In Australia, small-to-medium sized businesses (SMEs) make a significant contribution to the health and success of the national economy and represent 96% of all firms. These businesses can be divided into three very distinct groups based on the number of employees. Medium enterprises usually...

The process of moving businesses into a pattern of sustainable development has become a key feature in many economies. However, most work to date has focussed on the operations of large firms and multinational corporations. The role of small and medium-sized firms has often been overlooked, even...

The usage of time by small business owner/managers is a relatively poorly understood phenomenon. Whilst several studies have previously attempted to measure how much time owners spend working on their business, few researchers have tried to evaluate what activities and tasks consume that time....

The role and impact of very small firms is usually overlooked by most research into the environmental performance of businesses. This is due in part to their relative invisibility: most of these so-called "micro-enterprises" employ no staff, work from home, and are concentrated in the services...

In recent times, environmental or 'green' concerns have become a significant consideration in overall business management, policy-making and strategy. How to make firms 'greener', and hence more sustainable in the medium to long-term, is now an important factor in successful enterprise...

Comparatively, very little of the Household Income and Labour Dynamics (HILDA) data set has been used to analyse the activities of Australian small business owner-operators, even though there are currently some 1.8 million small firms in existence. Using multiple waves of the HILDA survey, in...