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Small Business Leaders Perceptions Of Factors Facilitating Successful Performance In Government Contracts, Tamara P. Williams
Small Business Leaders Perceptions Of Factors Facilitating Successful Performance In Government Contracts, Tamara P. Williams
2010-2016 Archived Posters
This descriptive study explored factors in leadership used by some small business leaders for successful performance in government contracting and was conducted by interviewing small business leaders in Washington, DC. Clustering themes according to Moustakas’s modified van Kaam method were used to organize, analyze, interpret, and provide meaning to participant accounts of the phenomenon and how they succeed.
Success Factors Of Small Business Owners Of Independent Financial Planning Firms, Joanne Snider
Success Factors Of Small Business Owners Of Independent Financial Planning Firms, Joanne Snider
2010-2016 Archived Posters
Small Business Administration (SBA, 2014) statistics indicate 20% of small businesses fail within 2 years and 50% fail within 5 years. Interviews with 12 successful small business owners of independent financial planning firms revealed these success factors: (a) training in business operations, (b) business differentiation, and (c) website marketing.
Barriers To Microenterprise Initialization, Growth, And Success, Marie Bakari
Barriers To Microenterprise Initialization, Growth, And Success, Marie Bakari
2010-2016 Archived Posters
Entrepreneurs are vital to the economic stability of any community. This applied business research was an exploration of the coping strategies of African American microentrepreneurs to the barriers that impede business initialization, growth, and success. Participants’ narratives were the sources of data. Findings revealed ways to change the business support dynamic for this group.