Heed Our Advice: Exploring How Professionals Guide Small Business Owners in Start-Up Entity Choice

2013 ◽  
Vol 53 (1) ◽  
pp. 249-265 ◽  
Author(s):  
Eden S. Blair ◽  
Tanya M. Marcum
Keyword(s):  
Small Business ◽  
Business Owners ◽  
Small Business Owners ◽  
Start Up

Experiential Internships: Understanding the Process of Student Learning in Small Business Internships

2012 ◽  
Vol 26 (5) ◽  
pp. 357-367 ◽  
Author(s):  
Mary E. Varghese ◽  
Loran Carleton Parker ◽  
Omolola Adedokun ◽  
Monica Shively ◽  
Wilella Burgess ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Small Business ◽  
Student Learning ◽  
Cognitive Apprenticeship ◽  
Business Owners ◽  
Traditional Classroom ◽  
Small Business Owners ◽  
Highly Qualified ◽  
Entrepreneurial Skills ◽  
Start Up ◽  
Apprenticeship Model

This qualitative study examines the process of student learning in a small-business experiential internship programme that pairs highly qualified undergraduates with local small or start-up companies. The Cognitive Apprenticeship model developed by Collins et al (1991) was used to conceptualize students' reported experiences. The results revealed that the internship structure allowed students to acquire knowledge successfully from experts in the field, situate their learning in the environment of practice, and learn valuable professional and entrepreneurial skills not found in traditional classroom settings. Students reported an increase in self-efficacy and indicated that their interests in working in a small business were solidified or further enhanced. It is argued that these findings have important implications for researchers, small business owners and entrepreneurial and small business support initiatives in higher education.

scholarly journals The Finance Aspects of Building a Small Business in Kurdistan Region-Iraq: A Comparison with Sweden

2019 ◽  
Vol 6 (4) ◽  
pp. 1-5
Author(s):  
Светлана Муртузалиева ◽  
Svetlana Murtuzalieva
Keyword(s):  
Small Business ◽  
Sampling Technique ◽  
Developed Countries ◽  
Business Owners ◽  
Primary Data ◽  
Small Business Owners ◽  
Analytical Strategy ◽  
Managerial Skills ◽  
Start Up ◽  
Private Banks

The study aimed to identify the finance aspects that are associated with starting and running small business enterprise in Kurdistan, in comparison with Swedish small business enterprises. In caring out the study, a qualitative research method was used. The most important method data was sourced by primary data using interviews, utilizing a questionnaire. The researchers also used purposive sampling technique to select some of the top ranking personnel in Sherko Engineering Group, Jamal Company, Tanyayi Café, Cafe Clarintte, Café Master and Marianne Bageri. The analytical strategy used was in relying on theoretical propositions. On the basis of the analysis of data collected during the interview, the study revealed that small business owners in developing countries such Kurdistan face many problems when compared with developed countries like Sweden. The finance problems facing Kurdish small business owners are ranked as follows: lack of finance in starting and developing business, non use of accounting and finance Standards, having few sources of finance and private banks, inability in determining money need and start up costs, lake of a factor for distinguishing between personal and business money, poor infrastructures, inappropriate legislation, lack of managerial skills in managing money; further problems are corruption and inflation. Small business owners in Sweden are face with the problems of high increase of work absentee due to cases of sicknesses by personnel and the effect of the weather on business. Also they face very few the problems that Kurdish small business has related finance aspects when establishing and managing the business, they have support of government completely.

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