... activities Growth expectations Rural small businesses Rural development The Netherlands Small enterprises In recent years, diversification of economic activities has become a prominent theme in rural development studies (Bezemer et al., 2003 ; O'Connor et al., 2006). The wide...

... training and support. This paper investigates the effectiveness of training and support initiatives for entrepreneurs in Ireland and The Netherlands, examining the experiences of 57 entrepreneurs from the services, manufacturing and high technology sectors in Ireland and The Netherlands. The results...

... enterprises The Netherlands This paper aims to expand the understanding of how small and medium‐sized family businesses interpret their corporate social responsibility in relationship to a wide range of constituencies. Because specific work on the topic of family business and corporate social...