Ebusiness barriers to growth within the SME sector

Jones, Paul; Beynon‐Davies, Paul; Muir, Elizabeth

doi:10.1108/13287260380000771

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Ebusiness barriers to growth within the SME sector

Paul Jones

, Paul Beynon‐Davies, Elizabeth Muir

Journal of Systems and Information Technology, Volume: 7, Issue: 1/2, Pages: 1 - 25

Swansea University Author: Paul Jones

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The development of Ecommerce within Small and Medium Enterprises (SMEs) in Wales is restricted by a number of barriers. Various projects initiated by government and academic bodies exist to assist SMEs overcome these barriers. However, whether these projects represent the needs of SMEs is debatable....

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