... banks, suppliers, employees, customers, and local communities (see Gibb and Adhikary, 2000). But as Dennis (2011a , p. 92) notes, “(p)olicymakers need jobs; small firms produce jobs; so small business remains a central focus for many policymakers”. In Australia, as in many places, SME policy...

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