Chapter 1 Defining and counting small firms -- chapter 2 Some characteristics of small firms and their owners -- chapter Motivation -- chapter Risk and survival -- chapter 3 Do small firms matter? -- chapter Trends in concentration in other countries -- chapter 4 The constraints on small firms -- chapter 5 Business owners and government -- chapter 6 Entrepreneurs and managers -- chapter Venture capital -- chapter 7 Government policies on small firms -- chapter 8 Training and support -- chapter 9 Small firms in developing countries -- chapter 10 The big picture -- chapter Appendix -- Coverage, sources and comparisons of small business statistics -- chapter Sources of statistics
Summary
'Small Business' provides an international perspective on this important topic, and includes many pedagogical features such as questions for discussion, international case studies and empirical research
Bibliography
Includes bibliographical references (pages 218-235) and index
