Journal of Small Business and Enterprise Development: Volume 10 Issue 2

Enterprise assistance: responses from the public and private sectors

Claire Massey

One of the consequences of the rising profile of the SME sector is that many countries have some sort of “enterprise assistance” programme. In some countries there are extensive…

Which advisers do micro‐firms use? Some Australian evidence

Leighton Jay, Michael Schaper

Despite the growth of many new business advice and support services over the last 15 years, the extent to which such facilities are used by the Australian small business sector…

Managing for growth: decision making, planning, and making changes

Paul Joyce, Adrian Woods

The competencies that need to be developed and deployed in coping with accelerating changes in the business environment have been the subject of much work dating back at least to…

Factors inhibiting the economic growth of female owned small businesses in North West England

Sandra L. Fielden, Marilyn J. Davidson, Adel J. Dawe, Peter J. Makin

While the general trend in the UK is towards an increase in female owned small businesses, during the last few years the number of North West of England businesses owned by women…

Enhancing SMEs’ capability: opportunities in supply chain relationships?

Allan Macpherson, Alison Wilson

Studies of entrepreneurial learning have shown a preference for learning from the business context and business relationships. Within this business context, larger organisations…

High‐growth firms in the Swedish ERP industry

Svante Andersson

This paper analyses growth patterns in three high‐growth Swedish firms (Intentia, IBS, and in the enterprise resource planning (ERP) industry. A multi‐theoretical framework is…

The role of management accounting in a company in transition from command to market economy

Tamas Vamosi

This article will examine the role of selected aspects of management accounting in a company that is changing from command to market economy. By applying the institutional theory…

Small Business. Critical Perspectives on Business and Management

Harry Matlay

The Entrepreneurship Dynamic: Origins of Entrepreneurship and the Evolution of Industries

Jay Mitra

Small Business Marketing Management

Mike Simpson

Entrepreneurship

Mark Addis

Comparing the performance of male‐ and female‐controlled businesses

Paul Westhead

Many policy makers and practitioners view female entrepreneurs as a “special group” worthy of research and policy attention. Concern has, however, been raised surrounding the…