Small firms are often cited in academic literature
as the key to vibrant economies and their perceived
contribution to employment generation has made them
a focus for policy makers forever 30 years. A frequently
used measure of small firm growth, and perhaps the
most obvious to the casual observer, is in terms of
employees. The initial decision to recruit is the first
threshold in the employment growth of micro business
and yet it is one which many micro-firm owner managers
choose not to cross. It is this little understood stage in
the management of a micro-firm which this research will
focus on.