Job creation is one of the most important aspects of entrepreneurship, but we know relatively little about the hiring patterns and decisions of startups. Longitudinal data from the Integrated Longitudinal Business Database (iLBD), Kauffman Firm Survey (KFS), and the Growing America through...

Introduction -- Smes and regional production networks -- SMEs and production networks : framework -- SME participation in production networks : an analytical framework -- Constraints to growth and firm characteristic determinants of SME participation in production networks -- Constraints on SMEs...