Journal of Small Business and Enterprise Development: Volume 3 Issue 1

POLLY PECK: THE BREAKING OF AN ENTREPRENEUR?

J.G. Gallagher, J. Lauchlan, M Steven

Asil Nadir stands accused of fraud and theft. The sums involved are massive. He is openly accused of the misappropriation of about £371 million. In private, the figure is thought…

MANAGING THE TRANSITION: EMPLOYMENT TO SELF‐EMPLOYMENT

Laurie Cohen

This work considers women who have left jobs within organizations to set up their own businesses. The project thus explores two worlds: the world of the organization and the world…

CARPENTRY AND JOINERY (NOTTINGHAM) LTD: A CASE STUDY IN ENTERPRISE SUPPORT AND DEVELOPMENT

Graham Beaver, Mike Murphy

The case study is presented of a small enterprise operating in the furniture industry in the East Midlands. To preserve business confidentiality the name of the company has been…

FACILITATING CO‐OPERATIVE NETWORKS OF HIGH‐TECHNOLOGY SMALL FIRMS: PROBLEMS AND STRATEGIES

John E. White, Matthew J. Gorton, Ian Chaston

The growing importance of small‐ and medium‐sized enterprises (SMEs) in high‐technology innovation and the importance of innovation in maintaining competitive advantage has been…

TECHNOLOGICAL ALLIANCES BETWEEN HEIS AND SMFS: EXAMINING THE CURRENT EVIDENCE

Nelson K.H. Tang, Andrew Agnew, Oswald Jones

Small and medium‐sized firms (SMFs) can make valuable economic and social contributions through their distinctive capabilities for innovation. However, SMFs rarely possess…