HPT and small business: Gold mine or land mine?

Performance consulting is typically applied to large organizations. Almost all of the literature on the topic discusses the art and science of human performance technology in these types of organizations. In the United States, however, 99.7% of employer organizations are small businesses. This article addresses some of the opportunities and challenges of working with smaller organizations and presents ways that performance consultants can build a sustainable practice in this market.Peer Reviewedhttp://deepblue.lib.umich.edu/bitstream/2027.42/58578/1/200_ftp.pd

The Impact of Interorganizational Imitation on New Venture International Entry and Performance

We examine the impact of interorganizational imitation on new venture international entry and subsequent performance. Using a sample of 150 U.S.-based publicly held new ventures, we find that new venture international entry is in part an imitative response to the internationalization of other firms in the venture\u27s home country industry and/or subsets of firms with certain traits or outcomes. We also find that interorganizational imitation moderates the relationship between new venture international entry and profitability, but not the relationship between new venture international entry and sales growth. These findings contribute to the growing body of literature on new venture internationalization

Studying (Small) businesses with the Michigan Employment Security Commission longitudinal data base

This paper addresses the usefulness of a longitudinal data file constructed from records on employers from the Michigan Employment Security Commission. We describe the main features of the data file, which includes quarterly (and in some cases, monthly) data from the third quarter of 1978 through the first quarter of 1983, plus the fourth quarters of 1983–87. We then illustrate the uses of the data with two examples: (1) studying changes in the Michigan economy, in particular the early growth and survival of new units of different sizes; and (2) studying the behavior of wages and employment following changes in ownership.Peer Reviewedhttp://deepblue.lib.umich.edu/bitstream/2027.42/43665/1/11187_2004_Article_BF00401623.pd

Small Business Profiles for the States and Territories, Maine, 2015

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Small Business Profiles for the States and Territories, Maine, 2014

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Small Business Profiles for the States and Territories, Maine, 2014

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H14: The Regulatory Flexibility Act

An act from the U.S. Small Business Administration Office of Chief Counsel for Advocacy

U.S. Small Business Administration 1976 Annual Report

Full report published by the Small Business Association regarding the activities of the SBA and small business across the nation