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A small proportion of high growth firms create the majority of all new jobs. For policymakers, it is important to know (1) the obstacles faced by high growth firms are and (2) the obstacles faced by firms with the potential to achieve high growth, but which are yet to achieve this. This investigates these issues using the UK Small Business Survey. It highlights six areas where high growth firms experience problems: obtaining finance, cash flow, recruiting staff, skill shortages, managerial skills and the availability and cost of premises. Potential high growth firms argue that cash flow, recruiting, the availability and cost of premises and managerial skills are important. They also argue that competition is a significant obstacle to their growth, perhaps implying their business strategy is problematic.

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Paper provided by University Library of Munich, Germany in its series MPRA Paper with number 36396.

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Date of creation: 01 Nov 2011
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Handle: RePEc:pra:mprapa:36396

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Keywords: High growth firms; Barriers; gazelles; SMEs; Firm growth;

Find related papers by JEL classification:

• L0 - Industrial Organization - - General
• D21 - Microeconomics - - Production and Organizations - - - Firm Behavior: Theory
• L2 - Industrial Organization - - Firm Objectives, Organization, and Behavior
• L10 - Industrial Organization - - Market Structure, Firm Strategy, and Market Performance - - - General

This paper has been announced in the following NEP Reports:

• NEP-ALL-2012-02-20 (All new papers)
• NEP-BEC-2012-02-20 (Business Economics)
• NEP-ENT-2012-02-20 (Entrepreneurship)
• NEP-HME-2012-02-20 (Heterodox Microeconomics)
• NEP-SBM-2012-02-20 (Small Business Management)

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1. Alex Coad & Rekha Rao, 2006. "Innovation and Firm Growth in High-Tech Sectors: A Quantile Regression Approach," LEM Papers Series 2006/18, Laboratory of Economics and Management (LEM), Sant'Anna School of Advanced Studies, Pisa, Italy.
   
   • Coad, Alex & Rao, Rekha, 2008. "Innovation and firm growth in high-tech sectors: A quantile regression approach," Research Policy, Elsevier, vol. 37(4), pages 633-648, May.
   • Alex Coad & Rekha Rao, 2007. "Innovation and Firm Growth in High-Tech Sectors: A Quantile Regression Approach," Open Discussion Papers in Economics 57, The Open University, Faculty of Social Sciences, Department of Economics.
2. Magnus Henrekson & Dan Johansson, 2010. "Gazelles as job creators: a survey and interpretation of the evidence," Small Business Economics, Springer, vol. 35(2), pages 227-244, September.
   
   • Henrekson, Magnus & Johansson, Dan, 2008. "Gazelles as Job Creators – A Survey and Interpretation of the Evidence," Ratio Working Papers 117, The Ratio Institute.
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3. Neil Lee & Max Nathan, 2011. "Does Cultural Diversity Help Innovation in Cities: Evidence from London Firms," SERC Discussion Papers 0069, Spatial Economics Research Centre, LSE.

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