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Taking stock of small business and entrepreneurship research
Bob Ritchie, Wing LamTo map and evaluate current research and policy evidence from a major conference against the seven strategic themes published in the UK's Small Business Service policy document;…
Enterprising talk: a case of self construction
Colleen E. Mills, Kylie PawsonThis paper presents a case study that explores the experiences and sensemaking of a new start entrepreneur in New Zealand. The primary aim of the case was to theorise new…
Absorptive capacity, knowledge management and innovation in entrepreneurial small firms
Colin GrayThe purpose of this article is to explore SME capacity to absorb and manage knowledge as a prior condition to the successful adoption of innovations and entrepreneurial growth.
Marketing in small and medium sized enterprises
Mike Simpson, Jo Padmore, Nick Taylor, Jane Frecknall‐HughesThe purpose of this paper is to report on a full‐scale testing of the role of marketing and its relevance in small and medium sized enterprises (SMEs). The objective is to present…
The financing of disadvantaged entrepreneurs: Are enterprise programmes overcoming the finance gap?
Julia Rouse, Dilani JayawarnaThis paper asks whether enterprise programmes are overcoming the finance gap faced by their disadvantaged participants. Specifically, the paper seeks to assessthe level of finance…
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