Mason, C. M. , Carter, S. and Tagg, S. (2011) Invisible businesses: the characteristics of home-based businesses in the United Kingdom. Regional Studies, 45(5), pp. 625-639. (doi: 10.1080/00343401003614241)
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Abstract
Home-based businesses comprise a significant proportion of the small business sector. But because they are invisible, their economic significance is assumed to be minor. This paper challenges this view. The majority are full-time businesses. One in ten has achieved significant scale. They create jobs for more than just the owner(s). They are concentrated in computer-related, business, and professional service sectors. They also have a distinctive geography. Rural areas and non-metropolitan parts of Southern England have the highest proportion of home-based businesses. Urban–industrial regions have the lowest proportion. This suggests a need to reconsider the role of home-based businesses in local economic development.
| Item Type: | Articles |
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| Status: | Published |
| Refereed: | Yes |
| Glasgow Author(s) Enlighten ID: | Mason, Professor Colin and Carter, Professor Sara |
| Authors: | Mason, C. M., Carter, S., and Tagg, S. |
| College/School: | College of Social Sciences > Adam Smith Business School > Management College of Social Sciences |
| Journal Name: | Regional Studies |
| Publisher: | Taylor and Francis |
| ISSN: | 0034-3404 |
| ISSN (Online): | 1360-0591 |
| Published Online: | 01 June 2010 |
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