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... average (McKay, 1999). In a more global context Hills and LaForge (1992) reference both Hodgets and Kuratko’s suggestion that small businesses not only create employment but are the economic engines driving the quality of life, which complements Storey’s (1994) suggestion that small firms comprise...

... and resulted from the interaction of their individual, social and economic contexts (Figure 1). © MCB UP Limited 2000 Training Small firms Decision making Intuition Businesses employing less than ten people are defined as micro‐businesses (DTI, 1995, p. 11). Such businesses...

... be learned from Smallbone’s findings. The evidence of the research bears out his conclusion that: © MCB UP Limited 2000 Management development Managers Small firms The report of the 1994 Task Force on Small Business in Ireland highlighted that 98 per cent of firms in Ireland had fewer...

...). The authors argue that a gap exists between the content of the support that is offered the firms on the market and what is actually delivered to the firm by the different activities and programmes. Gibb (1990) maintains that the difficulties the small firms find in utilising the support being offered occur...

... characteristic of these industries is the high incidence of small firms. The issue of training in the small business sector in general has been neglected by academics and management specialists and this is also the case specifically in tourism and hospitality. This article goes some way to address this gap...

... must be paid to the retail staff and their skills or training. © MCB UP Limited 1999 Training Human capital theory Retailing Small firms Multimedia There is no doubt that one of the aspects which is currently arousing great interest, in the public as well as the private sector...

... to be discussed without well tested face to face dialogue. © MCB UP Limited 1999 Communications Mentoring Small firms Technology Much has been written about mentoring, in terms of its uses, the qualities and skills involved, and its benefits in career development. Books on good practice...

...Juliet MacMahon; Eamonn Murphy The vast majority of indigenous Irish enterprises can be classed as small (less than 50 employees). Latest figures from the census of industrial production indicate a figure of 90 per cent. However the Irish small firm sector is notoriously volatile in that a large...

... to develop new approaches to delivering greater customer value. This view is apparently shared by the UK Government, which has incorporated the concept of Lifelong Learning into its small firms support policy. This is despite the fact that to date in the academic literature, there is only limited anecdotal...

... agencies. At the end of the 1980s, the government determined that small firms policy could more effectively be delivered by the delegation of programme delivery responsibility to smaller, more regional organisations known as Training and Enterprise Councils (“TECs”). In response to criticisms concerning...

... over the next five years. It would appear from these results that after up to four years of operation, the issue of employment growth is not a major concern for most micro business owners. © MCB UP Limited 1998 Development Economic growth Flexibility Small firms Training...

...Ian Roffe Examines the influence of intra‐European co‐operation on a regional response to human resource development, and in particular, to graduate placement in small firms. Discusses the attitudes and cultural differences to enterprise of Welsh and non‐Welsh speakers. Identifies common features...

... the highways they need to run on? © MCB UP Limited 1996 Distance learning Information superhighway Information systems information technology Small firms Thus, the aims of the CLEAR project are: To exploit advances in Information and Communications Technology to improve...

...Paul Joyce; Tony McNulty; Adrian Woods The British CBI introduced national educational and training targets in 1991. Small firms might be regarded as unlikely to respond to them because of, for example, lack of time, cost constraints and fears of other firms poaching their employees. Is this true...

... personal fulfilment and contribution to society. The ultimate measure of entrepreneurship education and training is how well it fosters all these aspirations and leads to start‐ups. © MCB UP Limited 1994 Education Entrepreneurship Small firms Training Entrepreneurship is in vogue...

...Peter Rosa; Michael Scott; Robin Gilbert Government assistance to exporting small firms in the UK tends to be passive, providing information, contacts, access to subsidized consultancy and credit guarantees, rather than direct training. The system favours the larger company, and does little...

... and utilize financial analysis in the management of small firms. INNOVATION IN FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT TRAINING FOR SMALL BUSINESS 23 Reports on a programme to encourage accountants and small business managers to use financial analysis in managing small firms. Innovation in Financial Management Training...

... for training courses that matched the specific needs of the small business. Proposes guidelines for the type of training courses that small businesses would like to see. © MCB UP Limited 1993 Entrepreneurs Questionnaires Small firms Training 18 JOURNAL OF EUROPEAN INDUSTRIAL TRAINING 17,1...

... of additional support schemes in Devon and Cornwall. © MCB UP Limited 1992 Counselling Small firms Training and Enterprise Councils SUPP R eports on a scheme to increase the survival rates of small and medium-size enterprises in Devon and Cornwall. Supporting New Small Business Start-ups Ian...