Part 1 SMEs internationalization: Methodological problems in assessing awareness and preparedness of SMEs towards the single European market; success factors and their sensitivity to internationalization - some empirical findings among Finnish SMEs; modelling key success factors in manufacutring; becoming international - benefits and pitfalls for entrepreneurial SMEs, experiences from Belgium; internationalization of Finnish SMEs - commitment, internationalization paths and innovations. Part 2 Strategy/Organization: Flexible companies in an industrial district - the case of the Gnosjo region; evaluating growth potential by contingency responsible interaction; international marketing strategies of Dutch small firms; competitiveness, autonomy and business relationships; the small and middle-sized enterprise in cross-national joint-ventures - a way of inducing renewal and increasing viability?; Japanese retail stores - regulation, demand and the dual labour market; entrepreneurial strategy-making (a Norwegian shipyard facing the Soviet market); the evolution of the flexible specialization system - some Italian experiences; the oscillating behaviour of small innovative firms - a model. Part 3 Networks: A relationships typology in firm networks; qualitative and structural changes in subcontracting firms - a micro-analytical approach to the study of inter-firms relationshipe; internationalizing subcontractors - is co-operative an alernative?; community brokers - their role in the formation and development of business ventures; barriers to active networks - small firms as subcontractors in a competitive region; beyond anarchy and organization - entrepreneurs in context. Part 4 Eastern Europe: Co-operation agreements between entrepreneurs from developed and developing countries - theoretical considerations and empirical evidence from Belgium; the transfer of organizational and enterprise patterns and the creation of market economy in Eastern Europe; women entrepreneurs in controlled economies - a Hungarian perspective; between Ikar's flight and Heron's boat - "the choice of the Bulgarian entrepreneur"; development of small business sector in Poland as the Fisher-Pry process. Part 5 Entrepreneurs: Entrepreneurial scripting; psychological profiling - implications for the training of entrepreneurs; successful women entrepreneurs in Fiji - their profile, vision and motivation, an exploratory study; gender and ownership in UK small firms. Part 6 Venture Capital: Financial structure and profitability of SMEs vs large firms - an international study; venture capital investment process in a decision theory framework; the impact of venture capital funding on small high technology manufacturing firms in the United Kingdom.
