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BUSINESS INCUBATORS AND ENTERPRISE DEVELOPMENT: NEITHER TRIED OR TESTED?
Frank MartinBusiness incubators are now being considered or set up in many areas of the UK. There is, however, concern about the performance of these incubators in creating and developing new…
STAYING THE COURSE: STRATEGIC COLLABORATION FOR SMALL, HIGH TECH FIRMS
Keith Dickson, Anne‐Marie Coles, Helen Lawton SmithThis paper is based on a research project about inter‐firm RD collaboration which was undertaken in two phases. In the first phase, which took place between 1988 and 1990, 27…
RISK MANAGEMENT, INSURANCE AND HIGH TECHNOLOGY SMALL FIRMS
David Deakins, Andrew Paddison, Patrick BentleyRisk management consists of a process that involves the assessment and evaluation of risks. Identifying risks that can be reduced and risks that can be transferred (through…
EXPORT AND LANGUAGE BARRIERS IN THE WELSH SME SECTOR
Michael J. Peel, Helga EckartIn response to recent evidence which indicates that UK companies are losing trading opportunities due to relatively poor linguistic skills, an increasing interest has been…
NOTE AND SUMMARY STATISTICS FOR THE LOAN GUARANTEE SCHEME
Marc Cowling, Peter MitchellThe Loan Guarantee Scheme (LGS) was set up in 1981 to fill a perceived gap in the financing of smaller firms. It was designed specifically for firms who were constrained in their…
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