Journal of Small Business and Enterprise Development: Volume 17 Issue 3

Propensity for self‐employment: contrasting the USA and Mexico

Leonel Prieto, Lei Wang, Kim T. Hinrichs, Homero Aguirre ‐Milling

The paper aims to test the direct and mediating effects of a set of environmental (family self‐employment background, social networks, legal system support, governmental support…

Entrepreneurial growth expectations and information flows in networks

Irene Daskalopoulou, Anastasia Petrou

The paper aims to analyse entrepreneurs' expectations regarding future growth by analysing the relationship between information flows from networks and the perceived risk of…

Fast‐growing firms in a transitional and extreme environment: are they different?

Durim Hoxha, Joan‐Lluis Capelleras

The paper is aims at investigating the contribution of fast‐growing firms to employment and the determinants of fast growth in Kosova, which can be considered an environment…

Differentiation for competitive advantage in a small family business

Alex Douglas, Jacqueline Douglas, John Davies

The purpose of this paper is to report how a small, family‐owned children's play centre can achieve competitive advantage by developing a differentiated service. The aim is to…

Influences on innovation in small Australian construction businesses

Mary Hardie

The purpose of this paper is to identify the major influences on innovation delivery in the context of small Australian construction businesses.

Italian and Indian gold and jewelry SMEs, marketing practices in the USA: A comparative case study

Christian Simoni, Samuel Rabino, Lorenzo Zanni

The purpose of this paper is to examine current patterns of international marketing activities of Italian gold firms with a special emphasis on the US market and to juxtapose them…

Family ties and emotions: a missing piece in the knowledge transfer puzzle

Rosa Nelly Trevinyo‐Rodríguez, Nick Bontis

The paper aims to develop a model of knowledge transfer that considers kinship ties and emotions in family‐based firms.

Internationalization pathways of family SMEs: psychic distance as a focal point

Tanja Kontinen, Arto Ojala

The purpose of this paper is to investigate how psychic distance affects the internationalization process, foreign market entry (FME), and entry mode choice of Finnish small and…

Indian agri‐seed industry: understanding the entrepreneurial process

Sushil Kumar, Jabir Ali

The paper aims to discuss and analyse the entrepreneurial process in Indian seed business and factors affecting entrepreneurship in this sector.

Business support for farmers: an evaluation of the Farm Cornwall project

Gerard McElwee, Ivan Annibal

The purpose of this paper is to present an account of a Farm Support Project in Cornwall which provides support, advice and an outreach facility for farmers in the Penwith…

Editorial

Harry Matlay