This paper empirically assesses whether knowledge networking affects the growth of small service firms. More … knowledge network called PLATO is positively related to service firm growth. Our results show that knowledge networking has a … highly significant positive effect on the growth in net assets and added value of service firms. Furthermore, we demonstrate …

more likely to innovate. This study considers aspects affecting SME growth such as age of organisation, institutional … support services, and barriers to growth. Other identified variables relating to the likelihood of SME innovation include … countries’ SME sectors are compared with regard to size, structure and growth. Importance and growth are measured in terms of …

is that the typology is not based on a classical growth model that reflects progressive phases of developement in the …

growth and employment, and an overlook on the impacts of different policy measures on companies. The role of large companies …

This paper seeks to analyze the factors affecting the growth of enterprises in the Philippines, as measured from the … in 2009, we correlate the observed growth of these firms with reported constraints in the business environment within … 2009, more than a third of these firms expanded their payroll and majority saw growth in real sales. Amidst a sea of …

.S. employers to estimate the effects of financial access on employment growth. Our methods combine regressions with matching on … constraints impede small business growth prior to loan receipt. We also investigate the variation in estimated employment effects …