What Led Us Here?

2009 ◽  
pp. 302-321
Author(s):  
Stephen Burgess ◽  
Carmine Carmine Sellitto ◽  
Stan Karanasios
Keyword(s):  
Small Business ◽  
Small Businesses ◽  
Internet Technologies ◽  
Background Material ◽  
The Way

This Appendix provides a brief overview of our PhDs - all of which involved research into small business adoption and use of ICT and Internet technologies. In effect, we felt that this appendix might provide some insights into how this book has evolved and the way that the various chapters have been ordered. In the case of Stephen and Stan’s PhDs, they particularly targeted small businesses, whilst Carmine’s PhD involved research into wineries in Australia – and involved a heavy emphasis on SMEs. More importantly, each of our PhDs involved the development of frameworks which have informed the outline of chapters in this book, and significant background material which have contributed the book’s contents. Each of us will discuss a little of how the PhD has lead us to where we are today.

Issues and Challenges for IT in Small Business

2005 ◽  
pp. 1692-1696
Author(s):  
Stephen Burgess
Keyword(s):  
Information Technology ◽  
Small Business ◽  
Small Businesses ◽  
Business Owners ◽  
Small Business Owners ◽  
Internet Technologies

This article examines the main issues and challenges facing small business owners and managers in the manner in which they use information technology and Internet technologies within their businesses. The first part of the article concentrates upon the issues. The “Challenges” section examines some of the areas that small business researchers are targeting in their recommendations for how the use of IT in small businesses can be improved. These are areas that small businesses often neglect or, even worse, know nothing about.

scholarly journals MARKETING INTERNET TECHNOLOGIES IN SMALL BUSINESS: MODERN REALITIES AND APPROACHES TO RESEARCH

2020 ◽  
Vol 30 (4) ◽  
pp. 512-519
Author(s):  
V.S. Starostin ◽  
I.Yu. Okolnishnikova
Keyword(s):  
Machine Learning ◽  
Small Business ◽  
Small Businesses ◽  
Internet Marketing ◽  
Big Data Analysis ◽  
Small Enterprises ◽  
Internet Technologies ◽  
Online Trading ◽  
Marketing Activities ◽  
Marketing Methods

The article is devoted to identifying promising areas of research in marketing Internet technologies in the field of small business. The digital component is increasingly being integrated into classic marketing processes and practices; the modern consumer is constantly “online’. Along with large and medium-sized enterprises, small enterprises apply and adapt Internet marketing approaches for successful activities in the selected market. The article considers approaches to adapting the marketing processes of small enterprises to activities in the digital economy based on Internet marketing technologies. The article pays attention to such areas as restrictions on the activities of small businesses, the integration of Internet marketing methods, and touches on the development of aggregator websites and online trading sites based on machine learning and big data analysis. The article analyzes static research on the specifics of the formation and cost recovery of Internet marketing activities of small businesses. It is concluded that the aggregate issuance of online trading platforms provides small businesses with an alternative to the complete adoption of marketing risks in the form of gaining access to the target audience upon the completion of the required target actions (claims, sales et al.). A visual table of promising areas of marketing Internet technologies research in the small business has been compiled.

scholarly journals E-commerce as a tool for the development of small business

2021 ◽  
Vol 106 ◽  
pp. 01022
Author(s):  
Niiara Demiroglu
Keyword(s):  
Small Business ◽  
Electronic Commerce ◽  
Small Businesses ◽  
Scientific Literature ◽  
Internet Technologies ◽  
Advantages And Disadvantages ◽  
The Past ◽  
Key Factor ◽  
Coronavirus Infection ◽  
Use Of Social Media

E-commerce has gained particular importance for the development of small businesses in the past year due to the restrictions imposed due to the spread of the new coronavirus infection. The article provides a review of scientific literature in order to generalize the methodology for defining the concept of “electronic commerce”. The main trends in the field of e-commerce in small business are characterized. The data on the development of the e-commerce market are analyzed and the following is emphasized: in the number of purchases from mobile devices has increased; creation and widespread use of social media pages is a key factor in the development of e-commerce by entrepreneurs. The advantages and disadvantages of using electronic commerce by small businesses are systematized. Conclusions are made about the growth in the volume of transactions using Internet technologies, and about the increase in digitalization of small businesses.

Assessment of small businesses activities in Ukraine

2019 ◽  
pp. 40-47
Author(s):  
Igor Ponomarenko ◽  
Kateryna Volovnenko
Keyword(s):  
Comparative Analysis ◽  
Statistical Analysis ◽  
Small Business ◽  
Small Businesses ◽  
Government Agencies ◽  
Small Enterprises ◽  
The Subject ◽  
Business Entities ◽  
The Impact ◽  
Micro Enterprises

The subject of the research is a set of approaches to the statistical analysis ofthe activities of small business entities in Ukraine, including micro-enterprises. The purpose of writing this article is to study of the features of functioningof small business entities in Ukraine. Methodology. The research methodology isto use a system-structural and comparative analysis (to study the change in thenumber of small enterprises by major components); monographic (when studyingmethods of statistical analysis of small businesses); economic analysis (when assessing the impact of small business entities on socio-economic phenomena andprocesses in Ukraine). The scientific novelty consists to determine the features ofthe functioning of small businesses in Ukraine in modern conditions. The influenceof the activities of the main socio-economic and political indicators on the activities of small enterprises in recent periods of time has been identified. It has beenestablished that there is flexibility in the development of strategies by small businesses in conditions of significant competition, which makes it possible to quicklyrespond to changing situations in specific markets. Conclusions. The use of acomprehensive statistical analysis of small businesses functioning in Ukraine willallow government agencies to develop a set of measures to optimize the activitiesof these enterprises, which ultimately will positively affect the strengthening oftheir competitiveness and will contribute to the growth of the national economicsystem.

scholarly journals Effects of Regional Bank Merger on Small Business Borrowing: Evidence from Japan

2015 ◽  
Vol 7 (11) ◽  
pp. 62
Author(s):  
Hironobu Miyazaki ◽  
Hiroyuki Aman
Keyword(s):  
Small Business ◽  
Small Businesses ◽  
Economies Of Scale ◽  
Loan Portfolio ◽  
Small Business Lending ◽  
Borrowing Costs ◽  
Bank Merger ◽  
Regional Bank ◽  
Small Business Loans ◽  
The Impact

This study examines the impact of a regional bank merger in Japan on borrowing by small businesses, focusing on firms that borrow from the acquiring bank, the acquired bank, or both. First, we find that post-merger borrowing costs declined. This result suggests that small borrowers enjoy more favorable post-merger financing conditions because efficiencies from economies of scale lead to lower costs. Second, we<strong> </strong>find that post-merger borrowing costs decline for firms that borrow only from the acquiring or acquired bank, whereas they did not decline for firms that borrow from both. Third, we find that only small business loans to firms that borrow from both the acquiring and acquired banks decrease post-merger. This result suggests that small business lending might decline because of a merged bank’s loan portfolio and lending strategy.

The Role of SBA Loans in Small Business Survival after Disaster Events

2021 ◽  
pp. 0739456X2110282
Author(s):  
Maria Watson
Keyword(s):  
Small Business ◽  
Small Businesses ◽  
Conditional Logistic Regression ◽  
Small Business Administration ◽  
Confounding Factors ◽  
Term Survival ◽  
Business Survival ◽  
Quasi Experimental

Local businesses are important for recovering communities, yet program analyses of the effectiveness of Federal disaster loans—particularly for businesses—are limited and contradictory. This study looks at the role U.S. Small Business Administration (SBA) Disaster Loans played in the long-term survival of small businesses in Galveston County, Texas after the 2008 Hurricane Ike. This research uses quasi-experimental design, matching methods, and conditional logistic regression to tease out the effect of the loan from potential confounding factors. The results show that businesses that received a disaster loan were significantly more likely to survive than their controls, and businesses that moved were also more likely to survive.

Measuring Success in Family Businesses: The Concept of Configurational Fit

2006 ◽  
Vol 19 (2) ◽  
pp. 115-134 ◽  
Author(s):  
Christoph Hienerth ◽  
Alexander Kessler
Keyword(s):  
Small Business ◽  
Small Businesses ◽  
Business Owners ◽  
Border Region ◽  
Small Business Owners ◽  
Comparable Data ◽  
Measurement Instruments ◽  
Success Measurement ◽  
Success Evaluation ◽  
As Effects

The problems associated with measuring success in small businesses are primarily caused by a lack of comparable data due to the ambiguity of “success” and by subjective biases. Success evaluation is dominated by the estimates of business owners, who tend to overestimate overall success and internal strengths. However, reliable success measurement instruments would be useful for small business owners/managers as well as small business policymakers. The main purposes of this article are to compare various measures of success, to explore the differences in their outcomes, and to analyze whether a model of success measurement using configurational fit can be used to overcome subjective biases. The study is based on a recent survey of 103 small family-owned businesses in the eastern Austrian border region. Our analysis of the data confirmed the existence of the measurement problems mentioned above. Although some individual indicators show significant biases as well as effects due to company age, size, and industry, the aggregated indicator based on the concept of configurational fit seems to be an appropriate means of overcoming most of these drawbacks.

FEATURES OF THE RUSSIAN SMALL BUSINESS MODEL AND THE CONSEQUENCES OF THE COVID-19 PANDEMIC

2021 ◽  
pp. 71-85
Author(s):  
Natal’ya E. Egorova ◽  
Keyword(s):  
Small Business ◽  
Business Model ◽  
Small Businesses ◽  
Structural Characteristics ◽  
Bank Lending ◽  
Structural Instability ◽  
Government Support ◽  
Negative Consequences ◽  
Development Levels ◽  
The Impact

The article analyzes the quantitative and structural stability of Russian small business and identifies the model features of its functioning. It investigates the dynamics of development of Russian small business is investigated and notes a downward trend in the number of small and medium-sized enterprises over the past two years. A conclusion is drawn that the quantitative indicators reflecting its functioning are highly sensitive to the negative effects of the macroeconomic environment. The author introduces a concept of the small business heterogeneity and brings up its structural characteristics, represented by various categories of small and medium-sized firms. Comparative analysis of the Russian small business model with foreign small business confirms its quantitative and structural instability. That makes the considered sector of the national economy vulnerable to shocks (externalities), including the COVID-19 pandemic. It is assumed that the negative consequences of the pandemic will affect Russian small businesses more than foreign ones, and the gap in their development levels will widen. An assessment of the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on Russian small business and a forecast of its development are made in the context of limited government support and the absence of active bank lending.

Econometric Analysis Of Factors Influencing The Practice Of Crediting To Small Businesses

2021 ◽  
Vol 03 (05) ◽  
pp. 142-148
Author(s):  
Abdullaeva Sh.Z. ◽  
◽  
Rustamova M. ◽  
Ergashboev M. ◽  
◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Small Business ◽  
Small Businesses ◽  
Econometric Analysis ◽  
Factors Influencing ◽  
Further Development

The article provides suggestions and comments on the role of small business in the economy and the further development of its lending system

Characteristics of the ERP Systems Designed for Managing Small Businesses

2021 ◽  
Vol 13 (2) ◽  
Author(s):  
Petar Hlebarov
Keyword(s):  
Small Business ◽  
Small Businesses ◽  
Business Environment ◽  
Business Organizations ◽  
Erp Systems ◽  
Small Organizations ◽  
Business In Society

This article mainly aims to introduce the particular charactersitics of the ERP systems, used for managing small businesses, by answering several basic questions related to this topic: What do we generally understand by ERP systems? What is the essence of ERP for small business? What is the role of ERP for small business? What do we understand by small business? What are the characteristics of small business? What is the role of small business in society? What are the basic problems of small business? What is today’s business environment? In this respect, the report introduces the essence and the role of the ERP systems used for managing small business organizations in a structured and summarized way. It shows how the specific characteristics of small business and today’s business environment affect the ERP configurations, compared to those used in large organizations. At the end of the paper, a summary is provided of the characteristics of the ERP systems used for managing small organizations.

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