Small business owners' measures of success

Small business plays a significant part in the economy of all nations because of its revenue contribution and as a generator of employment. In the Australian context, small businesses account for 85% of all businesses, employ 40% of the total workforce and contribute $75 billion annually to Industry Gross Product. All of these numerical indicators highlight the financial importance of small business, which is also how small business success has traditionally been measured. These traditional success measures have been by increases in financial performance criteria, such as return on investment, turnover or profit, or by increases in number of staff.

Grantor dc:publisher

Edith Cowan University, Research Online, Perth, Western Australia

Year dc:date

2001

Author dc:creator

• Walker, Elizabeth A.

• Small business
• Australia
• Success in business
• Australia.
• Entrepreneurial and Small Business Operations

Repository record dc:identifier

https://ro.ecu.edu.au/theses/1039

OAI identifier oai:identifier

oai:ro.ecu.edu.au:theses-2040