There is no universally accepted definition of a cluster. Experts in different regions of the world, however, have defined cluster as per respective national economies. Porter (2003) defines a cluster as a 'geographically proximate group of interconnected companies, suppliers, service providers...

Small businesses that have demonstrated high levels of pre-disaster local involvement are more likely to take an active role in community resilience during a disaster, regardless of their own financial security. Our investigation of small business survey responses about COVID-19 impacts finds...

The current study is an endeavor to identify the most promising determinants of the behavioral intention of budding small scale entrepreneurs towards entrepreneurship. Combining two different approaches of entrepreneurship research viz. personality traits approach and intentionality approach,...

Trademark filings have increased markedly over time. Although prior research has investigated the outcomes of trademark registration, including its effects on firm market valuation and productivity, little is known about why firms file trademarks. However, to interpret the increase in trademark...

Testing circular economy business models is crucial in understanding Circular Economy features across various industries. This paper analyses Circular Economy perceptions in Romanian SMEs by investigating entrepreneurs from PVC joinery industry. Using a multidimensional framework, ReSOLVE, as a...

The assessment of the small business condition in Russia is given in the paper, tendencies in its development taking into account various size groups of companies are revealed. The different character of development dynamics of micro, small and medium-sized enterprises that does not allow...

COVID-19 has created severe health issues while creating drastic impacts on global economy and thus the World Health Organization (WHO) has announced a global emergency condition as well. These adverse impacts of COVID-19 are more substantial especially in business sectors in least developed and...

In China, medium, small, and micro enterprises (MSMEs) play an important role in economic development, but they are difficult to obtain a substantial loan due to their unquantifiable credit rating and default. To address this issue, this paper applies machine learning and intelligent...