Governments allocate financial resources to support small-and medium-sized enterprises
(SMEs) through public subsidies and grants. However, do these public investments help …

Although the general conceptual basis appeared far earlier, theory-driven evaluation came
to prominence only a few decades ago with the appearance of Chen's 1990 book Theory …

We explore the causal links between service firms' knowledge investments, their innovation
outputs and business growth based on a bespoke survey of around 1100 UK service …

This research examines the influence of government financial support on new firms'
performance. Extant empirical research on the topic has found mixed results, which warrants …

To evaluate, to assess the worth or value of something, is a very common activity. This book
focuses on evaluation as applied social research, an activity sometimes called program …

This paper assesses UK innovation policy impact on a large, population weighted, sample of
both service and manufacturing SMEs. By focussing on self-reported innovation the study …

Knowledge created outside the firm, but within the same region, is a key enabler of high-
growth firms. This paper develops an entrepreneurial ecosystems conceptual framework …

To improve SME growth and competitiveness, governments often encourage business
owner-managers to make use of external sources of support. Whether they seek this …

Governments in virtually all developed countries subsidise “guided preparation” for
entrepreneurial activity. Despite being so widespread, the evidence that this assistance …

Given the mixed evidence for the impact of various publicly funded initiatives that aim to
foster entrepreneurial activity, this paper empirically examines the efficacy of publicly funded …