In the context of a somewhat turbulent graduate labour market, attention is being focused on the employment of graduates in small‐ and medium‐sized enterprises (SMEs). This paper takes an initial “sounding” of our understanding about the transition of graduates into such organisations....

Purpose – A report conducted for the Government in 2002 concluded that public policy, although rising to the challenges presented in stimulating a stronger relationship between supply and demand in the SME graduate labour market, was essentially “running blind”. SMEs were clearly playing...

The review’s outcomes support the Government’sstrategic policy framework for small businesses by:■ building an enterprise culture and encouraging newentrepreneurs to acquire an existing business,something that carries a lower risk than starting anew one;■ encouraging a more dynamic...

This executive summary reports on a study that tracked Euro preparationsby UK SMEs that had trade or ownership links with the EU. This study isunique because unlike other studies which measure Euro preparationsamongst the general UK business population, it tracks ‘euro aware’ UKbusinesses...

The UK self-employment rate is similar to that in Austria,France, Germany, Luxembourg and Ireland, and is in the mid-rangefor the EU.• In total, the self-employed in the UK employ a further 2.6 millionpeople.• The UK is one of only six EU countries in which males have a higherprobability of...

This paper examines the implementation of recent changes to Victorian food safety legislation with particular reference to the implications for the foodservice industry. The research findings reported in this paper are based on a major food safety management audit undertaken for the Victorian...

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