This study aims to explain and elaborate a new model for the business environmental hostility in small and medium enterprises in the science and technology park in Kermanshah (Iran). The research method is a mixed method. Content analysis was used in the qualitative part, and a confirmatory factor analysis was used in the quantitative section. In the qualitative section for the environmental ho...

Small businesses dominate the tourism and hospitality industry worldwide and are of critical importance for the competitiveness of destinations. Small/family hotel businesses are characterised by a number of specific business processes which generate particular training and educational needs. It is increasingly clear that small businesses are not miniature versions of larger once, but they have...

The presence of human capital has been linked to employment growth in both urban and rural areas. This article examines the relationship between small business development using multiple metrics in Alaska’s boroughs and the presence of the creative class. There is weak evidence supporting a causal link once we account for initial place specific economic conditions. Regions that are considering ...