Die Internationalisierung von Geschäftsaktivitäten wird bereits seit längerer Zeit als ein integraler Bestandteil der Entrepreneurship-Forschung betrachtet. Gleichzeitig existieren nur wenige Studien, die mögliche Beziehungen zwischen Internationalisierung und Perfomance anhand von kleinen...

This paper explores the procurement of public buildings in local authorities in the UK under the Private Finance Initiative (PFI) and its consequences for small and medium sized enterprises. Following an outline of the development of PFI in the UK, the paper explains the peculiarities of local...

In Small Business and the City, the authors highlight the power of small-scale entrepreneurship to transform local neighbourhoods and the cities they inhabit. Studying the factors which enable small businesses to survive and thrive, they highlight the success of a Canadian concept which has...