International Journal of Entrepreneurial Behavior & Research: Volume 4 Issue 3

Factors associated with the provision of job‐related formal training by employers

Paul Westhead

Multivariate logistic regression analysis was used to detect the combination of factors associated with the provision of job‐related training provided by employers located…

Small business start‐ups: success factors and support implications

Kathryn Watson, Sandra Hogarth‐Scott, Nicholas Wilson

This empirical study investigates the characteristics of a cohort of 166 small businesses which were set up during a period of recession by founders, all of whom had experienced a…

The financing preferences of small firm owners

Robert T. Hamilton, Mark A. Fox

Small owner‐managed firms typically operate with levels of debt, much of it short‐term, which are higher than those found in large companies. This paper investigates the financing…

Entrepreneurial dynamics in small business service firms

Keith Glancey, Malcolm Greig, Malcolm Pettigrew

This paper examines the nature of entrepreneurial dynamics in small business service firms. The past decade has seen a rapid growth in the number of small business service firms…

Understanding Enterprise, Entrepreneurship and Small Business

Robert Beattie

The Entrepreneurial Society

Sarah Williams

Editorial