... collection and the Digimat measurement test for analyzing patterns, themes and best practices to generate a deeper understanding of the impact of digital technologies on business growth and growth strategies in these companies. Findings We propose that business growth includes three aspects of growth...

... to the context in which entrepreneurial activity occurs. The purpose of this paper is to develop an empirically informed contextual understanding of micro-business growth, beyond firm-level constraints. Design/methodology/approach The paper draws on 50 in-depth interviews with stakeholders and micro-business...

... to regulation and the characteristics of business growth. These studies have, however, been subject to critique with regard to the quality of data and the inferences that are made on the basis of broad patterns in macro-economic indicators. Van Stel et al. (2007) are critical of using these very...

... performance measures, such as turnover growth rate. A ranking of the top ten competencies that women thought were important for success was generated; this ranking was compared with a list of four competencies identified as being important by those women whose businesses exhibited high business growth...

... at: lprice@lincoln.ac.uk © Emerald Group Publishing Limited 2013 Despite the severity of this recent recession, there are currently few studies of its effect on small and medium‐sized enterprises (SMEs). However, small business growth and entrepreneurship are recognised as essential drivers...

... Publishing Limited 2013 Entrepreneurial competencies Female entrepreneurs Business growth Entrepreneurialism Women United Kingdom Although entrepreneurial competencies are seen as important to business growth and success, according to Brinckmann (2008) the discussion of competencies...

...Lisa Harris; Alan Rae; Ivan Misner Purpose This paper aims to draw upon the findings of a research project which investigated networking styles by owner/managers of small businesses. The authors' specific objective was to analyse the impact of such networking activities on business growth...