Journal of Small Business and Enterprise Development: Volume 20 Issue 3

The relative importance of working capital management and its components to SMEs' profitability

Venancio Tauringana, Godfred Adjapong Afrifa

This paper aims to report the results of an investigation of the relative importance of working capital management, measured by the cash conversion cycle (CCC), and its components…

Power, politics & learning: a social enactment of the SME owner/manager

David Higgins, Mohammed Mirza, Anna Drozynska

The article aims to explore critically and contribute to the development of the social learning debate by providing a conceptual analysis of the influential and meditational role…

SME perceptions of and responses to the recession

Liz Price, David Rae, Veronica Cini

This paper aims to explore perceptions of the recession and recovery by SMEs in Lincolnshire and Rutland. The paper seeks to examine the relationship between businesses'…

Integrating “education for entrepreneurship” in multiple faculties in “half‐the‐time” to enhance graduate entrepreneurship

Fernando Lourenço, Tony G. Taylor, David W. Taylor

This paper seeks to highlight the role of entrepreneurship education in encouraging the growth of graduate entrepreneurship in the UK to help overcome the over‐supply of…

An exploratory study of UK based, family‐owned, Asian firms' motives for internationalising

Dave Crick, Shiv Chaudhry

This paper aims to investigate UK based, family‐owned, Asian firms' motives for internationalising.

Developing women entrepreneurs' knowledge, skills and attitudes through e‐mentoring support

Lida P. Kyrgidou, Eugenia Petridou

The present paper aims at discussing the transformative potential of an e‐mentoring support with regard to mentors' and mentees' learning and behavioral aspects, through an…

SMEs export consortia and the development of intangible resources

Fabio Antoldi, Daniele Cerrato, Donatella Depperu

The purpose of this paper is to examine the role of export consortia in developing countries as a means to develop intangible resources that enhance SMEs' competitiveness.

Growth expectations for side activities in rural areas

Marianna Markantoni, Dirk Strijker, Sierdjan Koster

The purpose of this article is to examine growth expectations and factors influencing growth of side activities in rural areas.

Academic entrepreneurship revisited – university scientists and venture creation

Mats A. Lundqvist, Karen L. Williams Middleton

Venture creation is often seen as the form of academic entrepreneurship least compatible with the role of university scientists. The purpose of the article is to explore the…

Faith and entrepreneurship among the British African‐Caribbean: Intersections between religious and entrepreneurial values

Sonny Nwankwo, Ayantunji Gbadamosi

This paper aims to explore how African‐Caribbean Pentecostals use the platform of their faith to reconstruct their entrepreneurial values and identities, improve entrepreneurial…

Beyond being a student: An exploration of student and graduate start‐ups (SGSUs) operating from university incubators

Nigel Culkin

The purpose of this paper is to explore, evaluate and share the motivations and behaviours of student and graduate entrepreneurs (referred to as SGSUs) operating from university…

Adoption of country‐specific business websites: The case of UK small businesses entering the Chinese market

Ahmad Daryanto, Hina Khan, Harry Matlay, Ronika Chakrabarti

This paper aims to investigate factors affecting small business owner/managers' adoption of country‐specific business websites.

Entrepreneurship, occupational division and social capital differentials

Robert Lee, Heinz Tuselmann

The purpose of this study is to demonstrate how occupational division impacts on social capital and access to resources that may have a bearing on the growth potential and success…