Tabla de Contenidos:
  • SMALL BUSINESS INNOVATORS: INSIGHTS FROM ACCELERATORS, ADDITIVE MANUFACTURING AND SUPPLY CHAIN ANALYSIS; SMALL BUSINESS INNOVATORS: INSIGHTS FROM ACCELERATORS, ADDITIVE MANUFACTURING AND SUPPLY CHAIN ANALYSIS; Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data; CONTENTS; PREFACE; Chapter 1: SMALL INNOVATIVE COMPANY GROWTH- BARRIERS, BEST PRACTICES AND BIG IDEAS: LESSONS FROM THE 3D PRINTING INDUSTRY; FOREWORD; INTRODUCTION; PART ONE: AN INNOVATION CASE STUDY; PART TWO: BARRIERS, BEST PRACTICES, AND BIG IDEAS; CONCLUSION
  • Chapter 2: SUPPLY CHAIN INNOVATION: STRENGTHENING AMERICA'S SMALL MANUFACTURERSINTRODUCTION; THE INCREASING IMPORTANCE OF SMALL MANUFACTURERS AND SUPPLY CHAINS; THE CHALLENGE AND REWARD OF SUPPLY CHAIN INNOVATION; REINVESTING IN OUR NATION'S SUPPLY CHAINS AND SMALL MANUFACTURERS; APPENDIX: AN INTERNATIONAL PERSPECTIVE; Chapter 3: INNOVATION ACCELERATORS: DEFINING CHARACTERISTICS AMONG STARTUP ASSISTANCE ORGANIZATIONS; ABBREVIATIONS; 1. EXECUTIVE SUMMARY; 2. INTRODUCTION; 3. LITERATURE REVIEW; 4. CLASSIFYING ACCELERATORS; 5. DATA AND METRICS; 6. SUMMARY AND POLICY IMPLICATIONS; REFERENCES
  • APPENDIX 1:METHODOLOGY AND RESEARCH PROTOCOLSAPPENDIX 2: COMPENDIUM OF ACCELERATOR INVENTORIES; INDEX