Rolffe Peacock,
Understanding Small Business: Practice, Theory and Research
(Adelaide: Scarman
Publishing 2004)
1 Definitions and contributions of small
business
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What is a small
business?
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The small business sector in
Australia
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Economic contribution of small
business
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Social contribution of small
business
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‘Small is
beautiful’
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Summary
2 Enterprise, entrepreneurs and small business
owner-managers
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Enterprise, entrepreneurship and small
business
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Entrepreneurship and entrepreneurs
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Australian
entrepreneurs
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Australian small business
owner-managers
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Summary
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Appendix A: Small business
image
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Appendix B: Small business
studies
3 Frameworks for understanding small
business
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Economic
environment
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Framework 1: Demographic and background
information
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Framework 2: Industry
sector
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Framework 3: Social action
approach
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Framework 4: Stages
approach
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Using
frameworks
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Summary
4 Starting
up
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The process of starting a
business
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Population statistics of start ups
and new firm participation
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Assisting
starters
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Sequence
planning
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Starting a business at home
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Summary
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Appendix A: Starting a business
at home
5 Managing the small
business
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General management of small
business
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Transition from small to
big
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How is general management carried out in small business
?
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General management in the small
business
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Learning
organisation
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Transition from small to
big
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Small business management in
Australia
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Summary
6 Planning the small
business
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Business
planning
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Operational
planning
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Strategic
planning
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Planning by small
business
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Overcoming barriers to small business
planning
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Strategic
awareness
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Business
plans
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Business plan outline for a start up
business
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Starting a business a t home
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Summary
7 Employment in the small
business
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Employment by small
business
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Workplace relations in small
business
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Industrial relations in
Australia
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Small business work
practices
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External influences on small business workplace
relations
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Personal and social aspects in small
business
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Job quality of small business
employees
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Summary
8 Financing the small business
(1)
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Small business finance
function
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Managing the small business finance
function
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Financing the small
business
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Guides to sound
financing
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Summary
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Appendix A: Capital budgeting in the SME
9 Financing the small business
(2)
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Small business finance
gaps
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Small business – bank
interface
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Debt finance gaps for small business
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Risk capital for small
business
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Venture capital
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Getting ready for
investment
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Other developments
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Summary
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Appendix A: Informal venture capital in Australia
10 Failure, assistance and small
business
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Small business failure rate
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Causes of small business
failure
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Assistance for small
business
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Small business – accountant
interface
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Summary
11 Growth of small
business
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Growth aspects of small business in the book to
date
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David
Birch
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Job generation
studies
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Towards a theory for understanding high growth small
business
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Profile of high growth
small business in Australia
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Key success factors in high growth small
business
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Summary
12
Franchising
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What is
franchising?
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Franchising in
Australia
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Franchisee – independent small business
owner-manager or large company branch
manager?
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Franchising as a form of business
organisation
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Satisfaction of the franchisee
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The dark side of
franchising
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Summary
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Appendix A: Franchisee satisfaction. Literature review
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Appendix B:
Franchisee satisfaction
13 Home
business
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Home business
statistics
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Towards a classification of home
business
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Pros and cons of home business
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Developing a profile of home
business
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How important are home
businesses?
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Further research studies
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Needs, assistance and home
business
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Summary
14 Small business – government
interface
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Small business
policy
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Small business policy
agenda
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Small business policy community
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Small business policy
evaluation
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Small business programs and
measures
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Summary
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