Journal of Small Business and Enterprise Development: Volume 23 Issue 1

Cross-country variations in the participation of small businesses in the informal economy: An institutional asymmetry explanation

The purpose of this paper is to advance a new explanation for cross-country variations in the participation of small businesses in the informal economy. Drawing upon institutional…

Using capital theory to explore problem solving and innovation in small firms

The purpose of this paper is to investigate how small firms work at a micro-level, applying Bourdieu’s Capital Theory to give insight into the way individuals use the social and…

Working capital level influence on SME profitability

The purpose of this paper is to report the results of an investigation of the relationship between working capital level, measured by the cash conversion cycle (CCC) and…

Exploring the venture capitalist – entrepreneur relationship: evidence from India

Maintaining cooperation and avoiding opportunism is essential for a healthy venture capitalist (VC) – entrepreneur relationship. Therefore, the purpose of this paper is to explore…

Marketing self-efficacy and firm creation

New firm creation plays an important role in economic development and growth. Despite the recognized importance of general and entrepreneurial self-efficacy for entrepreneurship…

Internationalisation of Central and Eastern European small firms: Institutions, resources and networks

The purpose of this paper is to investigate the internationalisation of small firms from a Central and Eastern Europe (CEE) country with an emerging market economy, while…

Forces influencing the speed of internationalisation: An exploratory Norwegian and Irish study

This study applies Oviatt and McDougall’s (2005) model of forces influencing the speed of internationalisation to small, export oriented enterprises. The purpose of this paper is…

Entrepreneurship mission and content in Finnish policy programmes

The purpose of this paper is to understand the roles and mission assigned to entrepreneurship and entrepreneurs in Finnish entrepreneurship policy, and how they are reflected in…

Analysis of SME data readiness: a simulation perspective

The purpose of this paper is to investigate the data profile of manufacturing small and medium enterprises (SMEs) with specific emphasis on understanding the data readiness of…

Near, far, and online: small business owners’ advice-seeking from peers

The purpose of this paper is to examine small business owners’ informal advice-seeking from peers, with a focus on the opportunities afforded by the internet for owners to acquire…

Online learning: An effective means for developing small business owner-managers’ capabilities?

If owner-managers engage in management development activities then chances of success may be improved for small businesses. But small business owner-managers (SBOMs) are a…

How do entrepreneurs’ characteristics influence the benefits from the various elements of a business incubator?

The purpose of this paper is to demonstrate empirically that differences in characteristics of entrepreneurs result in benefits from different elements of a regional incubator…

Venture creation and award-winning technology through co-produced incubation

Corporate incubation is a type of business incubation designed to assist small firms to develop using know-how available in large companies. The purpose of this paper is to…

Exploring the sustainability of small rural veterinary enterprise

The purpose of this paper is to explore the sustainability of small rural veterinary enterprise in light of recent changes in both the farming and veterinary sectors. The…

Discovering opportunities in necessity: the inverse creative destruction effect

– The purpose of this paper is to investigate the changes in perceptions and actions taken on post-disaster entrepreneurial opportunities.

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