Journal of Small Business and Enterprise Development: Volume 9 Issue 2

Financial information and the management of small private companies

Jill Collis, Robin Jarvis

This research is drawn from a survey of 385 private limited companies in the UK that fall within the 1999 EU size thresholds for a small company. Examines the use of financial…

Social constructionism: a theoretical framework to underpin support for the development of managers in SMEs?

David Devins, Jeff Gold

Policy documents stress the importance of learning and knowledge to the competitiveness of the economy. The documents draw attention to the positive impact on economic performance…

Strategies for internationalisation within SMEs: the key role of the owner‐manager

Lester Lloyd‐Reason, Terry Mughan

Based on the practical experiences of the authors through their work on a LEONARDO project, this paper focuses on the internationalisation process within small and medium sized…

The manufacturing strategy formation process in small and medium‐sized enterprises

David Barnes

Reports findings from an empirical investigation into the process of operations strategy formation in six small manufacturing companies in the UK. A two‐stage methodology was…

Competitive strategy and firm size in the estate agency industry

Paul Bishop, Phil Megicks

Examines the relationship between competitive strategy and firm size in the UK estate agency industry, by presenting evidence from a recent empirical study of the industry in…

Small manufacturing enterprises and exporting in South Africa: a preliminary assessment of key export success factors

Vusi Gumede, VKamilla Rasmussen

This study, applying different statistical techniques on survey data, depicts variables that increase the probability to export of a small enterprise. Our analysis shows that…

Entrepreneurship and small business research – a European perspective

Robert D. Hisrich, Mateja Drnovsek

Interest in the field of entrepreneurship has significantly increased among academics, practitioners and government officials in the past decade both in the USA and in Europe. The…