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List of figures, List of tables. List of contributors, Preface, Acknowledgements, 1 New firm formation and regional economic development: an introduction and review of the Scottish experience, 2 Employment change and new firm formation in UK counties, 1981–9, 3 Survival, growth and age of SMEs: some implications for regional economic development, 4 Empirical research on the role of new firms in Scotland, 5 Banks and small businesses: an Anglo-Scottish comparison, 6 Social networking: a comparative behavioural study between would-be entrepreneurs in Scotland and Boston, Massachusetts, 7 Social networks, entrepreneurship and regional development: research issues, 8 The business birth rate, real services and networking: strategic options, 9 Networks and new enterprise development in Russia: a case study of the Yaroslavl region, 10 The use of external advice by new and established SMEs: some survey evidence, 11 New software companies in Scotland: growth constraints and policy implications, 12 What is the role of new firms in a local economic development strategy? How the issue was tackled in developing Forth Valley Enterprise’s business strategy, 13 Whatever you hit call the target: an alternative approach to small business policy, Index