Research Report Rural family businesses and exporting behaviour
Mole, Kevin, Hill, Inge, Nguyen, Thao and Maioli, Sara (2022) Research Report Rural family businesses and exporting behaviour. [Report]
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Abstract
Driven by the importance of exporting for growth, this report examines the exporting behaviour of UK small firms in rural and urban locations. Analysing data from five waves of the Longitudinal Small Business Survey from 2015 to 2019, the report examines the development by firms of goods or services that are suitable for exporting and the subsequent decision to export, either consistently or intermittently. Overall, we find significant differences between rural and urban firms in terms of exporting, where firms located in sparse, dispersed areas were more likely to export, although less likely if they declared themselves as family businesses. We also find that some types of firms, BAME- owned and women-owned businesses, are much less likely to develop tradeable goods and services. We demonstrate how the role of advice seems specifically connected to the decision to develop tradeable goods and services, rather than exporting per se. The research confirms the importance of productivity and innovation on both exporting and developing tradeable goods and services. We propose a future research agenda on the exporting practices of rural family businesses and women-owned enterprise, and on the role of exporting advice.
| Item Type: | Report |
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| Additional Information: | Permission for deposit granted by Barbara Toco 6/4/22 by email |
| Keywords: | rural economy, exporting, business advice, family business |
| Divisions: | Business and Entrepreneurship |
| Depositing User: | Dr Inge Hill |
| Date Deposited: | 03 May 2022 12:46 |
| Last Modified: | 23 Feb 2023 18:13 |
| URI: | https://rau.repository.guildhe.ac.uk/id/eprint/16522 |
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