The Missing ‘M’ in SME – Why small businesses fail 中小企业缺少的“米”小企业为什么失败.pptxVIP

The Missing ‘M’ in SME – Why small technology businesses fail to grow Prepared by: Alberta Council of Technologies Society 1 Prepared for: Institute of Certified Management Consultants of Alberta The Missing “M” in SME – Why small technology businesses fail to grow DRAFT - Not for circulation (12-OCT-14) Report Highlights – Who participated? On-line Survey of ABCtech’s 15,000 subscribers sharing “an interest in the commercialization of emerging technologies” N=169 Great interest from Management (30%), InfoTech (28%), Engineering (25%), Energy (25%) and Research (20%) Higher interest than expected for Management (+25.6%) and Engineering (+22.5%) 73% of respondents are operating an SME; 1/3rd are exporting 50% of SMEs are growing fast or moderate The top 3 industry interests of those – Surveyed vs Responded Management Strategy 4.4% vs 30% +25.6% Engineering Design 2.5% vs 25% +22.5% Manufacturing Export 1.5% vs 16% +14.5% Agriculture Food processing 1.6% vs 15% +13.4% InfoTech Analytics 15.1% vs 28% +12.9% Energy Distribution 12.5% vs 25% +12.5% Communications Marketing 5.2% vs 17% +11.8% NGOs – Non-government organizations 2.8% vs 14% +11.2% Construction Real Estate 3.1% vs 14% +10.9% Government Policy 8.2% vs 17% + 8.8% Education Research 12.2% vs 20% + 7.8% Health BioTech 4.8% vs 12% + 7.2% Finance, HR and Legal 11.0% vs 17% + 6.0% Environment CleanTech 10.7% vs 16% + 5.3% Entertainment Hospitality