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Nature and Importance of Small Business in Regional Australia, with a Contrast to Studies of Urban Small Businesses

Samanthala Hettihewa & Christopher S. Wright

Australasian Journal of Regional Studies2018article
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Abstract

Regional small businesses (Regional-SBs) are considered important to sustaining regional socio-economic viability. However, the presence, nature, and causes of differences between Regional-SBs and Urban-SBs are often overlooked in the literature and in the development of regional policy. This study shows the presence and import of such differences by applying theory and statistically contrasting a sample from 2 195 Regional-SBs with published average-Australian-SB data. It was found that, on average, Regional-SBs are profoundly more durable and, hence, creditworthy than average Australian-SBs, but may be at risk because they are slower in applying new technology. The durability/survivorship of Regional-SBs is strongly influenced by their attributes, including size. More studies on the extent and causes of variability in SB durability are needed.

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@article{samanthala2018,
  title        = {{Nature and Importance of Small Business in Regional Australia, with a Contrast to Studies of Urban Small Businesses}},
  author       = {Samanthala Hettihewa & Christopher S. Wright},
  journal      = {Australasian Journal of Regional Studies},
  year         = {2018},
}

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