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The purpose of this study was to identify the differences in the profiles of firms and their owners in urban and non-urban locations and also to asses the impact of those differences on the possibilities of growth for firms from both types of locations. Findings: urban entrepreneurs are better educated, more experienced and more positively motivated. Their firms are more innovative, with more qualified employeesadn better access to entrepreneurial infra-structure. However, they are not growing better than non -urban ones. This is a powerful suggestions, meaning that all possible benefits coming from the urban environment may be balanced out by the accompanying disadvantages. Research limitations/implications: The research sample was limited only to the Pomeranian Region. Some non-urban firms were located in small towns, which makes them somewhat similar to urban firms. The research should be continued using a more polarised sample, in which differences between urban and non-urban firms could be more significant. Originality/value: The research sheds some light on the influence of urban and non-urban location on growth possibilities for SMEs, which remains an underresearched topic, especially in Poland.
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- Category:
- Conference activity
- Type:
- publikacja w wydawnictwie zbiorowym recenzowanym (także w materiałach konferencyjnych)
- Title of issue:
- W : Shaping Local Business Communities : The International Conference : Entrepreneurial Cities Proceedings strony 63 - 82
- Language:
- English
- Publication year:
- 2014
- Bibliographic description:
- Wasilczuk J., Zięba K.: The Impact of urban Localizations on the Growth Possibilities for Small Firms// W : Shaping Local Business Communities : The International Conference : Entrepreneurial Cities Proceedings/ ed. I. Koładkiewicz, J. Cieślik Polska: , 2014, s.63-82
- Verified by:
- Gdańsk University of Technology
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