ABSTRACT

Despite the seemingly relentless march of the multinationals, small businesses continue to thrive across the globe and form a vital part of all successful economies. The Economics and Management of Small Business provides an international perspective on this important topic, and includes many useful pedagogical features such as questions for discussion, international case-studies and empirical research. 

Graham Bannock's accessible writing style is key to the reader gaining a good understanding of this important area, and students of small business and entrepreneurship courses will find this book extremely useful.

chapter 1|5 pages

Defining and counting small firms

chapter |13 pages

Motivation

chapter |5 pages

Risk and survival

chapter 3|5 pages

Do small firms matter?

chapter 4|16 pages

The constraints on small firms

chapter 5|26 pages

Business owners and government

chapter 6|11 pages

Entrepreneurs and managers

chapter |10 pages

Venture capital

chapter 7|32 pages

Government policies on small firms

chapter 8|23 pages

Training and support

chapter 9|27 pages

Small firms in developing countries

chapter 10|14 pages

The big picture

chapter |2 pages

Appendix

Coverage, sources and comparisons of small business statistics

chapter |10 pages

Sources of statistics