Despite government support for a number of initiatives to encourage more small firms to adopt information and communication technologies (ICTs) implementation of ICTs has been a slow and very diverse development. This article examines the relationship between small firms and ICTs and highlights...

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In the UK regions that are structurally more vulnerable are less able to respond to economic shocks ( McCann, 2017 ). An economic downturn for a poorer region like the North East of England ( Jenkins, Pike, & Tomaney, 2019 ) will mean it enters recession earlier and emerges from recession later...