Journal of Small Business and Enterprise Development: Volume 16 Issue 2

Family‐member and non‐family‐member managers in family businesses

Matthew C. Sonfield, Robert N. Lussier

The purpose of this paper is to investigate, in a multi‐country context, the inclusion of family‐member managers and non‐family‐member managers in family businesses, and the…

Challenges facing W. Midlands ICT‐oriented SMEs

Caroline Chibelushi, Pat Costello

The purpose of this paper is to highlight the challenges faced by West Midlands (UK) information communications technology (ICT)‐oriented small to medium‐sized enterprises (SMEs…

Adoption of internet in Malaysian SMEs

Syed Shah Alam

This paper aims to investigate empirically the decision of small to medium‐sized enterprises (SMEs) to adopt the internet in their businesses.

Growth ambitions and succession solutions in family businesses

Mojca Duh, Polona Tominc, Miroslav Rebernik

The purpose of this paper is to establish whether succession problems in family businesses contribute to more modest growth aspirations compared to family businesses where…

Women‐owned small and medium enterprises in England: Analysis of factors influencing the growth process

Muhammad Azam Roomi, Pegram Harrison, John Beaumont‐Kerridge

This study attempts to understand the nature and activities of growth‐oriented women‐owned businesses in the East of England by highlighting the problems faced by women…

UK small owner‐managed businesses: accounting and financial reporting needs

S. Sian, C. Roberts

In recent years there has been a growing interest in the provision of financial information by small business entities. In the UK, regulation has taken the form of the Financial…

Small enterprise relations with banks and accountants

Martin Perry, Alan Coetzer

Through the dual analysis of small business‐owner relations with their banks and accountants, this paper aims to address conflicting interpretations of how small business owners…

Financing preferences of micro and small enterprise owners in Tigray: does POH hold?

Gebregziabher Haileselasie Gebru

This paper aims to investigate the determinants of financing preferences of micro and small enterprises (MSEs) owners in Tigray regional state of Ethiopia in light of the Pecking…

How do not‐for‐profit SMEs attempt to develop a strong brand in an increasingly saturated market?

Hina Khan, Donna Ede

The motivation behind this research is to remedy a gap in the literature on the role of branding within small to medium‐sized not‐for‐profit organisations that are not part of the…

Entrepreneurship education in the UK: A critical analysis of stakeholder involvement and expectations

Harry Matlay

This paper aims to explore stakeholder involvement in, and expectation of, entrepreneurship education in UK higher education institutions (HEIs).

Editorial

Harry Matlay