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The effect of business advisers on the performance of SMEs
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In this article, the authors examined the relationship between business performance and the nature and degree of a wide range of business advice used by a sample of owner/managers of SMEs in the Manchester City region of the UK.Abstract:
Purpose – Following on studies of the reported importance of a range of external advice and a study of the impact of marketing advice on small and medium‐sized enterprise (SME) performance, this study seeks to examine the relationship between business performance (growth) and the nature and degree of a wide range of business advice used by a sample of owner/managers of SMEs in the Manchester City‐region of the UK.Design/methodology/approach – The study was conducted with 140 SMEs in the Manchester City region using an administered survey instrument.Findings – The degree of use of a range of external advice was positively related to the growth rate of the SME. In common with most previous research, the most sought‐after advisers were external accountants and network contacts. Academic advice was sought very rarely. This study extends previous research and examine the nature of the advice provided by external accountants, which was found to include business, emergency, and financial management support in ad...read more
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