This paper provides a critical overview of a recent attempt to create an independent statutory "voice" for small enterprises within the formal government bureaucracy in one Australian jurisdiction. It discusses the creation and eighteen months of activity of the Small Business Commissioner of...

This article provides an overview of the development of franchising within Australia since its inception, with a particular focus over the last fifty years. It begins by discussing the introduction of some of the major individual franchise systems, and then examines the growth in numbers of...

Little is currently known about the nature of philanthropic activities engaged in by microbusinesses. Only limited knowledge exists about the type of charitable contribution made, the causes for which such gifts are made, and what firm characteristics (if any) can be reliably used to predict the...