in Palestine

Sabri, Nidal Rashid - 2008

The Palestinian nation is considered as an emerging economy with moderate level in human development and relatively high advancement level in education including women. The small and medium scale firms operated in Palestine are mainly family business working in service sector and retailing...

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The Market for Entrepreneurs

Dew, Nicholas; Ramesh, Anusha; Read, Stuart - 2011

implications for both policymakers interested in what incentives are attractive for potential entrepreneurs and researchers …

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Ties that Blind? How Strong Ties Affect Small Business Owner-Managers' Perceived Trustworthiness of Their Advisors

Kautonen, Teemu - 2011

This research asks how a strong personal relationship (strong tie) between a small business ownermanager and their professional or informal advisor affects the relationship between the advisor's recent performance and the owner-manager's perceptions of the advisor's trustworthiness in terms of...

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Hoping to Win, Expected to Lose : Theory and Lessons on Microenterprise Development

Karlan, Dean S. - 2013

entrepreneurs invest randomized grants of cash and adopt advice from randomized grants of consulting services, but both lead to …

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An Empirical Study on Role of Micro Finance in Boosting Women Entrepreneurship in Gandhinagar District

Trivedi, Jigna C. - 2013

entrepreneurs and the role of microfinance in assisting women to start micro enterprises. The paper also looks at the reasons of … SHGs to support women entrepreneurs. The paper brings out the fact that young women are enthusiastic to be a part of SHG …

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Personal Entrepreneurial Competencies (PEC) among Entrepreneurs in Retail Business Sector in Malappuram District

P, Raseem Abdul Khader - 2022

possess. Some researchers have suggested that an understanding of competencies that are exercised by the entrepreneurs leading … research into the entrepreneurial competencies possessed by entrepreneurs in retail sector in Malappuram district which lead to … the growth of their business. A questionnaire-based survey of entrepreneurs was conducted. The questionnaire contains a …

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The Effects of COVID-19 on U.S. Small Businesses : Evidence from Owners, Managers, and Employees

Alekseev, Georgij; Amer, Safaa; Gopal, Manasa; Kuchler, … - 2021

We analyze a large-scale survey of owners, managers, and employees of small businesses in the United States to understand the effects of the early stages of the COVID-19 pandemic on those businesses. The survey was fielded in late April 2020 among Facebook business page administrators, frequent...

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Businessman or Host? Individual Differences between Entrepreneurs and Small Business Owners in the Hospitality Industry

Wagener, Stephanie L. - 2013

revealed that several individual characteristics discriminated between entrepreneurs and small business owners. Entrepreneurs …

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