This study sets out to review in detail the available information on SMEs crisis management. Despite SMEs' crucial role in the economy, relatively little research has been carried out on the effects of the economic crisis on SMEs and how they can cope with a crisis. This work will generate fresh...

Using the Business Longitudinal Database compiled by the Australian Bureau of Statistics, this paper investigates the effects of firm-level factors, including size, the number of employees, business strategy, and firm lifecycle, on finance seeking (both debt and equity) by Australian small and...

Using the Business Longitudinal Database compiled by the Australian Bureau of Statistics, we examine the level and determinants of agency costs in small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs), with a particular focus on the impact of family ownership and the variation in agency costs associated...

There is continuing uncertainty about whether family firms have lower agency costs. This paper proposes that a combination of family ownership and altruism affects agency costs in family firms. To begin with, family ownership can reduce agency costs through better aligning the interests of...

The relationship of firm size and age to its growth and survival differs according to whether size is measured by sales or employment. Using a large and representative dataset of Greek firms over the period 1999-2014, we find the following patterns. Controlling for age, there is a strong...

Small business lending (SBL) plays an important role in funding productive investment and fostering local economic growth. Recently, nonbank lenders have gained market share in the SBL market in the United States, especially relative to community banks. Among nonbanks, fintech lenders have...

The Internet has made it relatively easy to start a new business. It is now possible to go after target markets that are extremely small. Resonance marketing can enable a small business to find new market niches and charge premium prices. The advantages of using resonance marketing to target...

This article applies to the process of organizational knowledge acquisition by managers and specialists with possesses manager license. In the theoretical part explained concepts of knowledge, knowledge management, knowledge sources, the step of creating and acquiring knowledge. The research...