... business failure. Eighty-five small firms operating in Montreal and Toronto responded to a lengthy questionnaire. Results of the statistical analysis suggest that managerial incompetence and lack of entrepreneurial skills are two major ...

... business was pioneered by Chee Peng Lim (1975) and he found out that some of the prominent problems faced by small business in Malaysia were finance, inadequate land or buildings, shortage of skilled labour, and the lack of raw ...

... business venture. Through the case study of successful women entrepreneurs operating in Northeastern Ontario, we investigate their motivation for going into business and the approaches they followed in the start-up phase. Specifically ...

... business used in Canada and the United States, and goes on to discuss the criteria behind these definitions. It is ... business sector, to talk about small business policy direction is necessarily to discuss national policy ...

... business. Technical assistance is provided to small business by agencies such as Standard and Industrial Research Institute of Malaysia and Malaysian Agriculture Research and Development Institute. As small businesses lack the ...

... business planning within the new venture. In order to explore the benefits of business planning and compare the experiences of surviving versus failed ... business and organizing the business more efficiently. In addition, we.

... business. Similarities and differences are noted and some implications drawn. The general downswing of national and international business activities and the widespread gloom following the deaths or delays of megaprojccts in the ...

... businesses were still in business. The rate for women owners was 47 per cent.) These statistics suggest a pervasiveness of feelings of failure rather than achievement. In summary, individuals may be particularly disadvantaged by ...

... business necessitate promotion and support of small businesses. The need for such support has been increasingly recognized by governmental agencies at various levels. The decision regarding a firm's qualification for receiving such aid ...

... business sector. The terminology of small-business owner/manager is preferred in this paper to that of entrepreneur, to avoid the controversy about the meaning of entrepreneurship (1)(2). It is conceded readily that not every owner ...