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The Anatomy of the Australian Entrepreneur: Understanding Micro, Small and Medium Business Entrepreneurs in Australia

  • Year: 2011
  • Author: Maria Fay Rola-Rubzen
  • Publisher: Ninti One Limited, Curtin University
  • Published Location: Alice Springs
  • ISBN: 978 1 74158 179 6
  • Country: Australia

This report is the result of research into how Indigenous and non-Indigenous owned micro, small and medium enterprises (MSMEs) perform.1 It takes as a starting point the potential role small business could play in improving Indigenous people’s participation in the economy, recognising that this has a direct impact on Indigenous people’s wellb ....

The Australian Resources Sector—its contribution to the nation, and a brief review of issues and impacts

  • Year: 2010
  • Author: MIchael Roarty, Department of Parliamentary Services
  • Country: Australia
  • State/Region: All

It is undeniable that minerals and energy resource development is a key contributor to the Australian economy, and in particular to the state of Western Australia. The recent 'mining boom' has been much discussed in the last 7 years or so and has brought considerable revenue to state and federal governments. As well as being of economic benefit, ....

The characteristics of the farm and the farmer that affect the adoption of biosecurity on smallholder poultry farms in Indonesia

  • Year: 2013
  • Author: Susilowati, S., Patrick, I., Iqbal., Jubb, T.
  • Journal Name: Livestock Research for Rural Development
  • Journal Number: Vol.25, Iss. 88
  • ISBN: 0121-3784
  • Country: Indonesia

Highly Pathogenic Avian Influenza (HPAI) is endemic in most provinces in Indonesia. Its presence in the country since 2003 has provided the impetus for the Indonesian Government (GoI) to encourage the adoption of biosecurity in smallholder broiler and layer farms. In order to identify cost-effective biosecurity for these farms it is first necessa ....

The competitive advantage of towns: transaction costs and innovation in a rural service town

  • Year: 2005
  • Author: Eversole, Robyn
  • ISBN: 1920948848
  • Country: Australia
  • State/Region: Victoria

This research, on the social and cultural context of the economy in Hamilton, a rural Victorian service town, demonstrates how close knit, geographically localised social networks serve to lower many transaction costs for local businesses. Different social arrangements may raise or lower the transaction costs of economic activities ....

The Cost of Doing Business in the Pilbara

  • Year: 2013
  • Author: RDA Pilbara
  • Publisher: RDA Pilbara
  • Country: Australia
  • State/Region: Western Australia

The costs of doing business in the Pilbara are far higher than the rest of WA and most of Australia. This is a constraint to starting new businesses, operating successfully as an existing enterprise and it discourages diversification.  The RDA study is viewed as an important contribution to analysing the cost of doing business in the Pilbar ....

The impact of regional entrepreneurial contexts upon enterprise education

  • Year: 2012
  • Author: Sarah Drakopoulou Dodd & Briga Chris Hynes
  • Journal Name: The impact of regional entrepreneurial contexts upon enterprise education
  • Journal Number: 25.9-10
  • Publisher: Taylor & Francis Ltd.
  • Published Location: United Kingdom
  • ISBN: 0898-5626
  • State/Region: Europe

Growing evidence demonstrates the significance of regional contexts in shaping entrepreneurship capital, and the importance of this for entrepreneurial knowledge and learning. We report the findings of a six-country study into enterprise education within schools, in less and more developed European regions. The fieldwork exposes differences by re ....

The innovation potential of living-labs to strengthen small and medium enterprises in regional Australia

  • Year: 2013
  • Author: Dhakal, Subas P; Mahmood, Muhammad N; Wiewora, Anna; Brown, Kerry and Keast, Robyn
  • Journal Name: The Australasian Journal of Regional Studies
  • Journal Number: Vol. 19 No. 3
  • Publisher: Australian and New Zealand Regional Science Association
  • Published Location: Armidale, NSW
  • ISBN: 1324-0935
  • Country: Australia

The small and medium enterprise (SME) sector has been the major source of well-being and employment opportunities in regional Australia. Consequently, fostering the innovative capacity of SMEs in regions that are struggling to grow their economies and distribute the growth fairly while not degrading the environment has never been more important. ....

The Internet and regional Australia: how rural communities can address the impact of the Internet

  • Year: 2001
  • Author: Simpson, R; Hunter, A
  • Publisher: Rural Industries Research and Development Corporation
  • Published Location: Barton, ACT
  • ISBN: 0642583099
  • Country: Australia

The Internet has been seized on by many as the potential saviour for rural Australia and this study looks at some of the reasons and examples of where this may be becoming a reality. The Internet however also poses a significant threat, further opening communities up to global forces outside their control with potentially damaging ....

The knowledge brokers: venture capitalists, tacit knowledge and regional development

  • Year: 2004
  • Author: Matthew A. Zook
  • Journal Name: International Journal of Urban and Regional Research
  • Journal Number: 28.3
  • Publisher: Wiley Online Library

This article reviews the role of knowledge in economic development and the actors through which it is created and transferred. Unpacking the often oversimplified dichotomy between tacit and explicit knowledge, the contribution of firms, communities of practice and regions to the creation of knowledge is considered. While acknowledging the importa ....

The Mining Boom: Challenges and Opportunities for Small Business in Regional South Australia

  • Year: 2009
  • Author: Evans, Nina; Sawyer, Janet
  • Journal Name: Australasian Journal of Regional Studies, The
  • Journal Number: Vol. 15, No. 3
  • Country: Australia
  • State/Region: South Australia

The Whyalla region is currently in a unique situation due to a 'boom' in the minerals resources industry in South Australia. This paper describes the outcomes of research by the Centre for Regional Engagement of the University of South Australia that aimed to determine the key challenges and opportunities that owner/managers of sma ....

The Mining Boom: Impacts and Prospects

  • Year: 2013
  • Author: Minifie, J., Cherastidtham, I., Mullerworth, D., & Savage, J.
  • Journal Name: Grattan Institute Report
  • Journal Number: No. 2013-9
  • Publisher: Grattan Institute
  • ISBN: 978-1-925015-30-0
  • Country: Australia

The mining boom: impacts and prospects examines the fears some Australians have about the potential adverse consequences of the 10-year mining boom. People worry about the damage caused by the high dollar, the impact of the boom on non-mining regions and the risk Australia will turn into a quarry economy. These are understandable concerns but the ....

The missing link: mutual forms of organisation, social capital and community regeneration in regional Australia

  • Year: 2001
  • Author: McQueen, M; Lyons, M
  • Publisher: Australian Centre for Co-operative Research and Development, University of Technology Sydney
  • Published Location: Sydney, NSW
  • ISBN: 1863658432
  • Country: Australia
  • State/Region: New South Wales

The authors explore whether the prevalence of collectives in rural areas is a response to government cutbacks and privatisation. They describe a study undertaken to measure the density of mutuals in rural New South Wales and to map the distribution of a number of mutual forms of organisation across the state. The study paid particu ....

The Regional Development Strategy Based on Territorial Marketing (The Case of Russia)

  • Year: 2012
  • Author: Nailya Bagautdinova, Ilshat Gafurov, Nataliya Kalenskaya and Aida Novenkova
  • Journal Name: World Applied Sciences Journal
  • Journal Number: 18 (Special Issue of Economics)
  • Publisher: IDOSI Publications
  • Country: Russian Federation

Regional marketing is a tool for shaping the internal advantages of the region, investment and economic development factors, increasing attractiveness of the area as a whole. Implementation of active organizational and economic changes in Russia's regions will lead to stabilization and subsequent growth of the national economy and social developm ....

The role of multinational enterprises and geographical spillovers on regional development in Thailand

  • Year: 2006
  • Author: Sajarattanachote, Suksawat
  • Journal Name: ProQuest Dissertations and Theses
  • Publisher: State University of New York at Buffalo
  • Published Location: United States -- New York
  • ISBN: 9780542778001
  • Country: Thailand

This dissertation is concerned with the relationship between industrial agglomerations and geographical spillovers arising from the investment of multinational enterprises (MNEs) in Thailand. It seeks to examine two objectives. The first objective is to identify provinces with significant industrial agglomerations or hotspots, and the s ....

The rural adjustment scheme: its role, operation and effectiveness

  • Year: 2000
  • Author: Bill Malcolm et al
  • Publisher: Rural Industries Research and Development Corporation
  • Published Location: Barton, ACT
  • ISBN: 0642578044
  • Country: Australia

This report investigates the role, operation and effectiveness of the Rural Adjustment Scheme in dealing with farm businesses experiencing difficult financial circumstances. It looks at issues such as the history of low incomes in agriculture, the 'farm problem', adjustment, and the role of the former RAS in Australian agriculture. It also examin ....

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