Profiles In Small Business

A new analytical approach to small firms' cases, which * Uses rich primary source data on modern small businesses * Combines business strategy and industrial organization * Presents detailed Profiles on diverse small businesses * Shows how successful small businesses achieve competitive advantage * Considers both extended rivalry and financial structure * Shows how to `ground' small business theory in reality Profiles in Small Businesses has a companion volume Small Business Enterprise by Gavin Reid (also published by Routledge, Hb: 0-415-05681-0: £45.00) which contains a full analysis (ranging from econometrics to the ethics of competition) of the larger sample of small businesses from which the Profiles are drawn.

Tips on how to start, finance, market, advertise a new business and how to navigate the licensing and insurance shoals -- from animal breeding to word processing services.

The Office of Advocacy is the voice of small business within the federal government. Their mission includes collecting and disseminating data on the status of American small businesses. This book provides a snapshot of small businesses in each state, territory, the District of Columbia, and the United States using the most recently available government data. The profiles showcase several different data points associated with the nation's small businesses including but not limited to the number of small businesses, how many jobs small businesses create, how many small businesses export, and the leading small business industries in each state.

Tips on how to start, finance, market, advertise a new business and how to navigate the licensing and insurance shoals -- from animal breeding to word processing services.

Tips on how to start, finance, market, advertise a new business and how to navigate the licensing and insurance shoals -- from animal breeding to word processing services.

Government law attorney Steven J. Koprince teaches you to concentrate on the crucial but complex Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) and other rules required for keeping contracts alive and avoiding penalties. Each year, the federal government awards billions of dollars in small-business contracts. The Small-Business Guide to Government Contracts puts a wealth of specialized legal counsel at readers’ fingertips, answering the most important compliance questions like: Is a small business really small? Who is eligible for HUBZone, 8(a), SDVO, or WOSB programs? What salaries and benefits must be offered? What ethical requirements must be followed? When does affiliation become a liability? Small-business contracts are both the lifeblood of hundreds of thousands of companies and a quagmire of red tape. No one can afford to be lax with the rules or too harried to heed them. The Small-Business Guide to Government Contracts empowers contractors to avoid missteps, meet their compliance obligations--and keep the pipeline flowing.

This document profiles the importance of small business to Alberta's economy. It offers facts and statistics about small businesses in the province, focuses on a number of key industries that drive Alberta's economy, and examines the role small business plays in these industries. Finally, the profile provides a snapshot of small business on a regional basis.--Document."