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The Design of Extension and Support Services for Small-Scale Enterprise Development:
Allan Gibb,George Manu +1 more
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In this paper, the Small Business Centre at Durham University Business School and the Scottish Enterprise Foundati cation have discussed the importance of small business in the development of the UK economy.Abstract:
PROF. ALLAN GIBB IS DIRECTOR OF THE Small Business Centre at Durham University Business School. England, and Dr. George Manu is senior lecturer in small business at the Scottish Enterprise Foundati...read more
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CEO characteristics, organizational characteristics and information technology adoption in small businesses
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Small Firms' Training and Competitiveness. Building Upon the Small business as a Learning Organisation
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Youth unemployment and implications for stability of democracy in nigeria
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Enterprise across the digital divide: information systems and rural microenterprise in Botswana
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Key factors in the design of policy support for the small and medium enterprise (SME) development process: an overview
TL;DR: In this paper, the authors present an overview of the key factors in the design of policy support for the small and medium enterprise (SME) development process: an overview is given.
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Small Manufacturing Enterprises: A Comparative Study of India and Other Economies
TL;DR: In this paper, the authors investigated Indian small-enterprise development and policy in detail in an international context and drew lessons for industrial policy in developing economies, including Colombia, Indonesia, the Republic of Korea, Malaysia, Singapore, Taiwan, the United Kingdom, and the United States.
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Training and visit extension
TL;DR: The training and visit system has been strongly supported by the World Bank and the governments of many developing countries for about ten years as discussed by the authors, and has been adopted in some forty developing countries in Asia, Africa, Europe, and Central and South America.