Empirically-based research and theory on currant internal problems of small business Is lacking since most research has dealt ex post facto with causes of small business failure and success. In addition, small business problems have not been correlated with the different stages of the overall development of the firm or different stages of the exporting process. This study attempts to fill a portion of this gap by empirically examining the differences between overall and exporting problems of small exporters at different stages of overall and exporting development.
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