Starting from the premise that the small business sector represents a significant proportion of world economy, the literature on small business growth is reviewed and a framework that would help identify pro-growth small businesses is proposed. The results of a study of businesses conducted in...

This book elaborates upon, critiques and discusses 21st-century approaches to scholarship and research in the food, tourism, hospitality, and events trades and applied professions, using case examples of innovative practice. The specific field considered in this book is also placed against the...