Small Businesses in the Aftermath of the Crisis

Download or read book Small Businesses in the Aftermath of the Crisis written by Giorgio Calcagnini and published by Springer Science & Business Media. This book was released on 2012-07-10 with total page 254 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book seeks to analyze how small and medium businesses react to the economic and financial crisis. Its focus is on the activities and strategies of SMEs in the areas of innovation, R&D investment, labor markets and finance. The book takes an international perspective and includes both comparative and national analyses and policies, with authors representing acdemia and international institutions such as the ECB, OECD, Kauffman Foundation, Federal Reserve, and US Small Business Administration.