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- Title
Small Business Growth During a Recession: Local Policy Implications.
- Authors
McFarland, Christiana; McConnell, J. Katie
- Abstract
This research examines the relationship between local government policies and small business growth at various stages of development. Businesses at different stages of development have distinct needs; therefore, we predict that they will interact with the local policy environment in different ways. We use data from the 2009 International City/County Management Association and National League of Cities economic development survey, the National Establishment Time Series Database, and the American Community Survey to construct four regression models to predict growth between 2007 and 2008 of small businesses overall, small businesses in the self-employed stage, small businesses with 1 to 9 employees, and small businesses with 10 to 99 employees. Overall, our findings suggest that the local policies that most significantly affect small business growth are those that create a supportive culture between the local public and private sectors and provide regulatory assistance.
- Subjects
GROWTH of small business; RECESSIONS; LOCAL government; NATIONAL League of Cities; ECONOMIC development; SURVEYS
- Publication
Economic Development Quarterly, 2013, Vol 27, Issue 2, p102
- ISSN
0891-2424
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.1177/0891242412461174