There is much evidence in the literature that small business growth has long been regarded as critically important for the economy and for employment growth. This paper focuses initially on an analysis of the impediments to business growth identified from the survey responses of small businesses...

Starting from the premise that the small business sector represents a significant proportion of world economy, the literature on small business growth is reviewed and a framework that would help identify pro-growth small businesses is proposed. The results of a study of businesses conducted in...