argue the major decisive role held by the SMEs in the economic activity within whichever country. SMEs’s special importance … for the population. The purpose of this item is to present few findings of an extensive empirical research of SMEs made in …

students from three universities in northern Poland. The proposed model includes growth aspirations as an endogenous variable …

This study analyses how established SMEs respond to potentially disruptive inno-vations and business models in the … course of increasing digitization. Drawing on the strategic entrepreneurship approach we argue that SMEs showing strategic … that established SMEs recognizing disruptive innovations and business models as a business opportunity apply significantly …

While small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) are important for economic growth and employment, they face numerous … SMEs in Brazil, focusing on the greater use of equity and debt for SMEs. In assessing the barriers to external financing … time. Moreover, as banks retreat from SME financing, we examine the potential for SMEs to seek new sources of financing …

well as entrepreneurial characteristics and the business environment.Using a survey of 480 randomly selected SMEs in Metro … enablers in day-to-day operations and to overall success of SMEs; 2) to describe SME competitiveness in terms of … at various levels of the economy can provide barriers for SMEs to grow and develop.At the enterprise level, findings show …

-owned SMEs or WSMEs and 267 men-owned SMEs in terms of: 1) obstacles and enablers for scaling up; and 2) gender gap in accessing … factors to scaling-up of SMEs. Findings show that both gender experience similar top constraints and enablers. However … relationship between scaling-up of female-owned SMEs and scaling-up factors in terms of 1) loan acquisition; 2) expansion; 3 …

employment. Our results indicate that public policies aimed at supporting Small and Medium-sized Enterprises (SMEs) should be …