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CREATING INDEPENDENT ADVOCATES FOR ENTREPRENEURS WITHIN GOVERNMENT: SOME REFLECTIONS ON THE SMALL BUSINESS COMMISSIONER MODEL

SCHAPER, MICHAEL T. - In: Journal of Enterprising Culture (JEC) 16 (2008) 03, pp. 299-309

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...

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Entrepreneurship, Development, and the Spatial Context Retrospect and Prospect

Nijkamp, Peter - World Institute for Development Economic Research … - 2009

Entrepreneurship has been a topical issue in the business administration literature, but in the past decade a wave of interest can be observed on the role of entrepreneurship in the economic growth literature. This paper aims to highlight the various contributions to the entrepreneurship...

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ICT and environmental innovations in a complementary fashion. Is the joint adoption by firms economically visible?

Antonioli, Davide; Cecere, Grazia - 2014

manufacturing firms for a dense SME area in the North-East of Italy (Emilia-Romagna region). We originally merge innovation survey …

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Kleine und mittlere Unternehmen: Stütze der gewerblichen Wirtschaft in Europa

Schiersch, Alexander; Kritikos, Alexander S. - In: DIW Wochenbericht 81 (2014) 13, pp. 277-287

two-thirds of all jobs across the EU. Die kleinen und mittelgroßen Unternehmen (KMU) rücken immer stärker ins Zentrum der … der KMU stärken. Erst seit relativ kurzer Zeit hat die EU-Kommission jedoch mit einer systematischen, europaweiten … Maßnahmen erlauben soll. Das DIW Berlin hat die aktuellsten verfügbaren Daten ausgewertet und untersucht, wie sich die KMU in …

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Impact of Petroleum on SMEs Growth in Nigeria

Sam, B.A. TENDE; OBUMNEKE, Ezie - In: International Journal of Entrepreneurial Knowledge 2 (2014) 2, pp. 4-14

The study undertakes an empirical research on the impact of petroleum on small and medium scale enterprises (SMEs) development in Nigeria. The log linear error correction model was adopted to examine how petroleum price (PP), Imported petroleum (IMP) and domestically produced petroleum (DPP) had...

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Evaluation of Sustainable Accounting Practices in THE Italian Bioenergy Sector

Vallesi, Martina; Dâ€™Andrea, Alessia; Eswarlal, … - In: Politica Agricola Internazionale - International …, 3

Bioenergy is a vital component of the energy sector in Italy, contributing to the countryâ€™s commitment for reduction in green house gas emission and enhancing its self reliance on energy production. At the same time, however, there are risks that the bioenergy sector may generate negative...

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Ele Agbe in Search of a New Light in Ghanaâ€™s Shea Sector

Abban, Rita; Omta, S.W.F.; Aheto, John B.K.; Scholten, … - In: International Food and Agribusiness Management Review 17 (2014) B

The IFAMR is published quarterly by the International Food and Agribusiness Management Association. For complete library visit: www.ifama.org

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Innovative Way of Optimizing the Manufacturing Processes on Parallel Production Lines in SME

GRUIA, George Cristian; KAVAN, Michal - In: Economia. Seria Management 17 (2014) 2, pp. 238-247

The goal of the paper is to present a new way for scheduling the processes within and not limited to manufacturing companies. The aim of the paper is to offer the management of SMEs a revolutionary way for increasing the company’s productivity using a better planning and usage of the available...

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Specialities of Corporate Identity at SMEs

Almási, Anikó - Keleti Károly Gazdasági Kar, Óbudai Egyetem

Corporate identity (CI) is getting an increasingly important factor in business success because the synergic CI can mean higher profit or price and the engagement of customers or employees. Identification helps to build loyalty and competitive edge, and nowadays the trust and reputation often...

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Private manufacturing SMEs survival and growth in Vietnam: The role of export participation

Vu, Van Huong - Volkswirtschaftliche Fakultät, … - 2012

This study investigates for the first time a linkage between export participation and firm performance in terms of survival and profit growth in Vietnam. Using an unbalanced panel dataset from 2005 to 2009, our study shows no difference in the survival probability between exporters and...

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