improve their digital competencies. The present exploratory study investigated whether business apps training was associated … with entrepreneurs' and firms' digital advancements. The business apps training was offered to migrant entrepreneurs … running small firms in Athens (Greece) over three months, with data collected before and after the training. The analysis …

. Consequently, since the 1990s Tanzania started promoting SME entrepreneurship to fast-track its economic growth and development. A … that is increasingly knowledge-based. Investment in education and training improves individual and organisational …

through international technical assistance, with a varying emphasis on financial, training and other support in order to … development programme the paper discusses the issues of international assistance, training programmes, equipment provision …

The importance of training in the implementation of a quality programme is well known. Training is needed to improve … what specific characteristics and obstacles training for quality has encountered in these firms. The narrow focus of the … were frequently encountered. The research also detected a relationship between participative management and the training of …

NVQ adoption and implementation. Suggests that success is more likely where there is an existing training culture and … infrastructure; where on‐job training is positive, supportive and monitored; and there is a senior management NVQ “champion” and an … enthusiastic team of in‐house trainers and potential assessors. Shows NVQs to give a sharper focus to training activity; improve …

of the features of out‐of‐the‐way rural destinations. Describes the outcomes of a research project into training … provision for the small rural tourism business operator. It has identified that the training and support on offer to the rural … development and implementation of a co‐ordinated training programme for this sector. By pointing up the poor quality of such …

criteria is then provided for possible approaches to training small business owners in personnel skills. These criteria were … method involves criticism of trainees; and effectiveness in skill development. The training approaches evaluated or these …, sensitivity training; the conference method; and behaviour role modelling. Results suggest that most small business owners would …

The topic of management training and development (MTD) in small businesses is relatively under‐researched, and an … activities; and establish whether small businesses perceive a link between investment in MTD and business success. Interviews … cent considered investment in MTD to be linked to business success and 80 per cent of organisations engaged in some form of …

skills of their key resources and then examine how these and other factors affect owner-managers’ preferences for training … these employees. Design/methodology/approach – This study of training in small road transport firms in West Australia is … drove the need for certain types of training – licenses, fatigue management, occupational health and safety, handling …