management on SME profitability ´ ´ Pedro Juan Garcıa-Teruel and Pedro Martınez-Solano Deptartment of Management and Finance‚ Faculty of Economy and Business‚ University of Murcia‚ Murcia‚ Spain Abstract Purpose – The object of the research presented in this paper is to provide empirical evidence on the effects of working capital management on the profitability of a sample of small and medium-sized Spanish firms. Design/methodology/approach – The authors have collected a panel of 8‚872 small to medium-sized
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of Information Systems in Small and Medium Enterprise of Wood Products Manufacturing A Report Submitted in Partial Fulfillment of the Requirements for the Degree of Bachelor of Science in Wood Products Processing In The Faculty of Forestry Abstract In a modern economy‚ the key influence to the competitiveness of small and medium sized enterprises (SME) is their ability to utilize information systems (IS). The characteristic of SMEs vary‚ but in Canada‚ SMEs are organizations that have
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Definition of small scale industry INTRODUCTION � An organization can be classified as a small business using criteria of employees ‚annual sales or total assets .small industry any independently owned and operated profit seeking enterprise that has a fewer than 500 employees .small industry may be little in size ‚but they have little impact on the world economy . in india ‚small and medium industy play a vital role in the growth of economy . Small industry have a 40 percent of share in
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Small-Scale Industries in the Globalization Era: The case of Jordan Basem M. Lozi‚ Assistance Professor‚ Al-Balqa Applied University‚ basem_lozi@yahoo.com Abstract The research examines the role of SSI in the economic development of Jordan by showing the effects of the SSI on the unemployment rate‚ production‚ and sales. The research concludes with policy recommendations to ensure the sustained and competitive growth of small-scale industries in Jordan. The results of the study show that the growth
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ACCESS TO FINANCE FOR SME’s Finance function is the most important of all business functions. It remains a focus of all business activities. Financing SMEs has acquired enormous importance in contemporary world of finances. This is primarily due to the national focus and priority of various countries - developed and developing ones as well. In the Sri Lankan context ‚ the government has provided impetus to the authorities to increasingly cater to the emerging financial needs of the SMEs. Bank and Institutional
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The Configuration Approach to the Strategic Management of Small and Medium-Sized Enterprises Josef Mugler Department of Small Business Management and Entrepreneurship‚ Vienna University of Economics and Business Administration‚ Augasse 2-6‚ A-1090 Vienna‚ Austria Abstract: The configuration approach to the strategic management of small and mediumsized enterprises (SMEs) is presented as an alternative to the traditional approach of industrial economics. The configuration approach
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Financing to SMEs” AT The Hong Kong and Shanghai Banking Corporation Limited TABLE OF CONTENT INDEX TO CONTENTS PAGE NO. 1. Executive Summary 1 2. Introduction 2 3. Review of literature 3 4. Objective of
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Introduction The role and importance Small and Medium Enterprises play in the development of nation has been well documented and beyond doubt now that any emergent economy must have a viral and sustained SME subsector which are critical to the development of an economy. The significant roles SMEs play in development is acknowledged universally. Even in countries such as the United States. Small and Medium Industries Equity Investment Scheme (SMIEIS)‚ are enterprises with a total capital employed
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Study Since Nigeria attained independence in 1960‚ considerable efforts have been directed towards industrial development. The initial efforts were government-led through the vehicle of large industry‚ but lately‚ emphasis has shifted to Small and Medium Scale Enterprises (SMEs) following the lessons learnt from the success of SMEs in the economic growth of Asian countries (Ojo‚ 2003). Thus‚ the recent industrial development drive in Nigeria has focused on sustainable development through small business
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PERFORMANCE ASSESSMENT OF SMALL-MEDIUM ENTERPRISE CORE GROUP IN ZAMBOANGA PENINULA By: Ms. CESELLE C. HARINA Abstract The Small-Medium Enterprises (SMEs) are considered as the backbone of the economy to support poverty alleviation‚ employment generation and economic growth with the collaboration among partner agencies in supporting entrepreneurship advocacy particularly in Zamboanga Peninsula (ZamPen). In 2011‚ the creation of ZamPen SME Core Group under the
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