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Knowledge distribution nodes and home based businesses : role of local business associations and local council in Casey LGA
This paper examines the structure, function and role of local business associations in home based business development within an urban region. Casey local government area (LGA), Victoria, is the focus, where nine local business associations in the area (as well as the local council) are evaluated in the context of support for local-based business development. The evaluation draws upon primary data collected by surveys of local home based businesses, and follows up by semi-structured interviews of representatives from these business associations and the local council. This paper identifies that local business associations are fragmented and have significant overlap in their activities, of which the commonest activity is acting as a knowledge distribution node. The cash strapped local council is the most important node. All are restricted by vision and resources. As a result, the services provided have little impact on sustainable business development in Casey.
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Australasian journal of regional studiesVolume
17Issue
2Pagination
122 - 145Publisher
Australian and New Zealand Section, Regional Science AssociationLocation
Wollongong, N. S. W.ISSN
1324-0935Language
engPublication classification
C1 Refereed article in a scholarly journal; C Journal articleCopyright notice
2011, The Australia and New Zealand Regional Science Association International Inc.Usage metrics
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