Education + Training: Volume 50 Issue 8/9

Factors influencing employee learning in small businesses

The purpose of this research is to identify key factors influencing employee learning from the perspective of owners/managers.

The small enterprise in the training market

The purpose of this paper is to present empirical evidence outlining the ways in which small businesses orientate themselves towards the training market. The primary aim is to…

Developing a collaborative learning environment through technology enhanced education (TE3) support

The purpose of this paper is to report on the development of a knowledge transfer project, part funded through TE3, designed to encourage innovation and improve the capability of…

Training needs for women‐owned SMEs in England

The purpose of this research is to investigate the needs and preferences for training among growth‐oriented women‐owned SMEs in the East of England.

A new approach to small business training: community based education

The purpose of this paper is to show that most small business owner‐managers are technically competent in their area of business activity however they do not always have equal…

Embedding enterprise education into the curriculum at a research‐led university

E³, standing for Embedding Enterprise Education, started in August 2006 as a HEIF3 funded initiative to promote the learning and teaching of enterprise or entrepreneurship across…

Learning the hard way? Issues in the adoption of new technology in small technology oriented firms

The purpose of this paper is to explore, though a survey and two short case studies, the issues smaller firms face with the adoption of new technologies.

Financial education in small ethnic minority businesses in the UK

The purpose of this paper is to set out to evaluate the financial education needs of ethnic minority SMEs in the West Midlands region of the United Kingdom.

Riding out the storm: graduates, enterprise and careers in turbulent economic times

The purpose of this paper is to explore the possible implications for graduate employability of the economic changes which are affecting the UK in the wake of the “credit crunch”…

Exploring SME market orientation: an organisational learning perspective

The purpose of this paper is to develop and enhance organisational capability through learning within a small firm context. This paper forms part of a KTP project. The paper…

Note from the publisher

Vocational education, training and learning in smaller businesses