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FinTech and SMEs

2019
In this chapter, a study about how Italian SMEs understand and use FinTech technologies is presented. The study focuses on FinTech-aided banking services, in particular, due to the fact that these are, at present, the most widely used FinTech technologies available in Italy.
Stefania Marrara   +3 more
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"Greening" SMEs' Competitiveness

Small Business Economics, 1998
Over the last few years, public institutions, the market, the financial community and non governmental associations have explicitly demanded that firms improve their environmental performance. However, in spite of the strong pressure from external stakeholders, recent studies have highlighted the fact that only large corporations adopt a pro-active ...
R. BIANCHI, NOCI, GIULIANO
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E-Marketing for SMEs

International Journal of Applied Management Sciences and Engineering, 2018
This article describes that though there are few studies conducted on SMEs' life cycle, there are no studies specifically done around the globe with focus on electronic marketing approaches for SMEs. SMEs are flexible, so they can respond quickly to changing marketing requirements.
Neeta Baporikar, Rosalia Fotolela
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IT Governance in SMEs

International Journal of IT/Business Alignment and Governance, 2019
The adoption of Information and Communication Technologies (ICTs) by small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) leads to cost reduction in processes and organizational effectiveness. The effective use of ICTs, however, greatly depends on their good governance, especially due to the impact generated by investments in information and communication ...
Rodrigo Franklin Frogeri   +5 more
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SMEs

Monash Business Review, 2008
A small business is not just a little big business. Andrew Pegler takes a look at the set of challenges that SMEs face in the present economic climate. Copyright 2008 Andrew Pegler. No part of this article may be reproduced by any means without the written consent of the publisher.
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The internationalisation of Portuguese SMEs

International Journal of Business and Globalisation, 2007
This paper begins with an overview of the history of Portuguese entrepreneurship over the last century. Next, the study analyses the importance of SMEs in actual competitive environment of international markets, investigating the case of the internationalisation of Portuguese businesses (processes, modes of entry, strategies and intentions and reasons ...
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SME Metasys: A Business Management System for SMEs

2006
SME Metasys: A Business Management System for ...
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Electronic Invoicing in SMEs

2011
E-invoicing has benefits that are quite valuable to any enterprise, for example, cost savings, automated accounting procedures and increased efficiency of the workforce. This paper reports the results of a study that focused on the ease of use, learnability and low usage of e-invoices in SMEs.
Lasse Lumiaho, Jussi Rämänen
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Islamic Finance for SMES

SSRN Electronic Journal, 2016
Abstract. Small and Medium Enterprises (SMEs) make up the bulk of the economic tissue of the economy. In developing countries, they represent the majority of employment, including female employment. Investing in SMEs is a long-term and smart strategy, with sustainable returns that multiply across regions, countries and societies.
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