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Entrepreneurial and Small Business Operations

2015

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Small Business Leaders Perceptions Of Factors Facilitating Successful Performance In Government Contracts, Tamara P. Williams Jan 2015

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 Jan 2015

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.