Inhaltsverzeichnis: Introduction -- Small and medium businesses : a diverse population -- Microeconomics and small business -- Entrepreneurship and small business -- Small business, growth and employment -- Small business as family business -- The life cycle of small business, part 1: "Spawning"...

Our knowledge about microfinance in developing countries has been greatly enriched in recent years by the experience of numerous institutions. Different sound technologies and practices of financial services to all segments of the population have emerged; there is no single best practice or...