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Showing 1 to 20 of 271 for “"small businesses"”.
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Small Businesses Encounters with Information Technology
… and it studies IT encountering in the context of small businesses. I review the literatures on organizational IT adoption and IT selection, and conclude that these literatures have relied on assumptions which leave unattended important aspects of the process leading to choice: the adoption …
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Implementing computer aided design in small businesses
… implementation of Computer Aided Design (CAD) in small firms has been a cause for concern for the author for some years. Whilst much has been written about the implementation of Management Information Systems and about Advanced Manufacturing Technology in large firms, the literature on small firms …
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The Futures of Financing African Small Businesses
Africa’s small businesses are a driving force for growth, inclusivity and innovation across Africa. However, they lack access to financing which is called the credit-getting gap. This thesis identifies plausible futures for financing African small businesses to close this credit-getting gap to …
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Small businesses and job creation in South Africa
… paradigm shift from traditionally relying on big businesses for stimulating economic growth and job creation to small businesses in both developed and developing economies. Developing countries in the last 3 decades have accelerated their support for small businesses in a bid to alleviate dire …
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Modeling the Marketability of Tourism Small Businesses: Oman's Experiences
<p>Tourism Small Businesses (TSBs) are vital factors in the prosperity of local communities and the development of authentic and satisfying tourism experiences. Because of their small size, they are unable to effectively use textbook marketing models and techniques. The purpose of this study is to …
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Lean enterprise integration : a new framework for small businesses
Thesis (S.M.)--Massachusetts Institute of Technology, System Design & Management Program, 2003.
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New development : friend or foe to Chinatown small businesses?
… as working-Chinese immigrants. The individual businesses that line the streets of Chinatown are crucial to creating these unique urban neighborhoods. As cities are undergoing a new era of growth and real estate activity in urban centers is booming, the impacts on small businesses has not yet …
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Economic development : the case for public financing of small businesses
Thesis (M.C.P.)--Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Dept. of Urban Studies and Planning, 1983.
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Performance barriers to 8(a) small businesses: learning & policy implications
… a training intervention to assist minority-owned businesses in gaining access to Federal contracting dollars. Minority-owned firms complete a certification process rendering them eligible to compete for up to nine years in a sheltered environment for specific contracting set-aside opportunities. …
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Are small businesses an appropriate vehicle through which to tackle unemployment?
Jobs created by small businesses represent the majority of employment opportunities created in the UK. Efforts to reduce long term unemployment might focus on the benefits of working closely with these businesses. The UK Government’s New Deal employment initiative, introduced in 1998, used wage …
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Essays on external debt and equity finance for UK small businesses
… to external debt and equity finance for UK small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs). The first explores the developments in bank credit market conditions over the period 2010-2017. The evidence suggests that business overdrafts and term loans show slightly different trends in the wake of …
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Using ICT for knowledge transfer in small businesses : a Vietnam case study
… (ICT) in the knowledge transfer process in small businesses in Vietnam. In doing this, it examines how knowledge is transferred in small businesses and what benefits the knowledge transfer process provides small businesses. The study also explores factors affecting knowledge transfer …
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Exploring Resilience Capabilities of Micro and Small Businesses during Crisis in Nigeria
… explores resilience capabilities in micro and small businesses (MSBs) within Nigeria's agriculture, manufacturing and pharmaceutical sectors during crises. Despite existing studies highlighting the importance of resilience in business survival during crises, there is a gap in understanding how …
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A microcomputer-based application of a cash decision model for small businesses
… is often of critical importance to small business, this study focuses directly on the small business environment. Alternatives available to the small business are limited, as are the resources to evaluate alternatives. This stv.dy takes these factors into account by building a cash …
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Investigation of Availability and Uses of Financial Statements in Small Businesses in Tanzania
… availability and uses of financial statements in small businesses in Tanzania, the case of Dar es Salaamregion. The study involved survey of 92 SMEs located in Dar es Salaam. Descriptive analysis and multiple regression analysis were employed to establish quantitatively factors influencing …
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A study of key motivational principles in the ever changing world of small businesses.
… - The research is set in the context of the small business. That is, businesses employing between 9 and 99 employees. Literature on the definitions of small business was scrutinized, small business management, owners’ characteristics, and their educational background analysed. …
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Bolton and the Missing Link:a banker's analysis of the lending relationship with small businesses
The relationship between the small businessman and the bank manager can be of considerable importance to the success or otherwise of his/her business. That relationship exists, and develops, directly as a result of the circumstances which surround and impact upon it: and the interaction and ability …
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More than profits : supporting small businesses in their pursuit of the triple bottom line
… both in workforce and number of establishments, small businesses are an important part of any TBL solution. More broadly, there is popular interest in sustainability and the triple bottom line, but there is little consensus on how to specifically support such outcomes in small businesses and who …
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