Research and analysis

Small business owners' dispositions towards growth

This research shows how the dispositions of business owners shape how they think about and run their businesses.

• From: Department for Business, Innovation & Skills
• Published: 19 August 2015

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Sociology of enterprise

Ref: BIS/15/482

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This research explores whether small business owners have different dispositions towards growth and if so how these affect:

• their mindsets (how they think about the business, for example their level of ambition)
• their business behaviours (such as innovation, exporting and using business support)
• the performance of their businesses

Published 19 August 2015